Zipper

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Zipper

R

2015

1h 52m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Sam Ellis (Patrick Wilson) is a federal prosecutor with a future in politics and a wife who dreams of being first lady. After an encounter with an escort, Sam begins to spiral out of control and into an addiction that threatens to unravel his world.

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Patrick Wilson tries his best to elevate tawdry material, but Zipper is a morality tale that makes its points so clumsily that they inspire more unintentional laughter than thought.

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Tim Grierson

Paste Magazine

09/01/2015

As it stumbles to the finish line, "Zipper" means to be a condemnation of our political system, but the impact is negligible. The fate of a dull enigma doesn't have much weight.

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Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

08/28/2015

2/4

The film as a whole feels sort of retro as a tawdry cautionary tale.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

08/27/2015

1.5/4

Lurid and cheesy and sometimes unintentionally funny.

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Mae Abdulbaki

Movies with Mae

05/02/2019

3/5

It's well-acted, dramatic, has several thematic elements that are solid, even if it doesn't always peel back the curtains to reveal the reasons why or make use of the consequences of the protagonist's choices.

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Dan Mecca

The Film Stage

02/24/2016

D

[It] plays like one of those sections in certain House of Cards episodes that feel cheap and easy and trashy. For a minute or two it's fun, before it quickly becomes laborious and grating.

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John Noonan

FILMINK (Australia)

01/01/2016

None to subtle in its approach, Zipper works only when it wants to.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 07/20/2025

Success in 1 hour and 52 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated R for Nudity, Language, Brief Drug Use and Strong Sexual Content!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Ted B

@RT74930191 07/25/2023

A vague, masturbatory morality tale that somehow manages to say very little even with the talent on offer.

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steve d

@RT35616104 12/12/2022

There is just nothing interesting about it. Wilson tries his best but can't do anything with this script.

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11/02/2018

Zipper features a great cast and Patrick Wilson is great but the screen play is a mess. The movie has an interesting story and it leads up to some thrills that never pay off. Think of it as a thriller with set up but nothing beyond that. It could’ve been a good movie but the sloppy screenwriting and dialogue make this more feel like an extended TV pilot.

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11/02/2018

Zipper features a great cast and Patrick Wilson is great but the screen play is a mess. The movie has an interesting story and it leads up to some thrills that never pay off. Think of it as a thriller with set up but nothing beyond that. It could’ve been a good movie but the sloppy screenwriting and dialogue make this more feel like an extended TV pilot.

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09/18/2018

Probably a very common, hidden issue in real life politics, which is why it was interesting to me. The main character grew more and more unlikable for me as the movie went on, which made me hope for a different ending than what they gave. But oh well. My two stars is mostly due to the ending.

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Synopsis

Sam Ellis (Patrick Wilson) is a federal prosecutor with a future in politics and a wife who dreams of being first lady. After an encounter with an escort, Sam begins to spiral out of control and into an addiction that threatens to unravel his world.

Director: Mora Stephens
Producer: Marina Grasic, Mark Heyman, Amy Mitchell-Smith, Joel Viertel, R. Bryan Wright
Screenwriter: Mora Stephens, Joel Viertel
Distributor: Alchemy
Production Co: Protozoa Pictures, Intercut Capital
Rating: R (Language|Brief Drug Use|Nudity|Strong Sexual Content)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 28, 2015, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 27, 2016
Runtime: 1h 52m