National Theatre Live: The Effect

Jan 9, 2024

1h 48m

★ 0.0

Who I am is not a side effect

Overview

Hearts and minds racing, Connie and Tristan are falling for each other fast. But is their sudden and intoxicating chemistry real, or a side effect of a new antidepressant? As two young volunteers in a clinical drug trial, their illicit romance poses startling dilemmas for the supervising doctors.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

National Theatre

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Cast

Connie

Taylor Russell

Tristan

Paapa Essiedu

Dr Toby Sealey

Kobna Holdbrook-Smith

Dr Lorna James

Michele Austin

Bathed in the gentle embrace of a rainstorm, Nathan, stirred by an intimate moment with Alex, finds himself compelled to voice the currents of his inner discontent. Amidst the flickering city lights, their souls diverge—one yearning for a love that transcends the physical, the other finding solace in the realm of corporeal passion. Can they navigate the intricate labyrinth of their desires and break free from this cyclical discord, or are they fated to bring a sorrowful conclusion to their tumultuous relationship?

6.2

The Heartbreak I Choose

Dec 24, 2025

Alya and Ben love each other, but there's a high wall between them, a difference that can't be forced. Can love survive amidst differences and conflicting blessings?

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Blossoming Into a Family

Jan 21, 2017

“I never got to feel the warmth of a loving family.” That is what Seishiro notes down in 1948, who was adopted as a child by the idealistic Eichiro. In 1980, Izumi works at a bank and she lives with her mother Ito. Twenty-two years later, in the evening on a winter night and the day before Izumi is to marry, her mother tells Izumi about her late father's dream, Seishiro. Her father's dream was of Izumi's marriage. Izumi reminisces about her loving father. What happened in the meantime? In reversed chronological order this movie tells a story about a man who had much to give and what he got in return.

10.0

A Lady In Waiting

Jan 28, 2024

A young woman in 1810s England must hide her secret relationship with her maid from her fiancé.

10.0

The Sting

Jan 27, 2025

Lucien is on vacation in the country with his mother and grandmother. He finally decides to write to his uncle. When his mother finds out, she explodes with rage.

6.0

Chasing the Night

Sep 20, 2023

'Just one more drink' becomes a spontaneous night out for Fatimah and Leon as they avoid the inevitable conversation that awaits at the end.

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0.0

Bulldog

Jan 27, 2025

As the school prepares its production of Hamlet, a young guitarist sees his dreams destroyed when Bulldog breaks his fingers. Drawn into a real-life tale of betrayal and revenge, he teams up with an unexpected ally to script his own justice.

0.0

Colour Me True

Dec 4, 2025

Known to the world as Sylvia Philips, a celebrated reality star sees her life crumble after her true identity is exposed. Retreating to her childhood orphanage, she rediscovers her past and the true meaning of love, family, and self. Color Me True explores the cost of deceit and what remains when truth catches up.

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Rose

Invalid Date

A grieving husband tries to move on from his dead wife and goes to talk to his therapist, but the conversation with her brings his wife back to him.

10.0

Unaddressed Letter

Feb 25, 2025

Postwar times. A former soldier writes a letter to his wife, recalling their life together. He talks about their home, about the city that survived, about the fountain that dried up. But it gradually becomes clear that these letters will never be read. A story about the pain of loss and the inability to let go of the past. A movie about love that lives in words that will never find their addressee.

0.0

Nina

Apr 8, 2025

Getting ready to go their own ways in life, an uncertain boy and his anxious girlfriend have to decide how to navigate their next steps.

0.0

Ayna

Feb 9, 2025

Wazim, Nathan, and Karthik are just 3 roommates enjoying the tail end of their college life,filled with internships, placements, and a whole lot of FIFA. But what seems to add a little bit of spice to this humdrum, everyday life of theirs is the arrival of a new mysterious golden haired tenant in their flat called Ayna. Wazim seems to think that this peaceful existence of theirs is under danger because of the girl. Is he overthinking, or is there something more to her than what meets the eye?

6.6

My Beloved Juan

Feb 12, 1950

The strange disappearance of the dogs of his neighbors leads Juan to investigate the case on his own. It ends up finding out that the author of the robberies is a young woman called Eloísa, the cocky daughter of a scientist who uses dogs to create an antidote against sleep. Juan and Eloísa fall in love, but he will ask her to leave her luxurious mansion to live only with his salary.

0.0

Say Less

Mar 10, 2026

Teen siblings Cassie and Max find themselves home alone for the weekend after their parents leave town. Cassie hopes to invite her crush, Blake, over for a study date, while Max plans an intimate evening with his girlfriend, Sky. However, tensions rise when Blake doesn’t respond to Cassie’s texts, and Max taunts her about having no friends. Determined to prove him wrong, Cassie invites Oliver, a boy she previously ignored, to join the group. Cassie’s actions turn Max’s romantic plans into a chaotic double date, setting the stage for a night full of conflict and unexpected discoveries that might tear the family apart forever.

5.8

Ina

Sep 1, 1982

Vinod (Master Raghu) and Anitha (Devi) are classmates in school and have their own private problems. Vinod's stepmother wants to seduce him, and Anitha is an illegitimate child that her mother never wanted. On a rainy day they take shelter in a train wagon, which starts moving before they could get out and stops next in a forest area a long way away from home. There, they find a couple of recluses - a widow and an ex-army officer - living their own lives and willing to accept them. As they were in early puberty they live like normal children. But as puberty stage starts, both experiences lust over each other. The widow accepts them as foster children and perform their marriage, but fate intervenes as an incurable disease for Anitha.

4.6

Onibi: The Fire Within

Apr 19, 1997

After spending over half his life in prison, ex-hitman Kunihiro is determined to go straight. But the shortcomings of the new gangs mean that he is soon having to call on his old-school yakuza talents. And when he falls for Asako, a beautiful piano player, she unknowingly ignites a fire within Kuni that will immolate everything and everybody around him. Regarded by many as his masterpiece, Onibi has all the hallmarks of a Mochizuki film, with the gangster elements tightly compressed and controlled to allow space in which a subdued romance can bloom. Coming from a background in porno cinema, this master of sexual relations injects a fresh passion and tension into the macho world of the yakuza film.

7.5

Bhaag Milkha Bhaag

Jul 12, 2013

The true story of the "Flying Sikh" world champion runner and Olympian Milkha Singh who overcame the massacre of his family, civil war during the India-Pakistan partition, and homelessness to become one of India's most iconic athletes.

10.0

My First Love

Dec 4, 1988

Widow Jean Miller thinks she's ready for a new romance with her high school sweetheart, Sam Morrissey, a physician of considerable means. The only thing standing in the way of rekindling this first love is the presence of his very attractive, very together 39-year-old girlfriend, Claire.

4.5

E o Tempo Passa

Mar 10, 2011

Teresa is a soap-opera actress. Meeting again an old passion brings her back apparently lost memories, leading her to question not only her love life but also her career options. In the studio, the daily work is spiced by the frenzy group of younger actors. After all, they all ask the same question: where does happiness lies?

National Theatre Live: The Effect

Overview

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