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Parallel

Parallel

Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror · 2018

A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

Movie details

Parallel

“You can't go back.”

2018 Science Fiction · Fantasy · Horror 1h 44m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.0 / 10

Community rating

A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Parallel?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Isaac Ezban

Written by

Scott Blaszak

Mark O'Brien

Mark O'Brien

Josh

Martin Wallström

Martin Wallström

Noel

Georgia King

Georgia King

Leena

Alyssa Diaz

Alyssa Diaz

Carmen

Aml Ameen

Aml Ameen

Devin

Carrie Genzel

Carrie Genzel

Yvonne

Shannon Chan-Kent

Shannon Chan-Kent

Jessica

Court is in session

Put Parallel on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.