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2018

Action / Drama / Mystery

31
Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 92%
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Upright 92% · 250 ratings
IMDb Rating 4.4/10 10 1747 1.7K

paranoia suspicion sibling

Plot summary

Alice arrives unannounced at her estranged brother Ethan's house in an attempt to reconcile, but bizarre visions, the return of his strange girlfriend and Alice's paranoia and suspicion force the siblings to cling onto reality amidst mysterious circumstances.

Director

Justin Kelly Photo
Justin Kelly

Top cast

Rosemary Howard Photo
Rosemary Howard as Housekeeper
Riley Keough Photo
Riley Keough as Misty
Abbey Lee Photo
Abbey Lee as Alice
Caleb Landry Jones Photo
Caleb Landry Jones as Ethan
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805.78 MB
1280*522
English 2.0
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23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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1.51 GB
1920*784
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 34 min
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Movie Reviews

Reviewed by zhivago97 4 / 10

Alien sibling lovers? What did I just watch?

Weird, weird movie. I honestly liked the first half-very atmospheric, suspenseful and dark with minimal dialogue and a lot of unanswered questions.But in the second half, instead of wrapping up lose ends by providing explanation, the creators seemed to think that I (and others) can read their minds. I can't. I have no idea what this movie is about. I'm definitely not against oddball artsy movies, but this one required a bit more worth with development and editing.Although the acting is really good, with lots of subtlety, it never felt believable with the storyline. And it has the same weird, dark and dirty vibe as Neon Demon. In fact it feels like a prequel.
Reviewed by SnoopyStyle 4 / 10

"Hey, stop acting weird."

Alice (Abbey Lee Kershaw) arrives unannounced at her estranged brother Ethan (Caleb Landry Jones)'s mansion. He reluctantly allows her to stay overnight. The siblings have a mysterious mommy issue with their late mother. Ethan's girlfriend Misty (Riley Keough) arrives."Hey, stop acting weird.", Ethan tells Alice in front of Misty. That's what I want to say to this movie. Writer/director Justin Kelly is trying really hard to be arthouse worthy with close-ups, mumblecore, a portal to nowhere, and a strange psychosexual mystery. It's trying too hard and being too weird. Abbey Lee has the haunted emaciated look of a supermodel. Caleb looks like a creepy serial killer. They're acting strange for the sake of the movie. It's play acting. It could still be saved by an amazing ending to wrap it up. Instead, it does the amateur move and does it without the kinetic energy to drive it home. This is a slow, long tease to a hollow ending and doesn't explain some of the more weird elements.
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