Coherence

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Coherence

2013

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of events due to the malevolent influence of a passing comet.

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Critics Consensus

A case study in less-is-more filmmaking, Coherence serves as a compelling low-budget calling card for debuting writer-director James Ward Byrkit.

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Samuel B. Prime

Slant Magazine

Coherence was a highlight. A deceptively simple film made with minimal cast, crew, and budget, it boasts more than enough sheer imagination to tip the scale in its favor.

Sep 24, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Observer (UK)

Considering how much of the film consists of a single group of people becoming increasingly unhinged in a suburban living room, it's impressive how effectively Byrkit manages to suggest multiple realities and ominous other worlds.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 15, 2015

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

One of its strengths is the attention it pays to character. Scrape away the sci-fi trappings and this emerges as a caustic, closely observed drama about some narcissistic California types with obvious tensions in their lives.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 13, 2015

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Patrick Cavanaugh

The Wolfman Cometh

Its ambitions are admirable, but the actual concepts are too convoluted and don't quite live up to the potential of the various themes it juggles.

Rated: 3/5

Sep 20, 2023

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Is anything but coherent.

Rated: B+

Sep 14, 2023

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

Even more unsettling because of its grounded setting, Coherence is a true indie gem.

Mar 21, 2023

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Anon Y

This movie is so insanely good. If you like sci-fi, suspense, good story, and plot twists- you will love this movie. Pay attention!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Darby H

I enjoyed this movie enough to pay attention the whole time it’s not meant to be the best sci fi horror movie of all time but throughly enjoyable enough to want to watch twice (with years between those watches) none the less if you like horror that messes with your head and want a short movie this definitely would be perfect to watch, especially with friends. Ppl hating heavy on this movie are just hating on it because it’s not perfect, nothing is :)

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/07/24

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Audience Member

One likeable character that goes completely off the rails at the end. Everyone else is annoying and/or has zero redeemable qualities. The premise is interesting but it quickly loses that intrugue when things get going. Some of the acting is ok, some of it is bad, and maybe one or two are good. There is no redemption here; just humanity at its ugliest. Indeed, they are the dark versions. I would not watch again.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/04/24

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Breno G

Special Effects: 1,0/Sound Effects: 1,0/Acting: 1,0/Story: 1,0

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/01/24

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Kevin W

It would have been hard to make a worse film. Terrible acting, exceptionally unlikeable characters with unrealistic dialoge, reactions, and motives. I'm convinced whoever wrote this heap has never heard a real conversarion in their life. Cheap cop-out of an ending. I made a rotten tomatoes account just to write this. You'd be better off staring at the wall for an hour and a half, then at least you won't be so pissed off.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/24/24

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Fer S

I gave it 40 minutes and it just kept getting worse. The dialogue is horrible and the acting is bad. None of the reactions are realistic and the things they do don't make any sense. If you feel like watching people being totally dumb, then this might be for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

08/19/24

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Synopsis

Eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of events due to the malevolent influence of a passing comet.

Director: James Ward Byrkit
Producer: Lene Bausager
Screenwriter: James Ward Byrkit
Production Co: Bellanova, Ugly Duckling Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.9K
Runtime: 1h 29m

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