Parallel

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Parallel

2024

1h 28m

Drama

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Parallel follows the story of Vanessa (Danielle Deadwyler) who takes refuge at her family's lake house to grieve after suffering the loss of her child. Accompanied by her husband, Alex (Aldis Hodge), and his brother, Martel (Edwin Hodge), Vanessa attempts to regain her sense of normalcy after the tragedy. But soon after their arrival, she experiences an aberration when she is attacked by a parallel universe's version of herself. Faced with the reality that multiverses exist, she must reconcile the fact that these parallel gates will either hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.

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John Serba

Decider

10/10/2024

Parallel ultimately works, but just barely... keep your expectations earthbound.

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

08/08/2024

4/5

Parallel is the multiverse movie for people who usually find them too hectic by half.

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Julian Roman

MovieWeb

02/28/2024

3.5/5

Parallel is a tense and disturbing sci-fi thriller that explores the different pathways of alternate realities. What begins as a family confronting an emotional crisis takes a frightening turn into an unexpected labyrinth of consequences.

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Rachel Leishman

The Mary Sue

02/23/2024

4/5

While the plot of Parallel can get complicated if you think too deeply about it, the film shines in the performances that Deadwyler and Aldis and Edwin Hodge bring to this family.

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Denise J

@RT19228957 Apr 24

I thoroughly enjoyed the acting, directing, and the plot. I don’t normally watch movies with mid ratings, but I was pleasantly surprised. The film deserves more credit. Perhaps it’s because this sci-fi thriller doesn’t involve the usual suspects. IDK It’s worth the watch.

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Giovanni G

@GiovanniGee Feb 23

The acting was great, although a bit simplified centering around just 3 characters. The premise starts off pretty cool but it doesn't really explore the nature or origins of the multiverse as well as it could have. The tension was palpable but it doesn't really go anywhere. And to just take a life and simply claim it as your own without any consequences.. makes it a rather cheap cop-out ending. It could've been great, exploring an unending paradox or a butterfly effect, but it ended up being a missed opportunity with the writer taking the easy way out where we're given a hollow 'happy' ending, but expecting more than just a very short runtime. Very unfortunate.

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Julia G

@RT84813820 07/03/2025

The series is based on an good idea but the execution is sloopy. The writing of the main character is very bad und the quality of the acting is quite uneven.

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Giorgio G

@GioBlob 06/10/2025

This is definitely the cheapest "Multiverse-themed movie" ever made. A cast of only 3 people inside a house and the surrounding forest. You can imagine what you get. That doesn't mean that the flick is lame or bad, but it's obviously simple. Still, within its simplicity is somehow interesting as one never knows if the lady is just crazy or if there actually are different realities. All in all it's watchable, though not really captivating or tense. 5/10 points!

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Jay O

@RT47478467 01/09/2025

Enjoyed the film but hated the ending, considering everything that happened .

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Aundrea E

@RT42336197 09/22/2024

Definitely better than expected. No pun intended, but I felt out of the loop. I wish there was more to the plot than just the looping.

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Synopsis

Parallel follows the story of Vanessa (Danielle Deadwyler) who takes refuge at her family's lake house to grieve after suffering the loss of her child. Accompanied by her husband, Alex (Aldis Hodge), and his brother, Martel (Edwin Hodge), Vanessa attempts to regain her sense of normalcy after the tragedy. But soon after their arrival, she experiences an aberration when she is attacked by a parallel universe's version of herself. Faced with the reality that multiverses exist, she must reconcile the fact that these parallel gates will either hold the key to releasing her grief or trapping her forever.

Director: Kourosh Ahari
Producer: Sean Lydiard, Jaylen Moore, Edwin Hodge, Aldis Hodge, Jonathan Keasey, Elliott Michael Smith, Ann Zhang
Screenwriter: Aldis Hodge, Edwin Hodge, Jonathan Keasey
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: Rumble Riot Pictures
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 23, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 23, 2024
Runtime: 1h 28m