Trauma

Trauma (2003)

  • 31% of critics liked it
    (16 reviews)

  • 27% of users liked it
    (2,861 ratings)

U.K. filmmaker Marc Evans directs the psychological thriller Trauma, produced for the Ministry of Fear division of Little Bird Productions. Colin Firth stars as Ben, a man who wakes up from a coma to discover his wife, Elisa (Naomie Harris), has been killed in a car crash. He tries to start a new… More

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R,
Directed By
Written By
Richard Smith
Genres
Drama, Horror, Art House & International, Mystery & Suspense
In Theaters
Jan 19, 2004 Limited
On DVD
Feb 21, 2005
20th Century Fox

Critic Reviews

  • David Rooney, Variety

    Hampered by narrative incoherence, sluggish pacing and emotionally remote characters.

  • Duane Byrge, Hollywood Reporter

    A sleek psychological thriller outwitted by its own hyper craftsmanship.

  • Jason Gorber, Film Scouts

    A meandering, incoherent tale of a car crash victim coming to grips with his life after coming out of a coma.

  • Dragan Antulov, Draxblog Movie Reviews

    the line that separates "clever" from "confusing" is very thin

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    isn't so much confusing as it is bafflingly uninspired and stupid

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Luke B


    Firth awakens from a coma to discover his wife is dead and he is suspected of murdering a pop idol. This is a psychological thriller that isn't always so logical. What it is do, mostly thanks to Firth, is capture the sheer terror of people perceiving you as mad. It's a… More

  • Film C


    i personally didnt like this film it was confusing and silly i like colin firth but this wasnt a good movie for him !!

  • Drew S


    Trauma has a limited level of success on the account of its strongly-developed tone and a few creepy scenes, but the narrative is an absolute disaster. The plot is extremely simple, but deliberately made to seem obtuse, which leaves the movie unrewarding in the end. Colin Firth offers… More

  • nefnie l


    This movie starts out slow but then moves frenetically to a somewhat surprising ending. It is reminiscent of some of those Japanese style horror films in terms of its imagery. I haven't seen Firth in a role like this before, and I thought he was excellent. Twists and turns… More

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