Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh

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Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss by Passing Through the Gateway Chosen by the Holy Storsh

Released Mar 6, 2020

1h 36m

Comedy

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A couple learn their apartment is being used for a deranged cult's ritualistic suicides.

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Jamie Righetti

indieWire

The key to happiness might not be found in a dirty old bathtub in Los Angeles, but 7 Stages is still guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Rated: B+

May 29, 2018

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

But more often than not, Seven Stages simply fails to navigate the turn from freaky to funny.

May 2, 2018

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Nick Schager

Variety

The outlandishness proffered by this comedy is of such a strident sort that any possible laughs quickly turn to eye-rolling groans.

May 1, 2018

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Laura Griffiths

Starburst

It's a morbid concept but so ridiculous, particularly in the film's final act, it works

Rated: 4/5

Aug 27, 2020

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Kat Hughes

THN

A fresh breath of comedy air. It's kooky, zany, wears its heart on its sleeve, and has Taika Waititi as a cult leader - what more do you need to know?

Rated: 4/5

Jun 16, 2020

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Tom Beasley

Flickering Myth

This is an example of squandered potential disappearing in a haze of indulgent nonsense. Taika Waititi with a guitar and a beard can save a lot of things, but it couldn't save this one.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 12, 2020

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Audience Member

I don’t understand the negative reviews…I laughed and chuckled through the whole movie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/05/22

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Audience Member

Does taiki ever really miss in anything he’s in or directs or even looks at ? 3.9

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

10/03/21

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bryan b

There is a fine line between funny and bizzaro. If you think funny is ppl breaking into an apartment to commit suicide then this is the comedy for you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

This is grade A garbage 🗑 😒

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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This Indie film glorifies suicide despite its play on crime and cults. To story-tell about death in an ambiguous, post modern style while simultaneously including hints of comedy is certainly an interesting angle. However the writers did not consider the potential risks in releasing this unpoetic tale of existential phenomenon for certain audience members to view. This apathetic narrative can induce psychosis for some, mostly because the comedy was surface level and not deep/outrageous enough. The whole film was mediocre and did not leave viewers with cheers, hope, glory, or glee. It was not over the top ridiculous like the Scary Movie film series, and not insightful like Fight Club. The film itself was meaningless but I don't find that amusing. The detective was the only good character as he was actually funny and harmless. His animation was exuberant. There was some decent performance done by whoever played the main character Claire. Overall, to dramatically illuminate a bunch of sets while nihilistically talking about our meaninglessness with little to no symbolism, context or hope is not actually funny. Existentialism is quite real and to write about it with little tact and little humor is embarrassing and hazardous. I detest this poor attempt at creating a satire in regards to suicide in our post modern world. This should not have been released for young people to see (let alone anyone with depression); especially not with this level of depleted consciousness.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

I liked it. Some fantastic comedians and brilliant creative minds.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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A couple learn their apartment is being used for a deranged cult's ritualistic suicides.

Director: Vivieno Caldinelli
Producer: Patrick McErlean, Michael Moran, Daniel Noah, Josh C. Waller, Elijah Wood, Lisa Whalen
Screenwriter: Justin Jones, Christopher Hewitson, Clayton Hewitson
Distributor: Marvista Entertainment
Production Co: MarVista Entertainment, Tamperclean Films, Company X
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 6, 2020, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 16, 2020
Runtime: 1h 36m

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