The Good Nurse Trivia | 27 facts about the new Netflix film

“The Good Nurse” is a new Netflix original film that is based on the serial killer Charles Cullen.

So let’s dive into some trivia and facts about the film.

1. The Good Nurse is a 2022 American drama film
2. In the film stars Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne
3. They portray two nurses, one who suspects the other of being responsible for a series of patient deaths
4. The film is based on the 2013 true-crime book of the same name by Charles Graeber about the serial killer Charles Cullen
5. It is directed by Tobias Lindholm
6. It is written by Krysty Wilson-Cairns
7. The film also stars Nnamdi Asomugha, Kim Dickens, and Noah Emmerich
8. The Good Nurse had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11, 2022
9. It was released in select cinemas on October 19, 2022
10. Before its streaming release on October 26, 2022, by Netflix
11. The film received positive reviews from critics
12. The film was announced in November 2016, with Tobias Lindholm set to direct and Krysty Wilson-Cairns writing the screenplay adapting Charles Graeber’s 2013 nonfiction book The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
13. Lionsgate was initially set to distribute
14. In August 2018, Jessica Chastain and Eddie Redmayne entered negotiations to star in the film
15. No further development on the film was announced until February 2020
16. Chastain and Redmayne were confirmed to star, with Lionsgate no longer involved
17. Netflix entered negotiations to buy the film’s worldwide distribution rights for $25 million
18. In March 2021, Nnamdi Asomugha was added to the cast
19. With Noah Emmerich and Kim Dickens joining in April
20. Filming began on April 12, 2021, in Stamford, Connecticut
21. On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an 80% rating
22. Based on 119 critics’ reviews
23. With an average rating of 6.7/10
24. The website’s consensus reads, “The Good Nurse is hobbled by stilted dialogue and unrealistic story elements, but those issues are offset by strong work from a pair of talented leads”
25. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 64 out of 100
26. Based on 35 critics
27. Indicating “generally favorable reviews”