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Gerald's Game

HorrorThrillerDrama

Directed by Mike Flanagan

When her husband's sex game goes wrong, Jessie (who is handcuffed to a bed in a remote lake house) faces warped visions, dark secrets and a dire choice. From TMDB

96 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Oct 31, 2026 · last updated Oct 31, 2026 · How this works

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Gerald's Game is a 2017 horror thriller drama film, directed by Mike Flanagan, starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood and Carel Struycken.

  • 90 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
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  • Creepy Duck Design @creepyduckart.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 14, 2024

    Love this film! My alt poster for @mikeflanagan.bsky.social brilliant Gerald's Game. #digitalart #artwork

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  • Amy Koto, TV Fanatic Girl @tvfanaticgirl.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 15, 2026

    Share a SCARY movie title that begins with the letter “G” 🎥 G is for… Gerald's Game 🖤

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  • John Shirley @johnshirley2024.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 10, 2025

    How did I miss seeing this film before tonight? Stephen King's novella adapted and directed by Mike Flanagan who did all kinds of great stuff, like Gerald's Game, The Haunting of Hill House mini series, The Fall of the House of Usher mini series.. ...BEST movie I've seen this year.

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  • caffeine anxiety ego death @mxdshipwreck.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    To be honest I think Mike Flanagan has made some real turds but his adaptation of Gerald's Game is genuinely very good and on the short list of the best and most faithful King adaptations ever put to film

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  • caffeine anxiety ego death @mxdshipwreck.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 31, 2024

    Watching the movie adaptation of "Gerald's Game" and thinking about how the book was (to me) a masterclass in reducing horror to its most basic components. Alone, far from help in the wild, unprotected, and unable to move. The flashback scenes are good but aren't strictly necessary.

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  • Keith Phipps @kphipps3000.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 7, 2023

    I know it's clickbait so whatever but everything about this confounds me: 1) "Comes clean"? 2) I like the movie I'm sure it found an audience, but does GERALD'S GAME have any "famous" scenes? 3) Why is any of this the concern of something called "Investing Magazine"?

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  • ekZepp @[email protected]Lemmy · Dec 1, 2025

    15 horror books that messed me up (in the best way) - winteriscoming.net. Horror books, by definition, are meant to keep you up a bit longer at night, wondering if the shadow outside your window is really the tree that has stood there forever or some newfound apparition. That’s all fair and square. However, some horror books burrow deep into your brain, and yet you remain grateful for every troubling revelation. These are the horror novels that hit me in that perfect sweet spot where fear meets…

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  • Jules Burne 🔥 @edentiefling.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 7, 2025

    DAY 23 a movie with your favorite actress Gerald's Game I am obsessed with Carla Gugino. I find her to be so sincere in her acting and so unbelievably beautiful. She was for sure one of the people who sparked my pansexual awakening growing up. She was incredible in this movie!

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  • AJ: A Mario Bava Film @ajmacready.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 21, 2024

    It was GERALD'S GAME. That's when I said "if Mike Flanagan can make *that* movie out of *that* book then let him adapt every single King novel and story he wants to, forever" and my stance has only hardened and solidified since that day

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  • ✨ 🌕 Lu(na) Awoo(na) 🐺 ✨ 🔞 @rusheloc.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 17, 2023

    I've never felt such horror movie whiplash as I did watching Gerald's Game

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  • Aidan Fitzmaurice @fancyvegaspro.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 2, 2025

    Watched Doctor Sleep last night which was about 4/5s of a very good movie. The last Mike Flanagan movie I watched was Gerald's Game, which I thought was about 7/8s of a very good movie. He's so close.

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  • DMillz @dunea77.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 3, 2025

    I always call him "Moonlight man" from the movie Gerald's Game.🤣

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  • P.L.H. is on Bluesky @plhblue.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 4, 2024

    #GeraldsGame (2017) RATED 18+ Ummmmmmm... I'm very uncomfortable about this film up until the end which concluded my satisfaction about how fricking good the emotion, the trauma, the pain, the memories... It won't matter What matter is now. Phenomenal film 9/10

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  • ayanae @ayanae.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 15, 2026

    Gerald's Game is the one movie that's still so fucking important to me.

