The Voices is a 2014 satirical psychological horror comedy film directed by Marjane Satrapi, written by Michael R. Perry, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver.

Plumbing fixtures factory worker Jerry Hickfang struggles with schizophrenia and lives above a bowling alley.

He experiences vivid hallucinations, often manifesting as his pets - his good-natured dog, Bosco, and his antisocial cat, Mr. Whiskers - talking to him, but hides it from his court-appointed therapist, Dr. Warren.

Jerry invites Fiona to a Chinese dinner theater, but she stands him up to do karaoke with her colleagues Lisa and Alison.

Hallucinating that the deer is begging him to put it out of its misery, Jerry cuts its throat with a hunting knife.

He wakes up to find his hallucinations have ended: his pets and Fiona's decaying head no longer speak, and his run-down apartment is covered with garbage, animal waste, and blood.

Jerry then asks his other coworker Lisa on a date, taking her to his abandoned childhood home, where he intends to kill her.

She was also schizophrenic, and when the authorities arrived to have her committed, she forced Jerry to slit her throat, leading him to be institutionalized instead.

Fiona's remains are discovered by the police, implying her death wasn't as "clean" as Jerry's hallucination suggested.

Afraid she will tell his secret, Jerry throws her back into his apartment, where she falls backwards, breaking her neck.

When Jerry's coworkers realize Lisa is missing and find an article about his mother's death, Alison goes to his apartment.

She reassures him about managing her own intrusive thoughts, while Jerry's coworkers break into his apartment, discover his crimes, and call the police.

The website's critical consensus reads, "The Voices allows Ryan Reynolds to deliver a highlight-reel performance—and offers an off-kilter treat for fans of black comedies.

[15] Brad Wheeler of Canada's The Globe and Mail gave the film three out of four stars and stated, "Think of this stylish, quirky and quite grisly feature from Marjane Satrapi as a meeting of Psycho, Dexter and Dr.