Relic

R

Released Jul 10, 2020

1 hr. 29 min.

Horror

Drama

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A woman links her mother's increasingly volatile behavior to an evil presence at their family's decaying country home.

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Critics Consensus

Relic ratchets up its slowly building tension in an expertly crafted atmosphere of dread, adding up to an outstanding feature debut for director/co-writer Natalie Erika James.

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Matt M

Okay! The parallel world behind the walls was interesting and unnerving.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Adam B

Absurd. One of the worst pieces of gibberish I've ever seen.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/06/24

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Veronica L

Everything happens in the last 20 min

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/19/24

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Nigel O

I hate lazy endings. Especially when the movie is constantly in need of an explanation.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/01/24

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Darren D

Natalie Erika James "Relic" absolutely one of my favourite horrors in recent years. With three strong leading performances & the way it uses a hereditary illness like Dementia within it's elements of horror is genuinely creepy & atmospheric. A personal terrifying experience as you watch familiar surroundings & memories twist & crumble away.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/29/24

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Jordan B

Unrelenting in it's feeling of dread, it smartly weaves a metaphor that you have to see to understand. Can be numbingly bleak though and when it finished I couldn't help but feel resounding sadness. Though in saying this I think it's the very point.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/27/24

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Natalie Erika James

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Emily Mortimer

Kay

Robyn Nevin

Edna

Bella Heathcote

Sam

Chris Bunton

Jamie

Jeremy Stanford

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

"Relic" is the feel-dread movie of the year.

Rated: 3.5/4

Feb 16, 2021

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Tara Brady

Irish Times

The debut feature from writer-director Natalie Erika James functions as both an allegory and a nightmarish descent into this year's creepiest movie home.

Rated: 4/5

Feb 16, 2021

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Tim Robey

Daily Telegraph (UK)

The more grotesque its imagery, the more tender its twists.

Rated: 5/5

Nov 18, 2020

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Anya Stanley

Vague Visages

A haunting study of Grecian prophecies and inherited mental illness, Relic makes beasts of the mind.

Jan 8, 2024

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Its interior lacks tension or anything shocking in its cadaverous plot about dementia, loneliness and the horror of old age. [Full review in Spanish]

Rated: 4/10

Oct 17, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

An exceptionally well-written, genuinely sad yet realistic story about dementia and how old people are treated once they can't live by themselves anymore. Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, and Bella Heathcote all deliver exceptional performances.

Rated: B+

Jul 24, 2023

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Synopsis

A woman links her mother's increasingly volatile behavior to an evil presence at their family's decaying country home.

Director: Natalie Erika James
Executive Producer: Mike Larocca, Todd Makurath
Screenwriter: Natalie Erika James, Christian White
Distributor: IFC Midnight
Production Co: Nine Stories Productions, AGBO, Film Victoria, Carver Films, Screen Australia
Rating: R (Some Horror Violence|Language|Disturbing Images)
Genre: Horror, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 10, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 26, 2020
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.0M
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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