The film tells the husband Martin () of jail let Emily () fell into depression. Now that Martin is released from prison, Emily's depression has not diminished, but instead attempted to commit suicide by driving in the parking lot. After the attempted suicide, the doctor Jon () began to treat her. Jon learned that Emily's previous doctor was Siebert, so he approached Siebert for some information. Jon gave Emily several medications to treat depression, but none of them seemed to work. Emily offered to let her take a medicine called Ablixa, which her colleague Julia recommended to her. After taking this new medicine, Emily's condition improved, but she started sleepwalking. Jon told her that sleepwalking was a side effect of taking this medicine. One night, Martin returned home and found Emily sleepwalking in the kitchen. Emily even stabbed Martin with a knife. Martin died and the court found Emily not guilty, but she must be treated in a mental hospital. Jon was also in a whirlpool because of this incident. He began to investigate the cause and effect of the entire murder, and found that it was not just that Emily took the medicine and had side effects. There were more people involved.
Side Effects movie plot
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Dr. Jonathan Banks: I want to start her on this. It's called an SSRI. It affects the neurotransmitter in the brain called Serotonin.
Martin Taylor: And what does that do exactly?
Dr. Jonathan Banks: It helps stop the brain from telling you you're sad.
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Dr. Jonathan Banks: [He and his wife are standing in their kitchen] It was during my residency, there was a walk-in clinic at the university. I saw her maybe three times. She called the suicide hotline every other night, even when she saw other people there. She was a paranoid schizophrenic and a drug addict, a very sick girl. She stalked me, she knew where I lived.
Dierdre Banks: She said you took her to London
Dr. Jonathan Banks: Never
Dierdre Banks: [Referring to the letter on the table] Why are they writing this?
Dr. Jonathan Banks: Their daughter committed suicide and left a very graphic note naming me. It never happened. Look, it's not unusual for there to be emotional transference between a patient and a therapist.
Dierdre Banks: [Referring again to the letter] 'Had you perform oral sex in your car'?
Dr. Jonathan Banks: Never! It was a fantasy.