What Remains

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What Remains

Released Jun 21, 2024

2h 8m

Mystery & Thriller

Crime

Drama

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At a psychiatric hospital, an alleged serial killer, his therapist, and a police detective try to solve a cold case before their obsessive quest consumes them all.

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Leslie Felperin

Guardian

Given that the Skarsgårds, father and son in real life, are performing a script co-written by Huang and Stellan’s wife, Megan Everett-Skarsgård, the twisted meditation on family dysfunction comes over strong, and the cast are uniformly excellent.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Craig D. Lindsey

RogerEbert.com

It seems like everyone involved with “What Remains” wanted to see how far they could go in making a murder mystery so miserablist.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jun 24, 2024

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Will Bjarnar

Geek Vibes Nation

The dismal depths to which What Remains is willing to go makes it that much more intricate a work, impressive for any feature, much more so for a debut.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 19, 2025

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Francesca Steele

iNews.co.uk

Despite fine performances and a tantalising initial interest, this unremitting misery-fest feels unsatisfying.

Rated: 2/5

Dec 10, 2024

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Q.V. Hough

Vague Visages

“‘What Remains’ is a low-key stylish film about human potential and the elevation of consciousness, though Huang keeps the audience trapped in a dark and uncomfortable place with his cryptic storytelling.”

Aug 6, 2024

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

Dialog is spoken in a whisper, as people wrestle with facts that stubbornly refuse to reveal the truth. So the film is gripping but also rather sleepy.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 9, 2024

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CT 8

I’ve always been a fan of Skellan Skarsgard and I literally sat through the entire movie because of him, but it was just terrible. The movie was bleak, boring and slow on steroids. So slow in fact I dozed off briefly while watching it. Or perhaps I slipped into a coma…at this point I’m not really sure.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/19/25

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Sandra S

This slow burning psycho drama will capture you if you give it time.The acting is fantastic and the tragedy of a "monster" at any costs surprised me for the delicate portrait of a wrencing human experience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/13/25

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Audience Member

Sumptuously acted, gorgeous cinematography, heavy tension, this film should have gotten more attention.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/11/25

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David S

The best sleep-aid of 2024!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Sam C

I have a hard time feeling sorry for child murderers. That narrative turned me off from the whole movie. Good acting, though.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/19/24

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Audience Member

Great movie slow paced but great story and good acting.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/14/24

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Synopsis

At a psychiatric hospital, an alleged serial killer, his therapist, and a police detective try to solve a cold case before their obsessive quest consumes them all.

Director: Ran Huang
Producer: Ran Huang, Jessica Chen
Screenwriter: Ran Huang, Megan Everett-Skarsgard
Distributor: VMI Releasing
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jun 21, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 21, 2024
Runtime: 2h 8m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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