Compliance

  • 2012


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Positive Reviews 74
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.5
The opposite of camp, Compliance is designed to make you squirm and maybe even tick you off. Indie Wire
3.0
There is absolutely nothing to enjoy or be entertained by within Compliance. We Got This Covered
3.5
Has the overall American zeitgeist become this morally bewildering Austin Chronicle
4.5
As such, its a small gem of a movie, disturbingly realistic and profoundly terrifying on a near primal level. ( Austin Chronicle
4.0
But this doesnt stop Compliance from being a riveting, horrifying film, shot through with beautifully observed moments of unwelcome truth. Time Out
4.0
But the movies frightening momentum cant be denied; indeed, its the whole point. Time Out
4.5
A beautifully wrought high wire act, Compliance doesnt do much to hide an important plot point that the audience will soon realize: The caller is defi .. Screen Daily
4.5
Compliance starts to stumble at the end when it starts taking shortcuts and offering resolutions it doesnt need. Collider
3.5
Filled with superior performances, Compliance does everything within its power to make a far fetched situation believable. Paste Magazine
3.8
This is a well made film, with plausible performances by all the leads, especially Ann Dowd. We feel we know people like this. Rogerebert
2.0
Zobels competently crafted film follows one such call to its unhappy and occasionally hard to watch conclusion. Telegraph
4.0
Its all but guaranteed well each arrive at different breaking points while watching Zobels pressure cooker of a movie.But getting to that moment is mo .. Cinema Blend
4.0
COMPLIANCE is certainly something thatas going to divide audiences, and get an extreme reaction out of most but itas also a film you wonat be able to .. JoBlo
3.8
Beckys victimhood can be painful to watch, but the film asks valuable questions if you can bear it. The Globe And Mail
4.4
A harrowing, gut wrenching fable about power and authority that shows that even the most well adjusted, ordinary person could be tempted to degrade an .. Philly
4.4
ITS nearly impossible to enjoy watching a movie like Compliance, making it difficult to separate the uncomfortable feelings it generates with its qual .. Philly
4.0
Compliances underlying humanism and political conscience lift it beyond being a macho endurance test. Village Voice
3.8
That contributes to a maddening lack of tension, without which the behavior of characters seems harder to justify.And the slack pacing gives the viewe .. Rogers Movie Nation
4.2
Becky and Sandra arent the best of friends.Sandra is a middle aged manager at a fast food restaurant; Becky is a teenaged counter girl who really need .. Blu Ray
2.5
Like a John Hughes movie hijacked by Roman Polanski, this troubling indie effort lays bare the sadomasochism of the American workplace. Chicago Reader
3.8
Compliance is an infuriating filmat times difficult to endurebut it is a necessary story to tell. Mark Reviews Movies
4.5
It is easy to think that I would never be taken in by this manipulative caller, but you never know. Lariat
4.0
The most disturbing aspect of Compliance is its implied complicity. Independent
3.8
Im not going to say more except that this fact based movie is going to present you with questions that will haunt you long after you leave the theater .. Rolling Stone
3.8
LENGTH 1:30 PLAYING AT Sag Harbor Cinema BOTTOM LINE Already controversial for fictionalizing a real life case, but this gut wrenching re enactment is .. News Day
4.5
Compliance acquires much of its power from its naturalistic performances and low key, documentary like style. Film Journal
4.5
You may not enjoy the movie from start to finish, but you will have a hard time shaking it once its over. Az Central
0.6
There is a level of stupidity displayed by the people in this movie that beggars belief. Their behavior is to stupidity as the Death Star is to a doug .. Boston
3.3
Making the viewer privy to all sides does heighten the tension, but it also offers a certain distance. Npr
5.0
Zobels masterful direction and screenplay heighten the distress of authority figures possessing unseen persuasion over naive employees, exposing a dis .. Star Tribune
4.0
Zobels feature film brings out the creepy, banal horror of this culminating event, and the awful contemporary insights. Guardian
5.0
Compliance is a disturbing, exciting and instructive film about matters we should all be prepared to face. Guardian
3.0
One weakness of this low budget film is that the characters though realistically acted are shallow and generic. Daily Mail
4.2
Zobel shoots his queasy little psych test with Im just the messenger documentary neutrality, challenging as he goes: Do you want to look away now How .. Ew
1.0
With great performances from Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, and Pat Healy, this is a thriller worthy of a viewing, and a shower to cleanse yourself, afterwa .. Cinema Crazed
3.0
Compliance makes one forceful point; that there should be no shame in thinking for yourself and questioning authority, and unshowy performances from t .. Flim List
4.0
The limits of human gullibility are tested and found wanting in this disingenuous and prurient thriller.It begins with a phone call: Sandra (Ann Dowd) .. Empire
4.5
Compliance is a film that bears almost no earmarks of the horror genre, yet its one thats more powerfully disturbing than the most gruesome slasher. Movies
3.8
That movie was far less disturbing than this one, but Zobels filmmaking MO is well apparent in both: the frazzled workers; the mundane settings; the l .. Sf Gate
3.5
Despite the constrictions, Cronenberg keeps the space handsome and active.For long stretches, Cosmopolis is dreamy and funny, in an off centered way. New Yorker
0.6
All that matters is how it unfolds on screen and what purpose it serves. Slant Magazine
3.0
An uncomfortable, provocative little drama that really gets under the skin and will not be for all tastes. Express
2.5
There is little cinematic about the shooting style except for the occasional slow pan. Reeling Reviews
4.4
