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Synchronic

Synchronic

Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2020

Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

Movie details

Synchronic

“Time is an illusion.”

2020 Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 42m

Critical arithmetic

One number, for now.

TMDB

6.3 / 10

Community rating

Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.

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 Synchronic?

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

Aaron Moorhead · Justin Benson

Written by

Justin Benson

Anthony Mackie

Anthony Mackie

Steve Denube

Jamie Dornan

Jamie Dornan

Dennis Dannelly

Katie Aselton

Katie Aselton

Tara Dannelly

Alexia Ioannides

Alexia Ioannides

Brianna Dannelly

Ramiz Monsef

Ramiz Monsef

Dr. Kermani

Bill Oberst Jr.

Bill Oberst Jr.

The Looter

Betsy Holt

Betsy Holt

Leah

Court is in session

Put Synchronic 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.