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  • butthole poster 🕳️ @cannibalxing.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 17, 2025

    Mike Flanagan is a straight up freak for putting Gerald's Game on film I love that for him and for me

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  • Morgan GD @morgangd.comBluesky · Oct 2, 2025

    Spell your name with movie titles 📽️ (Horror Movie Edition) M - Midsommar O - Opus R - Renfield G - Gerald's Game A - Alien N - Nope

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  • WeirwoodTreeHugger @weirwoodtreehug.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 4, 2025

    Gerald's Game is his favorite movie, I bet. #FrightClub

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  • Six 𓆩✧𓆪 @yumenosix.artBluesky · Apr 30, 2025

    it's movie night later today and I got to pick so I am making my friend watch Gerald's Game hehehehehehe

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  • Christopher Sebela @xtop.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 24, 2023

    i finally watched GERALD'S GAME and while it was just okay, it does feature what feels like the most medically accurate degloving scene I've never wanted to see in a movie

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  • 🎃 ni no kun-rie 🦇 yandere enthusiast 💫 @ninokunrie.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 7, 2026

    What's a movie you've watched that scared/disturbed you so badly that you haven't rewatched? For me it's a 3-way tie: GERALD'S GAME, BRING HER BACK, and GREEN ROOM. Absolutely amazing movies, but no. No no no, for a variety of reasons my body and spirit aren't ready. 😅 #filmsky #horror #horrorsky

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  • Jason @solomon3418.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 16, 2025

    #100HorrorMoviesin92Days Day 16, Movie 35 My ★★★★★ review of Gerald's Game on Letterboxd boxd.it/aKX0Ox

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  • 🧇WaffulSyrup🧇 @waffulsyrup.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 3, 2026

    Gerald's Game (2017) Unfortunately I was watching this while sick atm so I was going in and out of sleep, but this film was pretty damn good. The mystery behind the Moonlight Man was cool, and seeing Jessie overcome her situation and past traumas was powerful.

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  • Kristine @iamshadow.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 30, 2025

    Hill House is my favorite horror movie/TV show/whatever.. EVER. Midnight Mass and House of Usher are both very close. I haven't watched Dr. Sleep or Gerald's Game yet though. I think the only series I haven't seen except Bly Manor is the Midnight Club so I need to watch that one.

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  • Icewind Dale Gribble @phyrexianmetamour.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 17, 2023

    watched Gerald's Game last night. For a few minutes it seemed like it wasn't going to be very Stephen King, and then it became more and more Stephen King every minute for the rest of the film. By the end of the film it is almost Too Stephen King

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  • Poundfoolish, the Broke Clown @jwar.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 30, 2023

    I didn't expect to like this movie as much as I did, even though Midnight Mass and Gerald's Game had already turned me into a Flanagan fan and NO, I will NOT portmanteau that. I have some pride, goddamnit. Mr. Phipps nails why DS is not a full success, though.

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  • Narf16 @narf16.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 18, 2026

    #OctoberMovieChallenge Day 17. Someone sentenced to prison in a movie Gerald's Game (2017) #Filmsky #Moviesky

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  • Dennis Alexis Hellström @dennisalexis84.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 19, 2026

    Rewatching "Gerald's Game" (2017). Horror movie starring Carla Gugino, Bruce Greenwood, Carel Struycken and Henry Thomas. Great movie! #GeraldsGame #CarlaGugino #BruceGreenwood #CarelStruycken #HenryThomas #horror

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  • Gabriel R Johnson, novelist @grjohnson.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 29, 2026

    Ranking GERALD'S GAME, a movie I really really like, probably my favorite Netflix Original horror. Easy win against Rescue Dawn here.

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  • Evalon ⋆˚🩻𖦹🐈‍⬛⋆ @sunbeamlunar.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 17, 2026

    I love Gerald's Game. It's such a fantastic movie and it unexpectedly delivered something so powerful.

