Synchronic

Name: Synchronic
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror
Released: October 23, 2020
Duration: 102 min
Rating: 64
Cast: Aaron Groben, Ally Ioannides, Anthony Mackie, Betsy Holt, Bill Oberst Jr.

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Signature Entertainment | Release Date: October 23, 2020 | R

Starring: Aaron Groben, Ally Ioannides, Anthony Mackie, Betsy Holt, Bill Oberst Jr., Carl Palmer, Devyn A. Tyler, Hawn Tran, Jamie Dornan, Kate Adair, Katie Aselton, Lawrence Turner, Martin Bats Bradford, Matthew Underwood, Natasha Tina Liu, Ramiz Monsef, Shane Brady, Sophie Howell, Walker Babington

Summary: When New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposedWhen New Orleans paramedics and longtime best friends Steve (Anthony Mackie) and Dennis (Jamie Dornan) are called to a series of bizarre, gruesome accidents, they chalk it up to the mysterious new party drug found at the scene. But after Dennis’s oldest daughter suddenly disappears, Steve stumbles upon a terrifying truth about the supposed psychedelic that will challenge everything he knows about reality—and the flow of time itself.… Expand

Director: Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Drama, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 102 min

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The Playlist Jason Bailey

Sep 11, 2019

The kind of brainy, absorbing, all-out thrilling cinema that’s in dangerously short supply these days. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Oct 22, 2020

Moorhead and Benson don’t overlook the more amusing aspects of the scenario . . . . And the duo deliver shocks, scares and a resonant payoff. Read full review

Matt Donato

Sep 11, 2019

Thrilling sci-fi exploration that ponders the melancholic state of self-worth, existence, and what it truly means to be alive. Read full review

Katie Rife

Oct 22, 2020

Synchronic does allow its symbolism to grow relatively organically, but in terms of character arc and parting message, this film is far more conventional than those that have come before. And a little something is lost in these broader strokes, particularly because they seem to have been self-imposed. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 19, 2020

The set-up is screwy and simple, the setting riveting and the key ingredients are not necessarily what the picture is about, but pivotal to its power. Read full review

Zoe Margolis

Jan 28, 2021

With believability being pushed too far, and the film’s direction needing a tighter pace, even the surreal visual effects and trippy weirdness aren’t quite enough to make it work. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Sep 11, 2019

Making underwhelming use of its not-bad ... conceit, Benson’s sci-fi-tinged script is not at all ingeniously plotted, insists we care about tritely sketched characters, and is never credible enough to transcend an air of escalating silliness. Read full review

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Dbizzle

Jan 12, 2021

Really thoughtful and creative in a lot of ways. Definitely worth watching!!

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oz9090

Apr 21, 2021

Great sci-fi. The movie is full of fantastic cinematography, themes, acting, and suspense. A great movie experience overall.

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Ralfbergs

Jun 27, 2021

Interesting concept - good acting. At beginning was a bit boring but later got more interesting though

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Mauro_Lanari

Aug 29, 2021

(Mauro Lanari)
1) Einstein's neoparmenidism (1905) proposes the concept of problematic and questionable spacetime.
2) His special theory of relativity has nothing to do with the synchronicity of Jung and Pauli (1952). 3) The apologia of the present is by no means attributable to the(Mauro Lanari)
1) Einstein's neoparmenidism (1905) proposes the concept of problematic and questionable spacetime.
2) His special theory of relativity has nothing to do with the synchronicity of Jung and Pauli (1952).
3) The apologia of the present is by no means attributable to the aforementioned authors.
4) In the movie, the time travels are more casual than in the TV series "Quantum Leap" (5 seasons starting from 1989), with the consequence that they do not follow any logic and therefore you can interchange / permute them how and how much you want.
5) The two directors do not have a shred of the visionariness shown by Ken Russell in "Altered States" (1980), which ranges from the Big Bang to the garden of Eden.… Expand

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TVJerry

Oct 23, 2020

Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan play best friends and EMA technicians who keep running across people who’ve died from a new designer drug. Turns out it has a unique effect on the user, which ends up getting them involved on a more sci-fi level. The concept has potential, but the logic hasAnthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan play best friends and EMA technicians who keep running across people who’ve died from a new designer drug. Turns out it has a unique effect on the user, which ends up getting them involved on a more sci-fi level. The concept has potential, but the logic has holes. It doesn’t really matter, because the few “trip” scenes don’t make up for the tedious dialogue that permeates the narrative. The actors do fine, but the lackluster direction and dull pace don’t make the trippy elements worth the trouble.… Expand

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TomHug

Feb 7, 2021

This movie was OK. From the musical score, you get the sense that the movie thinks it's way more awesome and thrilling than it actually is. If Mr. Dornen was trying to portray a shallow narcissist about whom any sympathy was nearly impossible to muster, he succeeded. Mr. Mackie did anThis movie was OK. From the musical score, you get the sense that the movie thinks it's way more awesome and thrilling than it actually is. If Mr. Dornen was trying to portray a shallow narcissist about whom any sympathy was nearly impossible to muster, he succeeded. Mr. Mackie did an admirable job of portraying a conflicted, yet sympathetic character. There are some nice photographic turns in the transitions. There's something along the lines of an M. Night Shyamalan twist at the end, but it feels kind of pro forma. To a large extent the whole movie feels like a setup to something significant, but we never get to the something -- or if we do, it's treated very superficially and formulaically.… Expand

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DaveAus

Feb 7, 2021

Boring and all over the place. This poor film suffers from bad writing and worse acting with unlikable characters.

1 of 1 users found this helpful10

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