Ultrasound

Released Mar 11, 2022

1 hr. 43 min.

Sci-Fi

Drama

Mystery & Thriller

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53 Reviews

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Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can't refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Shannon begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she's doing more harm than good.

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Critics Consensus

An auditory funhouse of intrigue, Ultrasound pushes narrative boundaries to deliver an audacious look at the horrors of gaslighting.

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Thirdi A

i have no idea what I just watched even though the movie does its best to explain towards the end. seems like a hipster take on MK Ultra with a good background score/source music.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/09/24

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Julianna H

Honestly it required way more effort than I was willing to give it, more than the interest level i could wring from it afforded. I do think that the chick that thought it was about "right wing whatever blah blah wimmins this & that" like sis 🤣 you need to look up the Dartmouth Scar Experiment, & go outside or something, bc ummm wtf? Anyways I could've probably followed it better if it were more interesting, but it was glacially paced & not exactly super clear, so i sorta zoned & got bored, stopped paying attention, so then i got MORE lost. I guess I'm too much a baby millennial; i need to be constantly stimulated, or here comes me silently scrolling thru insta... & yeah i hate that, too.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

09/18/23

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Jeremy M

Solid movie, worth the watch, I could see how it could be confusing if you don't pay close attention though. Not a movie to watch with distractions about.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

08/06/23

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Leo G

A complete butchering of a great graphic novel. Worth watching as a director to see what never ever to do. Painfully bad.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/23

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Ted B

3 stars; Wow. That movie required a lot of work to follow what was going on. Occasionally, I have to watch a movie for a second time to get it. This was one of those movies. Once I got it, I liked the movie. The plot was original and clever. But at the same time I think it left you in the dark, as to what was really going on, for a little too long. By the time the film hit me with the punchline, as to what was really going on, I was already lost., I needed to watch it a second time to understand what was going on. (SPOILER ALERT past this point) What was going on was that characters in the movie had been hypnotized and were under a post hypnotic suggestion. It's not until the very end until you understand the strategy behind all the hypnosis. Once i understood it, I liked the movie. But I hate the overhead of having to watch it over again, and to sit down and work it all out in my mind.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Ravenswood R

The first 60 minutes of this movies make no sense at all. Its extremely boring and tedious and intentionally confusing. Very difficult to get through and I wanted to give up several times. The acting is not good, and the casting is really bad. There are some flagrantly obvious Kubrick style camera shots, to the point of being nearly copied. Why bother? The second half of the movies shows some initial promise as things are suddenly explained, all at once, after an hour of pure torture for some reason. This was one of the most completely unenjoyable films I have ever seen - dismal, bleak, awful pacing, and terrible story. Even the music is annoying and often out of place. There is a kernal of a good idea here, but it is totally squandered by every other aspect of this film. The ending and "big reveal" is absurd and extremely overdone, but I was thankful it was finally over.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/07/22

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Rob Schroeder

Director

Vincent Kartheiser

Glen

Chelsea Lopez

Cyndi

Breeda Wool

Shannon

Tunde Adebimpe

Dr. Conners

Rainey Qualley

Katie

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

It’s a brave storyteller’s gambit, but there’s something finally underwhelming and convoluted about Ultrasound once it deigns to join the dots.

Rated: 3/5

Jun 13, 2022

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Amy Nicholson

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

This is the kind of ambitious, surprising, unexpected, ultra low-budget movie that, as a critic, you just love to see turn up.

Mar 30, 2022

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Mary Beth McAndrews

RogerEbert.com

Ultrasound evokes a creeping sense of paranoia that may follow me for days to come.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 11, 2022

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Nuha Hassan

Nuha Hassan

The characters need more work to support the theme and narrative structure and the dialogue is rigid and underdeveloped.

Sep 4, 2023

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John Serba

Decider

It attempts to generate some tight-wound tension, but the logic beneath it isn’t sound, and the answers it gives us feels more muted than revelatory.

Jul 12, 2022

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

Like "Inception," it'll make you question if what you're seeing is real or not, and thanks to a solid script from Conor Stechschulte, it works most of the time.

Rated: 6/10

Jun 27, 2022

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Synopsis

Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can't refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Shannon begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she's doing more harm than good.

Director: Rob Schroeder
Executive Producer: Justin Allen, Shayna Schroeder
Screenwriter: Conor Stechschulte
Distributor: Magnet Releasing
Production Co: Lodger Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 11, 2022, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 11, 2022
Box Office (Gross USA): $2.9K

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