Separation

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Separation

R

2021

1h 47m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A lonely little girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.

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Critics Consensus

A lifeless divorce drama cosplaying as a horror film, Separation is a disjointed mess that fails to escape its formulaic trappings.

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After raising expectations with a decent setup, Separation tests the patience with its slow story and a frustrating lack of scares.

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

04/30/2021

0/4

There are no believable characters, no rising tension, and no scares in this Insidious meets Kramer vs. Kramer.

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Nick Schager

Variety

04/30/2021

[A] dull and misogynistic affair that imagines multiple types of women as malevolent fiends who terrorize supposedly sympathetic men.

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

04/29/2021

1.5/5

Despite an imaginative setup, Separation can't divorce itself from a lack of scares, tension, and underbaked storytelling that prevents emotional resonance.

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Josh Parham

Next Best Picture

06/05/2022

4/10

The characters are flat, the themes shallow, and the emotional catharsis is stilted in every scene.

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Linda Cook

OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)

07/08/2021

1.5/4

'Separation' is a good movie ... to stay away from.

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Steven Warner

In Review Online

06/06/2021

The only separation that exists here is the vast one between good and bad filmmaking, and Separation falls decidedly on the side of the latter.

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John

05/30/2021

The movie over all was good. But the pacing was off from the half way mark to the end.

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james

05/29/2021

Want my money back. This movie was horrible. I had a hard time staying awake. The plot twist is horrible. It had creepy moments but you seen those in the trailer. The ending was stupid. Don't watch this.

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Facebook U

05/27/2021

This movie was beyond horrible there was no story no plot this movie had nothing going for it I wish I can get my money back

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Antonio

05/25/2021

Very slow movie and no payout in end

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Tex

05/24/2021

First half? A building dread, sort of a Man makes monster, nature of monster to destroy creator vibe. The later half? Definitely more of a murder mystery vibe.

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Ruben

05/22/2021

Weird plot. I enjoyed the few scary scenes.

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Synopsis

A lonely little girl finds solace in her artist father and the ghost of her dead mother.

Director: William Brent Bell
Producer: Jordan Beckerman, William Brent Bell, Jesse Korman, Jordan Yale Levine, Clay Pecorin, Russ Posternak
Screenwriter: Nick Amadeus, Josh Braun
Distributor: Open Road
Production Co: The Machine Room, Yale Productions, Post Film, RainMaker Films
Rating: R (Some Violence|Language|Brief Drug Use)
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 30, 2021, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 29, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.4M
Runtime: 1h 47m

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