@RATIO_RAT2025-12-18 14:00 UTC
The script for Pleasure or Pain feels like it was entirely written by an algorithm fed nothing but energy-drink commercials.
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2013 · Drama / Thriller
Pleasure or Pain
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED52%
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SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
LOCKED48%
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TOTAL LEDGER ENTRIES FOR THIS TITLE · 0 · LIVE
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A young designer falls under a man's erotic spell and is drawn into a world of sexual abandon from which she may never return.
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RELEASE DATE
2013
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Drama / Thriller
PLOT SUMMARY
A young designer falls under a man's erotic spell and is drawn into a world of sexual abandon from which she may never return.
STARRING CAST
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@REEL_DEAL2025-12-09 20:00 UTC
I've seen screen savers with more depth and fewer unnecessary lens flares than Pleasure or Pain.
@ROW_F_REGRET2025-12-20 06:00 UTC
Pleasure or Pain: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
@ENDING_LEAKS2025-12-25 05:00 UTC
Pleasure or Pain has the emotional range of a fridge magnet.
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Why is Pleasure or Pain roasted on Roasted Tomatoes?+
Pleasure or Pain (2013) is served a mixed roast on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 52/100. A young designer falls under a man's erotic spell and is drawn into a world of sexual abandon from which she may never return.
What streaming era or audience vibe does Pleasure or Pain fit best?+
Pleasure or Pain works best as a modern catalog staple for drama fans. With a Burn Index of 52/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is Pleasure or Pain worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
Pleasure or Pain lands at 52/100 Burn — solid for genre fans, skippable if you want a guaranteed classic.
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r/movies · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 3.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Pleasure or Pain?
Rewatched Pleasure or Pain last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/TrueFilm · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.5k points
The cinematography in Pleasure or Pain is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Pleasure or Pain. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/flicks · u/CinephileCynic🔥 2.5k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Pleasure or Pain?
Just got out of Pleasure or Pain and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 0.6k points
Unpopular opinion: Pleasure or Pain is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought Pleasure or Pain was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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