Parallel

Released Dec 11, 2020

1 hr. 44 min.

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

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Zyleth B

a certified parallel sci-fi classic.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Voice O

The central premise is cool and the idea is really well developed the first half of the movie. Unfortunately the writer deemed it necessary to turn the story into a suspense thriller, introducing a killing that starts the story going downhill. This is a real shame since up to them the theme of getting access to a multiverse offered so many opportunities and for a while it really seemed the story was going to make intelligent use of the idea.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/15/24

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Robert W

This could've been an awesome movie, which is why I watched 90% of it. But in a bad attempt to create plot twists it defies its own logic and slowly gets worse until it becomes dumb. I got to the climax of the movie, threw my hands in the air and literally yelled "I've had enough of this nonsense". Immediately I logged into rotten tomatoes to save 2 hours of your life. Heed my warning and if you didn't read this till it was too late PLEASE TELL ME HOW GOING BACK IN TIME IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE GIVES YOU ACCESS TO FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/06/24

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Jeffrey P

A decent parallel universe movie that doesn't become entangled in itself. I did find the characters to be a disappointing lot, as everything they did was mostly for selfish reasons that were superficial and without higher aim. The plot stops developing in an interesting way in the back half as things become stagnant and aimless. Also, would have liked to see the opening sequence and those characters play a bigger part rather than what we got in the second half, and the end that leaves the audience hanging.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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Wolfgang G

Parallel ist ein Science-Fiction-Thriller von Isaac Ezban (Regie) und Scott Blaszak (Drehbuch)... Eine Gruppe von Freunden stößt auf einen Spiegel, der als Portal zu einem „Multiversum" dient… Eine fantastische Geschichte, vorzüglich erzählt (inszeniert) mit guter schauspielerischer Leistung…

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/08/23

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Ronald M

It's not a big enough film to see in a theater, but its a good movie to watch at home. It doesnt bother explaining beyond the qoute about advancement looking like magic, which works fine since they arent building a franchise or anything grand. The acting in the movie was great, and they carried the story and plot along well. If it wasnt for the actors being as good as they were this review would be much worse.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Isaac Ezban

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Kathleen Quinlan

Marissa

Alyssa Diaz

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Mark O'Brien

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Georgia King

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Wendy Ide

Observer (UK)

Montages, seesawing Dutch tilts and profligate overuse of lighting gels fail to conceal the fact that the film's writing doesn't match the lure of the central idea.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 13, 2021

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

It's watchable, but don't expect your mind to be blown - more gently prodded.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 7, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Despite a lame late plot twist, Isaac Ezban's thriller is a rollicking rollercoaster ride.

Rated: 2.5/4

Dec 31, 2020

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Joel Harley

Starburst

Tonally, it's muddled, struggling to manage its comedy beats and darker impulses. Still, the performances and Scott Blaszak's to-the-point script make the film easy to like, in spite of its flaws.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 22, 2021

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Scott Weinberg

Thrillist

This clever Canadian indie is part Flatliners, part Butterfly Effect, and smoothly entertaining throughout.

Apr 16, 2021

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

Parallel is another clever and thought-provoking "what if" story from Mexican director Isaac Ezban. His first English-language feature, Parallel's UK premiere was held at the Frightfest's Halloween event.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 2, 2021

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Synopsis

A group of friends stumble upon a mirror that serves as a portal to a "multiverse", but soon discover that importing knowledge from the other side in order to better their lives brings increasingly dangerous consequences.

Director: Isaac Ezban
Executive Producer: Allan J. Stitt, Paul Tennyson, Dale Wells, John Zaozirny
Screenwriter: Scott Blaszak
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: BRON Studios, The Realm Films, Creative Wealth Media Finance
Genre: Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 11, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 11, 2020

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