Name: Think Good
Director: Géraldine Nakache
Released: 2026
Duration: 94 min

Viewer Advice: Contains themes of domestic violence

Grounded by authentic performances, Think Good is a deft psychological thriller about the insidiousness of domestic abuse.

Gil and Jacques meet young, fall head over heels and then marry quickly thanks to an unexpected pregnancy. But as the dust settles, Gil begins to understand that her relationship is dangerously toxic. Jacques is possessive and controlling: he weaponises their faith against her; isolates her from her friends and family; spies on her; and repeatedly gaslights her. As the threat of physical violence escalates, Gil realises that escape may be the only way to save her life.

Through Think Good, actor-turned-director Géraldine Nakache has crafted a vital and unsettling portrayal of coercive control disguised as love. Building extraordinary narrative anxiety through repeating flashbacks, she immerses viewers in the intricate details of the couple’s Orthodox Judaism, offering an uncommon lens through which to explore the urgent topic of gendered violence. French Canadian actors Monia Chokri and Niels Schneider (reunited 16 years after Xavier Dolan’s Heartbeats) pull no punches with their riveting performances: Chokri is breathtaking as Gil is pushed ever further into psychological distress by Jacques; for his part, Schneider had audiences yelling at the screen during the film’s premiere in Cannes.

“An impressively shot, tension-filled drama featuring strong performances … exposes the quiet, concealed violence that occurs between partners, revealing how it manifests in the private spaces of their daily intimate life.” – Variety