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Reminiscence

Reminiscence

Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller · 2021

Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman named Mae. What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client's memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for.

Movie details

Reminiscence

“Don't look back.”

2021 Mystery · Science Fiction · Thriller 1h 56m

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6.5 / 10

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Nicolas Bannister, a rugged and solitary veteran living in a near-future Miami flooded by rising seas, is an expert in a dangerous occupation: he offers clients the chance to relive any memory they desire. His life changes when he meets a mysterious young woman named Mae. What begins as a simple matter of lost and found becomes a passionate love affair. But when a different client's memories implicate Mae in a series of violent crimes, Bannister must delve through the dark world of the past to uncover the truth about the woman he fell for.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Lisa Joy

Written by

Lisa Joy

Hugh Jackman

Hugh Jackman

Nicolas 'Nick' Bannister

Rebecca Ferguson

Rebecca Ferguson

Mae

Thandiwe Newton

Thandiwe Newton

Emily 'Watts' Sanders

Cliff Curtis

Cliff Curtis

Cyrus Booth

Marina de Tavira

Marina de Tavira

Tamara Sylvan

Daniel Wu

Daniel Wu

Saint Joe

Mojean Aria

Mojean Aria

Sebastian Sylvan

Court is in session

Put Reminiscence 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.