Painkillers (2015): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2015, Painkillers is an action, thriller and science fiction film directed by Peter Winther, running about 105 minutes.

What it’s about. Led by Major John Cafferty, a squad of US soldiers are sent on a mission,deep into the mountainous regions of Afghanistan with orders to extract a mysterious top secret package. Now they are back home in a military hospital because they have no memory of what happened to them, or even who they are. In time, they start to recall the strange events that occurred: apparitions that appeared, luring some of them to their deaths and readings of a powerful electromagnetic energy from a strange unearthly power source. But there is no time to dwell on the past, they need to face the bitter truth about how they ended up in Afghanistan to begin with and the betrayals that wiped out their minds and nearly destroyed their lives.

Who’s in it. Painkillers stars Tahmoh Penikett as Cafferty, Erica Durance as Trudy, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Guts and Colm Feore as Dr. Troutman, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 4.2/10, Painkillers has proved divisive with audiences.

Where to watch. In US you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Painkillers page.

If you liked it. Fans of Painkillers tend to enjoy The Dark Knight, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, Inception and The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.