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  • thelardboy @[email protected]Lemmy · May 10, 2026

    Gerald's Game made me fear degloving. I couldn't finish the book and have no interest in going back to it or watching the TV show. I also wear my wedding ring much less now

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  • Gerudo @[email protected]Lemmy · Feb 13, 2026

    Newer stuff I've liked not seen listed yet... Gerald's Game Barbarian Babysitter and it's sequel are great for a scare and laugh Black Phone Babadook Older... Poltergeist Alien Sunshine Event Horizon The Mist

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  • TonyTrink @tonytrink.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2026

    I couldn't finish reading Gerald's Game, but Flanagan's movie version, I finished and actually liked.

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  • NiteWrites @joshnite.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 10, 2026

    Flanagan's King adaptations can suffer from being too devoted to the text, yeah. Gerald's Game felt like a TV movie, oddly tame and not particularly scary. But he makes the prequel to a movie based on a board game and it's the scariest thing I've ever seen.

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  • Bassplyr5150 @tomarmbruster.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 10, 2026

    Have you read "Cell?" :-) Also, not judgemental but curious, did you see the "Gerald's Game" movie?

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  • 👻🎃🦇 blud-blob-blee 🦇🎃👻 @dubdobdee.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 19, 2025

    you can leave GERALD'S GAME THE MOVIE off yr boss-baby list, it's very poor (horrible things happen to ppl you dislike, the heroine makes annoyingly silly decisions, the BIG BAD is in every way unearned)

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  • Camp Crystal Lake ☠️ @falloran13.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 9, 2025

    I have never regretted reading a book more than Gerald's Game. That book squicked the fuck outta me in the absolute worst ways. I *have* always been curious how the movie adaptation worked tho... but not enough to watch it

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  • mother @fatnudes.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 22, 2025

    this director also worked w Megan Fox on a much better film that was inspired by the Stephen King book/story Gerald's Game

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  • 'stache 'n sniff @fixit.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 21, 2025

    Yessss SK Halloween movie marathon! I also wanna rewatch Gerald's Game

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  • Luke Walker - Writer @lukewalkerwriter.bsky.socialBluesky · May 18, 2025

    Watched Gerald's Game again last night. I honestly never thought that book could be made into a film let alone a great one especially as it's very faithful to the book. Might be time for a re-read.

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  • Princess Kira @princesskira.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 21, 2024

    I haven't read the Dark Towers either, only the first 2 😅 I'm all over the place with his books. My favorite is Misery but I love a ton of his stuff—Gerald's Game, The Long Walk (so excited for the film!), Doctor Sleep...

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  • Sir Ian Dangerous @siriandangerous.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 9, 2024

    I'm really stoked for this episode of This Is Why You Died! We review the brilliant "Gerald's Game" by genre wizard @mikeflanaganfilm.com from a book by the legend @stephenking.bsky.social ...Dan drew the prompt "Locked" so this was a genius pick for us to watch! Check it out!! (On all podcast apps)

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  • adrianne-jade.bsky.social @adrianne-jade.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 18, 2024

    Gerald's Game at 11 yrs. I actually didn't remember it much, but when they made the movie, I realized that I was way too young when I read it 😅

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  • Darcy Farrow 🥀🔞 @msdarcyfarrow.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 17, 2024

    ~ i think the first Stephen King book I read was Gerald's Game, circa 30 years ago, in part bc it was among the few that had never been made into a film (at the time) I've honestly not read many King books BC they've all been made into films & I've seen the films so it seemed moot.

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  • Evan Bartholomew @evanbartholomew.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 6, 2024

    4 - Gerald's Game I always respect a movie premise that's (at least mostly) all in one room and commits to that. Not my favorite King movie adaptation, but still a mostly solid one.

