Gray Matter

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Gray Matter

2023

1h 27m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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The science fiction thriller directed by Meko Winbush centers on Ayla and her daughter Aurora, who both possess superhuman abilities. As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate, and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past.

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Proma Khosla

IndieWire

07/31/2023

B-

At a tight 86 minutes, the film is visually compelling and makes sound use of its lead actors -- a solid debut for Winbush and ultimate victory for “Greenlight.”

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Elisabeth Vincentelli

New York Times

07/13/2023

“Gray Matter” is by-the-numbers, by-committee product.

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John Serba

Decider

07/14/2023

Nothing about the film is particularly memorable beyond the behind-the-camera real-life story that spawned it.

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Frank Swietek

One Guy's Opinion

07/14/2023

D

Comes across like something retrieved from Stephen King’s wastebasket given bargain-basement “Twilight Zone” treatment.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

07/14/2023

More compelling in its setup than its payoff, the film more muddled as it progresses, relying on cliches and losing its grounding in reality.

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

07/13/2023

Gray Matter isn't exactly subtle, but it's no worse than plenty of other low-budget streaming-exclusive sci-fi movies.

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Dominique C

12/25/2023

Movie was definitely underrated and should be advertised appropriately to gain the attention of audiences around. Wondering if this will be becomes a serious of movies on how the film ended.

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Jos R

10/09/2023

Love this film! I wish it was a tv series rather than a film. For some reason, the poster put me off, but I watched it randomly and then learned about how this was made via Project Green Light and loved it even more.

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KEVIN27

09/27/2023

This movie had some wicked scenes. Honestly was a head trip!

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Ingrid S

08/12/2023

Don't watch Project Greenlight before watching this so you can appreciate it with an open mind. This was a good movie. Ignore the critics.

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Neil D

08/07/2023

I was so patient. I finished it. So bad!

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Dina D

08/06/2023

I fell asleep halfway through but did wake up intermittently to some excellent performances and pretty camera angles. Ultimately it does feel like project Greenlight did the director and actors dirty w this script

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Synopsis

The science fiction thriller directed by Meko Winbush centers on Ayla and her daughter Aurora, who both possess superhuman abilities. As Ayla attempts to train Aurora how to navigate these abilities, a tragic incident finds Aurora in control of her fate, and forces Ayla to confront the truth of her past.

Director: Meko Winbush
Producer: Jeanette Volturno, Yolanda T. Cochran, Jessica Malanaphy
Screenwriter: Philip Gelatt
Distributor: Max
Production Co: Catchlight Films, Miramax, HOORAE, 3 Arts Entertainment
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 13, 2023
Runtime: 1h 27m

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