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New Life

Play trailer 2:10 Poster for New Life Released May 3, 2024 1h 25m Horror Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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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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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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review 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 Full Review Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana What a Scream Podcast ... isn’t anything wildly invigorating in the pandemic subgenre of horror, character study of a patient zero and the ailing woman tasked to hunt her down does vastly set it apart from its contemporaries. Rated: 4/5 Sep 3, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Joel P This has got to be one of the worst movies I've ever come across...Whoever sat through this mess and then went online to give this "movie" 5 stars is either personally connected to this movie or they are ....I can't even think of another reason If someone gave me the option of getting a root canal or watching this movie again it's a no brainer Root Canal!!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 03/30/25 Full Review john a Plays out like a fever dream. SPOILER ALERT. They are trying to cover up creating ZOMBIES. If this is the lab they are cooking this Hi-Tec super virus in no wounder the dog got out. Why does a pharmaceutical company that has enough funding to...intercept/Bribe?? an ambulance Bring them to a prison hospital. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Rob W Such a disconnect from the rt and viewer ratings to what I watched. I only have one question. Did we watch the same movie? Rated 1 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review Rut UwU 2 gila sih, ini film bener2 bikin jantung gue hampir copotttt dari awal sampe akhir tegang terus, ga ada jeda buat napas wkwk. alurnya bagus, misterinya dalem, plus jumpscare-nya ga murahan. Bikin merinding sih, rekomen bgt tonton sih buat pecinta horror-thriller! 🔥🔥🔥 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/28/25 Full Review M Ihsan M a horror thriller that keeps the tension high from start to finish. New Life" is a film that successfully blends horror and thriller elements in a refreshing way. Is it scary? Yes. Suspenseful? Absolutely. But most importantly, it has a solid story that makes it more than just a typical horror film. Perfect for those who enjoy dark, mysterious thrillers. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/25/25 Full Review bubu b film nya sangatt baguss, film ini pantas untuk dikasih rating tinggi, kalian semua harus banyak menonton ini🥰 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/24/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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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
American Storyworks, Great Lakes Vacuum Supplies Unlimited
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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