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The A-Frame

Play trailer 1:38 Poster for The A-Frame Released Jul 25 1h 22m Sci-Fi Horror Play Trailer Watchlist
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A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a sub-atomic parallel universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers an unorthodox cancer treatment when transporting lab rats inter-dimensionally. He now recruits human subjects to legitimize his efforts.
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Siddhant Adlakha Variety When it begins toying with sci-fi tropes and possibilities, it becomes both aesthetically and narratively malformed and feels lost in a liminal space between acerbic gallows humor and existential genre fiction without fully leaning into either one. Jul 7, 2024 Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Reeder’s pitch-black sense of humor instead places this twisted slice of sci-fi horror closer to Tales from the Crypt for its almost whimsical sense of macabre justice. Rated: 3.5/5 Jun 11, 2024 Full Review Samantha McLaren MovieJawn A quick and dirty sci-fi horror flick, The A-Frame’s tone can be a little shaky, but its concept and overall execution are compelling. Aug 9, 2025 Full Review Jared Mobarak Hey, Have You Seen ...? Reeder's film isn't about the science. It's about the journey Donna takes to accept her fate. That we learn this lesson via pretty gnarly genre gore is the cherry on top. Rated: 6/10 Aug 8, 2025 Full Review Abbie Bernstein Assignment X Whether or not the theories add up, Reed has paid enough attention to detail for us to feel like we’re being treated like intelligent viewers. Rated: B Aug 4, 2025 Full Review Alex Broadwell In Review Online While there’s the lingering sense that there’s a more consistent nightmare of a film just out of reach, Reeder and his cast and crew accomplish quite a bit with their modest resources, and the film stands as a spirited entry in the tradition it occupies. Sep 7, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Mad M What the hell did I just watch ? 🤣🤣🤣 Ok so it’s a modern day take on the movie ‘the fly’ with the guy out of CSI in it? Kurt Russell esq. wanna be - not actually a bad actor in this to be honest - It’s certainly not Jeff Goldblum. The big Shame about this movie is it could have been well written. It could have been a 7/8-10. Instead what you get is pointless 4/5-10. So let me break the movie down for you. Young girl has cancer of the hand (is this even possible ?) 🤣🤣🤣 She gets stalked by a scientist …. Our protagonist - Kurt Russel wanna be … he’s called Sam. He’s a quantum physicist or so he claims to be…. But he’s actually a mad stalker scientist - it turns out. He puts the young girls hand in a machine that looks all sci fi futuristic. It ‘cures’ her cancer - temporarily. Then she tells her mate an Indian fella who’s a shite amateur comedian. He then has to walk through a larger version of the hand girls machine and he comes out on the other A frame or ‘tele-porter’ as red plasma, goo and blood and all that’s left is a mutated creature whining. Then the hand girl / the young girl feels guilty and meantime the scientist psycho Kurt Russell wanna be protagonist, talks the young hand girls mate (her mate is a coloured Africa American woman who leads a charity cancer group) to try the A frame. But they trick the scientist and push him in the machine. He then comes out as goo, plasma and blood. The end. Pointless waste of everyone’s time - no writing / no story no resistance from the mad scientist, No explanations as to why where or how. The end. Pointlessness on a large scale. The fly shot in the 80’s with Jeff Goldblum 7/8-10 A frame 4/10 And that’s being generous. Welcome to pointless movie year 2024. Do you want me to write you a good movie ? Email me and I will write you anything that is better than this and I don’t claim to be a movie writer I have just watched a lot of movies 🤣🤣🤣and anyone with one brain cell could top this tripe. Not worth your time or effort to watch and such a disappointment! Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 09/03/25 Full Review Metehan Ç Terrible storytelling and terrible cgi effect specially amalgams ( mutation in the cover of the film more accurate). Its looks like youtube short horror movie Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Anthony M An effective little horror movie. It's just that nothing physical being can scream without vocal chords. Overlook that and you're fine. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review prawnda s this is completely unwatchable drivel. any positive review is either paid or a part of the production. i think a few people here and on imdb were tricked into giving around a 50-60% rating because they felt bad for the cast and crew. i'd really like to think that awful projects like this will eventually stop being spammed with fake reviews, but i doubt it will happen any time soon. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/24/25 Full Review Diet Dr. Paul . A solid concept and that falls apart for one main reason, it feels unfinished. Like asking a poignant question without sticking around to hear the answer—I was genuinely shocked when it ended. The setup is unique and the couple body horror scenes we get are awesome but it definitely feels incomplete. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/11/25 Full Review Becky Awesome story with awesome actors especially Johnny Whitworth as Sam! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/09/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A quantum physicist develops a machine that creates a tunnel to a sub-atomic parallel universe. In his quest to prove the machine's efficacy, he inadvertently discovers an unorthodox cancer treatment when transporting lab rats inter-dimensionally. He now recruits human subjects to legitimize his efforts.
Director
Calvin Lee Reeder
Producer
Ran Namerode, Angelia Adzic, Cole Payne, Vincent Grashaw
Screenwriter
Calvin Lee Reeder
Distributor
Dark Star Pictures
Production Co
Randomix Productions, Traverse Media
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jul 25, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Aug 5, 2025
Runtime
1h 22m
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