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  • Rogue Centaur @roguecentaur.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 28, 2024

    Get To Know Me: Horror Movies 💀 Fav: • movie: Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) • franchise: Chucky • killer: Mrs. Voorhees •creature: Cave Monsters from The Descent • ending: Gerald's Game • theme song: Rosemary's Baby • director: Tobe Hooper

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  • Mammatort @mammatort.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 13, 2024

    Watching Gerald's Game which I was very nervous about as someone with CPTSD, given it's a film about trauma. Thought it might be the worst idea ever but actually it's been a good reminder of how strong trauma can make you. All the different parts of her working together. ❤️

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  • Resistance Patton she/her/hers @redpenmamapgh.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 19, 2024

    Given the situation of the main character in Gerald's Game, to even make a movie of it was audacious. Flanagan pulled it off, and then some.

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  • Fitzy @superfitzy.bsky.socialBluesky · Jan 5, 2024

    Same, and you can tell the cast really enjoys working with him. He knows how to cast. Also you might want to check out the film Gerald's Game. Came out before even Hill House and he's got a few fave actors already. Not as good as his other stuff but worth a watch

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  • Raven Deathbloom @ravenbloodwitch.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 1, 2023

    Horror Movie a Day Day 1 Gerald's Game While handcuffed to the bed during sex, Jessie's husband suffers a heart attack. This is an intense psychological horror based on a Stephen King story, which contains one of the gnarliest scenes I've ever seen.

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  • RedCrabCo @redcrabco.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 7, 2026

    I feel a little mean, but my brain keeps going back to the "monster" from the movie adaptation of Stephen King's "Gerald's Game."

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  • lil homie gayass @ youmacon @peacadungeon.bsky.socialBluesky · Sep 1, 2026

    GERALD'S GAME this movie was fucked up bruh

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  • Dig Out Your Soul @mystoragebench.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 14, 2026

    Mike Flanagan's name comes onto my feed once a fortnight, and no-one ever mentions the one bit of his work I have seen – Gerald's Game. And that's a brilliant film, so that's all I can weigh in on, talk about that one 😤

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  • (0/900) Frances Foster Jerkin @vitalxs.bsky.socialBluesky · Jul 14, 2026

    Gerald's Game was fantastic and Doctor Sleep was doomed from the concept, having to incorporate the inaccuracies from Kubrick's movie don't know about Life of Chuck but everything else I've seen from him has been incredible. Even the Ouija prequel was pretty good somehow

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  • local goblin! 🎃 @goblinesque.bsky.socialBluesky · Apr 4, 2026

    omfg that happens in the movie Gerald's Game and when I watched it I had to pause the movie and go sit in the bathroom cause I thought I was gonna vom 🤢 gory stuff doesn't usually even get to me but THAT

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  • ★Dash Copper★ @calico-gf.bsky.socialBluesky · Feb 11, 2026

    Flanagan's Gerald's Game was good af, I have no doubts he could tighten a standalone novel into a movie

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  • Steveaggy.bsky.social❌️👑 @steveaggy.bsky.socialBluesky · Dec 27, 2025

    #mikeflanagan is a genius. If he didnt make Doctor Sleep, his Gerald's Game would be my top SK film instead.

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  • optiMSTie @optimstie.bsky.socialBluesky · Nov 27, 2025

    Mike Flanagan's a film director who works a lot in the realm of horror. Among other things, he's done horror adaptations like Gerald's Game and Doctor Sleep.

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  • Mat Colegate @matcolegate.bsky.socialBluesky · Oct 10, 2025

    Film idea: a remake of 'Gerald's Game' in which a middle aged man gets stuck trying to pull off a sweat soaked t-shirt and is tormented by his younger self.

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  • Quin @thatmissquin.bsky.socialBluesky · Aug 5, 2025

    Gerald's Game (the novel and excellent film adaptation) ruined any appeal handcuffs in a sexy situation could have had for me.

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  • Darcy Farrow 🥀🔞 @msdarcyfarrow.bsky.socialBluesky · Mar 31, 2025

    For me I've a very difficult time choosing between The Regulators and Desperation as I absolutely loved both. I also read Gerald's Game & Dolores Claiborne (connected by an eclipse) prior to those films coming out. I read The Long Walk; I heard they're making a film of that.

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Carla Gugino
Jessie
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Gerald
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