Significant Other

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Significant Other

R

2022

1h 24m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

Drama

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SIGNIFICANT OTHER follows a young couple, Harry (Jake Lacy, "White Lotus") and Ruth (Maika Monroe, "It Follows"), who take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but things take a dark turn when they realize they may not be alone.

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Critics Consensus

Some surprising touches and a generally thoughtful approach help elevate Significant Other above standard wilderness survival stories.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Never overstays its welcome and builds up to its shocks by having us get to know Harry and Ruth before it turns the tables on the audience

Rated: 3/4

Oct 19, 2022

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Jordan Hoffman

AV Club

If for some reason you haven’t pulled the trigger on Shudder and want to get more out of a Paramount+ subscription, this is better than just staring at a blank wall.

Oct 19, 2022

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Natalia Winkelman

New York Times

The film’s modest facade proves a smoke screen for a rich and eventful ride; one plot development in particular hits with such surprise that it catches the audience far more unawares than the characters.

Oct 7, 2022

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Jordy Sirkin

Jordy Reviews It

A surprising science fiction thriller that serves original twists you won’t see coming.

Oct 14, 2023

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Matt Pais

MattPais.com

Simply not enough in nearly every category.

Rated: C

Jun 20, 2023

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Dave Golder

Radio Times

Those who make it through the interminable first 45 minutes are unlikely to care who kills whom in the climactic face-off.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 9, 2022

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Spike D

Uneven pacing and goofy tone shifts don't make Significant Other a complete waste of time, but they do defang what could have been a promising addition to the alien horror subgenre.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

10/15/24

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Green C

Interesting, weird, unique storyline. Lacy is terrific.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

09/11/24

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Michael F

If you looked at the ratings and say, oh this looks good, you are in for a surprise. Starts off really great. Suspenseful and interesting. Then Harry comes back from being thrown off a cliff and is an alien, and it just gets stupid.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

09/28/24

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Richard G

Jake Lacy is so underrated...he's great in everything he does. In this movie, he's funny and terrifying at the same time. Very enjoyable sci-fi / horror flick with lots of twists and turns.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

09/03/24

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Gwen C

Started compelling, ended a must see.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/29/24

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Jeffrey P

Looked like it might be something interesting, but it took too long to setup and once it did it wasn’t all that interesting.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/26/24

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Dan Berk

Director

Robert Olsen

Director

Maika Monroe

Ruth

Jake Lacy

Harry

Matthew Yang King

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Dana Green

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Synopsis

SIGNIFICANT OTHER follows a young couple, Harry (Jake Lacy, "White Lotus") and Ruth (Maika Monroe, "It Follows"), who take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest, but things take a dark turn when they realize they may not be alone.

Director: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
Producer: Dan Kagan
Screenwriter: Dan Berk, Robert Olsen
Production Co: Paramount Players, Quay Street Productions
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 7, 2022
Runtime: 1h 24m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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