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Flashback

Flashback

Thriller · Mystery · 2021

Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.

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Flashback

“In the blink of an eye your life can turn upside down”

2021 Thriller · Mystery 1h 37m

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5.9 / 10

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Frederick Fitzell is living his best life—until he starts having horrific visions of Cindy, a girl who vanished in high school. After reaching out to old friends with whom he used to take a mystery drug called Mercury, Fredrick realizes the only way to stop the visions lies deep within his own memories, so he embarks on a terrifying mental odyssey to learn the truth.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over Flashback?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Christopher MacBride

Written by

Christopher MacBride

Dylan O'Brien

Dylan O'Brien

Fred Fitzell

Hannah Gross

Hannah Gross

Karen

Emory Cohen

Emory Cohen

Sebastian

Keir Gilchrist

Keir Gilchrist

Andre

Maika Monroe

Maika Monroe

Cindy Williams

Liisa Repo-Martell

Liisa Repo-Martell

Mrs. Fitzell

Amanda Brugel

Amanda Brugel

Evelyn

Court is in session

Put Flashback on trial.

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

The defence The Cool Ironist

“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.