Shortwave

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Shortwave

2016

1h 25m

Sci-Fi

Horror

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A researcher and his wife, suffering from the disappearance of their child, become haunted by a cryptic shortwave radio signal that causes hallucinations.

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Rich Cline

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There doesn't seem to be anything under the over-serious surface.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 1, 2018

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Dennis Schwartz

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This is a good film for those who can relate to horror pics that are intellectually scary rather than just violently scary.

Rated: B

Jan 30, 2018

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Brian Orndorf

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Always feels more interested in the visual experience, rendering the storytelling somewhat flat, even when it touches on unbearably devastating events.

Rated: C

Oct 19, 2017

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Fred Topel

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It gets more harrowing for Isabel and more harrowing for us the further along it goes.

Jun 28, 2016

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luna t

One of the most boring movies we've ever suffered through. Terrible acting, no plot until 3/4 into the movie. They obviously got all 500 people they know to give it a high rating. When seeing a 96% audience score in the future, will be sure to see how many people actually gave it that. 500 people won't work. What a disgrace! I just discovered you can do half stars. Awesome. Edited to reflect half a star, which is half a star more than it deserves.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/04/24

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Audience Member

Shortwave preys on the loss of a young girl and the effects it has on her mom. But, as the plot unfolds, not only is the other world her hubby and partner tapping into evil - but so are so they. What never makes sense is the actual shortwave radio that's never plugged in.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/12/23

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Pure unadulterated garbage.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/02/23

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Senseless, hippie hipster, garbage bullshit. Interesting synopsis and that's about it. This having a 97% review score is... wrong... and then it morphed into a total horror shit show in the second half. While the horror aspect in the second half was an improvement over the first half horror aspect, it never defined what type of horror it was until the very end. An ending that offered very little resolution to what was driving the entire movie. I might want to watch this again to see if it's as bad as I thought.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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It was an overrated shit stain

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME. EVEN IF YOU USE FAST FORWARD!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/07/18

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Ryan Gregory Phillips

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Juanita Ringeling

Isabel

Cristobal Tapia Montt

Josh

Katie Carthen

Scientist

Kyle Davis

Thomas

Jay Ellis

Robert

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Synopsis

A researcher and his wife, suffering from the disappearance of their child, become haunted by a cryptic shortwave radio signal that causes hallucinations.

Director: Ryan Gregory Phillips
Producer: Lindsay Lanzillotta, Anthony Mancilla, Ryan Gregory Phillips
Screenwriter: Ryan Gregory Phillips
Production Co: Cue Mark Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 24, 2017
Runtime: 1h 25m

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