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In this gripping thriller, a close-knit family is caught in the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as "The Change." Ellen and Paul (Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler) witness their lives fall apart when Ellen's former student Liz (Phoebe Dynevor) reappears and starts dating their son (Dylan O'Brien). As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. Liz's role in "The Change" brings simmering conflicts to the surface, unraveling the fabric of the family just as the nation itself stands on edge during an alarming and challenging time of uncertainty.

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (LAist)

I bought every second of it... If you just roll with it, this film will pin you to your chair.

Nov 10, 2025

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Katie Walsh

Tribune News Service

"a hypothetical question as character study, an examination of how this happens and an assertion that a system like this shows no mercy, not even to its most loyal subjects, despite what we want to believe.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 1, 2025

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Komasa (“Corpus Christi”) demonstrates a steady hand at staging a slew of rage-filled confrontations, and helps stabilize the outraged screenplay when it gets too didactic, even though he loses control of that near the finale.

Rated: 3/4

Oct 30, 2025

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Jose Cordova

InBetweenDrafts

Anniversary bites off more than it can chew, but the topics it engages with are so relevant to our current reality that it almost overcomes all stumbles.

Rated: 6/10

Nov 7, 2025

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Gregory Nussen

Screen Rant

The film accomplishes the rare feat of being both politically loud and devoid of much meaning.

Rated: 3/10

Nov 7, 2025

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Maxance Vincent

InSession Film

Komasa’s experience with his Warsaw diptych might have been the reason why the film feels so alive and accurately depicts the authoritarian turn currently ongoing in America.

Rated: A

Nov 6, 2025

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Tim

I thought this movie was going to be a stalker type murder movie. Boy was I wrong. It was such a twist. Thought provoking and almost future telling story line of what could actually happen. Amazing ending as well. I saw this over a week ago and I find myself still thinking about it. A must see!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/08/25

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Jon B

So politically confused it doesn’t know what it wants to say

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Joey R

I liked that the movie showed how an entitled American public can be moved to an authoritarian system and think that it's a democratic system. The acting was very good. The plot is similar to a horror movie for the reason that anyone in the main characters position with wealth and knowledge, would have fled the country before it's silent transition to a singular autocracy, but instead stay as they sink deeper into quicksand.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Amanda

Why wasnt this promoted? It was easily the best political thriller Ive ever seen.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Dianne P

Was very intense and thought provoking

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/06/25

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Phillip N

Here we go. another political movie. :(

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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In this gripping thriller, a close-knit family is caught in the turmoil of a controversial rising movement known as "The Change." Ellen and Paul (Diane Lane and Kyle Chandler) witness their lives fall apart when Ellen's former student Liz (Phoebe Dynevor) reappears and starts dating their son (Dylan O'Brien). As Liz becomes a part of the Taylor family, tensions rise and loyalties are tested. Liz's role in "The Change" brings simmering conflicts to the surface, unraveling the fabric of the family just as the nation itself stands on edge during an alarming and challenging time of uncertainty.

Director: Jan Komasa
Producer: Kate Churchill, Paula Mae Schwartz, Steve Schwartz, Nick Wechsler
Screenwriter: Lori Rosene-Gambino, Jan Komasa
Distributor: Lionsgate Films
Production Co: Chockstone Pictures, Fifth Season, Lionsgate
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 29, 2025, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $543.0K
Runtime: 1h 52m

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