Things Will Be Different

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Things Will Be Different

Released Oct 4, 2024

1h 42m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Horror

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When estranged siblings Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) rendezvous at a local diner after a close-call robbery, they hightail it to an abandoned farmhouse that transports them to a different time in order to escape the law. Their getaway is derailed when an unknown and cryptic metaphysical force emerges and blocks them from returning home. Trapped on the puzzling plot of land, their captor makes it clear that no one can leave until their deadly demands are met. What results from their entrapment not only bends the forces of spacetime--forcing the two to question everything they know about their own reality--but pushes their familial bonds to the breaking point.

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Critics Consensus

A small film brimming with big ideas, Things Will Be Different effectively teases the brain while shredding the nerves.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

Thompson and Dandy are outstanding physical actors, not just in scenes of hand-to-hand combat and gunplay but in quiet moments where they eat a meal or talk about their pasts.

Rated: 3.5/4

Oct 5, 2024

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

But sometimes necessity is just necessity, and here, as the scattershot plot advances... the film is crying out for a splash of CGI, a practical effect, another location, anything.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 5, 2024

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Carlos Aguilar

Variety

Even if the balance between the high concept and the human component falters at times, Things Will Be Different is an auspicious effort to amalgamate what touches the heart and what tickles the brain.

Oct 4, 2024

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

The bleak movie never aims to be logical.

Rated: B

Nov 25, 2024

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Things Will Be Different has an ambitious time-traveling concept revolving around a brother and a sister. Unfortunately, this botched sci-fi drama gets caught up in being too mysterious for viewers to care what happens to these underdeveloped characters.

Nov 19, 2024

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Steve Morrissey

Radio Times

The acting is a little wobbly here and there, but the material is strong enough to compensate, and Felker's approach to sci-fi tech (including bits of old wood!) is charming and ingenious.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 13, 2024

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Lou S

Cliche premise that's drawn out way too long. This might have worked as a short story, but it had 45-60min of needless filler. I powered through and finished it, hoping for a solid ending that never came. I'm most disappointed in myself for not throwing in the towel earlier.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/17/25

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Garry A

I found myself intrigued most of film. The two lead characters were convincing as brother and sister. The film was too long. I started losing interest and the ending wasn't satisfying.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/25

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Larry L

I started to watch and lost interest quickly. Watched less than 15 minutes.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

02/04/25

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Sam m

By far one of the worst movies I’ve ever seen. Not only was the acting horrible and nonsensical, there were more unanswered questions then I can even mention. The producer was clearly trying to distract you throughout the movie to make you guess what details were important just to deliver a gaint heap of nothing in the end.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/12/25

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M E

Very slow and very confusing

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/25/24

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Andrei D

It has more ideas than it can coherently execute but works as a science fiction two hander

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

12/09/24

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Synopsis

When estranged siblings Joseph (Adam David Thompson) and Sidney (Riley Dandy) rendezvous at a local diner after a close-call robbery, they hightail it to an abandoned farmhouse that transports them to a different time in order to escape the law. Their getaway is derailed when an unknown and cryptic metaphysical force emerges and blocks them from returning home. Trapped on the puzzling plot of land, their captor makes it clear that no one can leave until their deadly demands are met. What results from their entrapment not only bends the forces of spacetime--forcing the two to question everything they know about their own reality--but pushes their familial bonds to the breaking point.

Director: Michael Felker
Producer: Shane Spiegel, Jacob Rosenthal, Michael Felker
Screenwriter: Michael Felker
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Rustic Films, Last Life
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 4, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $4.0K
Runtime: 1h 42m

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