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  • 2020
  • Epic Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • Epic Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. The insomnia. The medication for the insomnia. The dreams from the medication for the insomnia. (Are they even dreams?) And then there's the mouse that...

  • 2020
  • Epic Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2020
  • Epic Pictures
  • 1 h 35 m

The Swerve

Metascore Universal Acclaim Based on 5 Critic Reviews
90
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 9 User Ratings
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Summary Holly seems to have it all: two kids, a nice house, a good job as a teacher, and a husband with his career on the way up. But there are troubling signs that all is not right in her world. The insomnia. The medication for the insomnia. The dreams from the medication for the insomnia. (Are they even dreams?) And then there's the mouse that...

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100
Sep 22, 2020
I cannot recommend The Swerve enough. It is one of the most depressing horror films I’ve ever seen, so maybe don’t watch it if you’re trying to feel super-sunshiney. It is an amazingly cathartic experience.
By Lorry Kikta FULL REVIEW
100
Sep 22, 2020
The Swerve is the opposite of comforting.
By Sheila O'Malley FULL REVIEW

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Sep 22, 2020
Suburban suffocation, impending doom, a tragedy waiting to happen, The Swerve is a compelling depiction of existential angst, melancholy, and mental illness, with director Kapsalis opting for subtlety over big-scene meltdown histrionics and much to his credit.
By Martyn Conterio FULL REVIEW
78
Oct 2, 2020
First-time feature director Kapsalis understands that the best way to capture a performance like this is to just leave the camera on her as Holly leans in to her worst instincts.
By Richard Whittaker FULL REVIEW
75
Sep 22, 2020
Kapsalis has written and directed an engrossing “woman on the verge” tale. But it is Azura Skye who draws us into it, earns our sympathy and makes us fear for how far this woman will be pushed before she pushes back, or snaps altogether.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Spark Chamber
Release Date Sep 22, 2020
Duration 1 h 35 m
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Awards

FrightFest
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Panic Fest
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Cinepocalypse
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination

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