New Life

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New Life

2024

1h 25m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail is Elsa, a resourceful agent, whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation begin to fill with fresh bodies. Soon the pursuit spirals toward its harrowing confrontation between the two women, in search of meaning and redemption, on the razor's edge of catastrophe.

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Critics Consensus

Breathing New Life to the genre, this excellently acted brooding horror thriller marks a propitious debut for John Rosman.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Amid the dumper-truck of post-Covid lockdown-inspired films, very few take disease and pandemics themselves as their central focus. So John Rosman’s stripped-back but effective debut is a sobering flashback to those incubative early days.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2024

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Lovers of hard-core horror with elements of science fiction and allusions to body horror, rejoice. [Full review in Spanish]

May 7, 2024

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

It’s not just the complexities of its characters that are compelling, but Rosman’s ability to drop narrative bombs that cataclysmically alter the genre and narrative direction.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 10, 2023

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Cody Allen

Geek Vibes Nation

New Life revitalizes the zombie genre by infusing it with a profoundly human touch, breathing new life into the archetype and leaving a lasting resonance.

Rated: 9/10

Jul 18, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

In a vacuum, New Life is watchable; properly contextualized, it’s a rock-solid mishmash of thriller and horror elements.

Mar 13, 2025

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Noah Berlatsky

Everything is Horrible (Substack)

It’s not a must see. But it’s determination to explore its new skin, with all its wounds, is worth watching if you are interested in zombies, disability, or their ugly, possibly enlightening intersection.

Oct 4, 2024

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Tim G

Solid. Idea a bit better than the execution.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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Jen H.

Wasn't a bad movie, it just wasn't my jam.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11/07/25

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Ples J.

I think we have grown tired of the pandemic style virus is spreading the world. But still had a very good plot.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/26/25

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Stephen G.

Amidst the chaos of our intro, we've the shadow of doom presenting itself for us now. Not going to lie, the genuine decency of people when it counts is freaking inspiring, especially in these unsure days we live in. Finally getting flashbacks, I do want to know what got us here, but I'm feeling sad for the main character and her mental well-being. Our pursuing character is very personable, and they allow her to have emotions and her own problems that she must deal with. The virulence of our problem in this film is terrifying, and this is something unheard of in the problem description up to now. You won't believe the incriminating facor in this film, that concern each and every one of us right NOW TODAY.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

10/20/25

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Gabriel T

If I needed to point one problem, I couldn't. This is a great movie overall. Profoundly writing characters, involving story, gets you involved, beautifully shot, nice makeup and visual effects

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Pinoy Short R

Sayang oras. Oks sana kaso ang haba ng kinain na oras bago magkaron ng linaw ang kwento. Bitin din ang ending

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/16/25

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Synopsis

Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail is Elsa, a resourceful agent, whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation begin to fill with fresh bodies. Soon the pursuit spirals toward its harrowing confrontation between the two women, in search of meaning and redemption, on the razor's edge of catastrophe.

Director: John Rosman
Producer: Mike Marchlewski, T. Justin Ross
Screenwriter: John Rosman
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: Great Lakes Vacuum Supplies Unlimited, American Storyworks
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 25m

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