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Resolution

Resolution

Horror · Thriller · Mystery · 2013

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

Movie details

Resolution

2013 Horror · Thriller · Mystery 1h 33m

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TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Resolution?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Justin Benson · Aaron Moorhead

Written by

Justin Benson

Peter Cilella

Peter Cilella

Michael Danube

Vinny Curran

Vinny Curran

Chris Daniels

Zahn McClarnon

Zahn McClarnon

Charles

Bill Oberst Jr.

Bill Oberst Jr.

Byron

Emily Montague

Emily Montague

Jennifer Danube

Kurt David Anderson

Kurt David Anderson

Billy

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Skyler Meacham

Micah

Court is in session

Put Resolution 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 Popcorn Loyalist

“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.