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  • Shock to the System (2006)
  • Opened August 4, 2006
  • Private detective Donald Strachey (Chad Allen) infiltrates a therapy group for people who were actively gay to investigate the murder of one of its best-known members. Based on the novel by Richard Stevenson.
  • Cast: Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter Riegert, Swoosie Kurtz, Will Patton
  • Director: Jan Egleson
  • Genres: Satire, Black Comedy, Comedy Drama, Comedy Thriller, Thriller

Shock to the System (2006) Critic Reviews

So-so Avg. Critic Score out of 100 Metascore ® based on all critic ratings.

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  • 70
    Variety | Robert Koehler

    Enough action, a tiny pinch of sex and some campy moments from Morgan Fairchild.

  • 63
    TV Guide | Maitland McDonagh

    The story delivers enough twists and turns to be engaging without feeling like...

  • 60
    The New York Times |

    A sly, refreshingly grown-up gay entertainment, though rather less satisfying...

  • 50
    Village Voice |

    Director Ron Oliver applies a thin veneer of straight-to-cable pseudo-gloss...

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