Its almost as if hes doing research for a doctoral dissertation.The style is stark and simple. ReelViews
4.0
Likely to spur discussions about workplace safety, employee rights and broader awareness of sexual predation, Compliance is also a suspenseful psychol .. Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Compliance tells its sordid tale in understated, almost documentary style. The Atlantic
2.0
But in giving away the kernel of the film before it starts, writer/director Craig Zobel doesnt give us the chance to be truly surprised. Standard
4.8
Americans have a deathly fear of authority especially of cops.Endless accounts of police brutality, wrongful arrests, and senseless murders committed .. Coles Mithey
4.0
That the thriller is based on real incidents only magnifies its effect. Los Angeles Times
3.8
This psychodrama of ill advised behavior may well leave you feeling dirty as well, for what youve watched helplessly and perhaps for what youve counte .. Groucho Reviews
2.5
And although the film recovers for a silly yet entertaining finish, For a Good Time, Call.. has, by then, established itself as an erratic comedy that .. Reel Film
4.0
Let me say this clearly: If you dont know what youre getting into, Compliance can be a rough ride. Movie Habit
3.8
Beyond that, Zobel has created a tale that will leave audiences angry if not downright nauseated by journeys end. The Star
3.8
Sundance confirms the middlebrow; it celebrates uncomplicated messages wrapped in indie glamour. Film Freak Central
4.0
This is the key moment in which we believe or disbelieve what happens next.Dowd is the films greatest asset and her responses are totally credible. Urban Cine File
1.5
But then you have to ask yourself if you want to be punished by a movie relentlessly pushing an uncomfortable point you rather quickly sussed out. Ner Dist
4.4
Director Craig Zobel delivers a hard hitting and tense study of morality with Compliance, a menacing drama meant to provoke strong reactions and discu .. Movies Tv Guide
5.0
Its also remarkable to find a filmmaker willing to show the American deification of uniforms as so extreme that well kowtow to anyone who so much as c .. New York Post
3.8
Slowly and disturbingly, Compliance shows good intentions gone bad (and bad intentions gone horrible), with characters persuaded to bite off inch by i .. Red Eye Chicago
3.8
Compliance skirts the credibility line, occasionally coming off as a stretch and other times so eerily plausible it might as well be a documentary. Dustin Put Man
4.0
If a movies success is measured by its ability to get under our skin and provoke a reaction, then this might be the film of the year.Designed to make .. Contact Music
4.3
I admire the workings of the movie, in the same cool way I might regard a machine gun as a work of art ... Ar Kansas Online
1.0
Its hard to say youll enjoy it but if youre looking for a film that shoves you way out of your comfort zone, this one will do the trick. Hollywood And Fine
4.0
It will leave you feeling traumatised and ugly and soul sick, and so it should. The Arts Desk
4.5
There is a horrible human being in Compliance but the victims dont scream like a slasher movie. Hollywood Chicago
3.5
Like the best thrillers, Compliance is not a movie meant to be enjoyed comfortably, instead keeping you on edge as you watch the increasingly disturbi .. ComingSoon
3.0
One thing you cant accuse it of, however, is treating the material lightly: this is a true story that stretches the very limits of your credulity and .. The Shiz Nit
2.5
It feels rather one note riding on the promise of a distinctive tale that never totally comes to fulfillment. Awards Circuit
4.0
Without a single bullet in sight, Craig Zobel has crafted an ingenious, dizzying conversation piece of a thriller. What Culture
5.0
How much have we bought into the notion that Big Brother is not only watching but has a right to watch Bitly
2.0
The film ultimately feels exploitative, especially in its schematic selectiveness about what to show or not. The Skinny
4.0
Compliance loosely resembles a Neil LaBute drama in the sense you would happily chew through an arm if you could escape watching the cruelty of the ch .. Scots Man
3.0
Its either a sublime work of genius or a drearily pretentious nightmare.Possibly both. Metro
3.5
One might ask not unreasonably why an audience would want to subject themselves to witnessing this young womans humiliation. Dvd Talk
0.0
The yowls of indignation that erupted around a screening of Compliance at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this yearthe agitated complaints of rank .. reason
4.0
Compliance is a horror movie with no sudden frights, no gore, and not a single scream. Streaming Quickflix
2.5
I wish it had been a little better.If the French had made the film, the characters might have been more fleshed out. Tony Mack
3.8
Compliance is one of the toughest sits of the movie year 2012. But its an uncompromising and, in its way, honorable drama built upon a prank call that .. Articles Chicago Tribune
5.0
Can we honestly say we would never permit ourselves to be taken like this or to allow the situation to progress this far Cinema Sight
4.0
Viewers turn to grubby voyeurs as the degradations are heaped on an innocent fast food worker and the dawning realisation that this sordid story of ex .. Sky
4.0
It is one of the most effectively uncomfortable film experiences I have ever sat through. Kpbs
4.0
Compliance, then, for its sheer nerve in tackling such difficult, yet need to know material is a terrific film. Hey U Guys
4.0
The film will put a dent in your brain thinking about it the variables. The Popcorn Junkie
3.5
Theres a skin crawling effect to watching it all unfold, and a sense of slowly falling into a hole without a bottom. Blog Oregonlive
4.0
But three powerful performances from Ann Dowd as the stressed out, well meaning manager; Dreama Walker as the teenage employee; and Pat Healy as the c .. 7 Dvt
4.5
If you dont think this one is a horror film, stop fooling yourselves. Blog The Horror Show
4.0
How far do you obey authoritys demands.What are you willing to do if given permission Electric Sheep Magazine
4.0
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