Brightwood

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Brightwood

2022

1h 24m

Horror

Fantasy

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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At times both surreal and frightening, this American indie sci-fi/horror film follows a couple trapped in a mysterious and dangerous time loop. The marriage of Jen (Dana Berger, "Orange Is the New Black", "Elementary") and Dan (Max Woertendyke, "Succession") is on the rocks, with Jen seriously considering ending it for good. But when the pair go on a daytime jog in an attempt to hash things out, they soon find themselves running in circles around a pond as the exit trail vanishes and they repeatedly return to the same spot. Being stuck together in an endless loop would be bad enough, but when a silent hooded killer appears and starts tracking them down, the couple must figure out how to survive -- together or apart.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

This is intelligent, scrappy film-making that should lead to bigger things for both cast and crew.

Rated: 3/5

Mar 18, 2024

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

Berger and Woertendyke make their characters engaging and appropriately irritating.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 7, 2023

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

A well-crafted baroque puzzle box.

Rated: 3/5

Aug 24, 2023

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

It’s also a film that lives or dies on the strength of its two central (and only) performances, but luckily both Woertendyke and Dana Berger are more than up to the challenge.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 5, 2024

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

...making the best of a low-fi aesthetic, and with two game actors who are prepared to shift up and down the gears, Brightwood should be filed alongside the best unsettling sci-fi…it’s anything but a simple walk in the park...

Rated: 4/5

Mar 18, 2024

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

The feature, adapted from a short that Elcar made previously, retains that short-film vibe to it, but the doomed relationship at the core gives this story a good ticking time bomb element, and I’m always game to see a time loop story done well.

Nov 18, 2023

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Beth W

An intriguing representation of how we cannibalize ourselves throughout time and relationships. Surprised by the reviews that said nothing was explained, I thought everything was. Worth the watch for sure.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Sal D

Well enough executed movies relying on the two actors to navigate a script with cliches. The director could have quickened the pace or cut the run time as the movie dragged by Act II.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

10/12/24

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Jeffrey P

Good mystery to begin with and, for the most part, maintained throughout. Though not enough happens leading up to an ending that is, to say the least, underwhelming and too open to interpretation.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

08/25/24

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Krystle C

Wasted 84 mins of my life watching this movie, acting so cheesy no point in the movie. Only reason why I kept watching till the end cause I wanted to see the end of this movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/21/24

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Jeremy V

This was by far the longest 84 minute movie I have ever watched. The script is inept, and the actors’ delivery even worse. The cellphone point-of-view when they weren’t using their phones to record anything was particularly ridiculous. There are only a few moments of mild intrigue, but ultimately there is nothing that saves this train wreck of a movie.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/02/24

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João B

Brightwood é uma construção descompassada de um relacionamento emocionalmente tóxico, onde um casal gira em círculos em busca de uma saída de si mesmos, mas escolhem continuarem juntos, se alimentando dos restos mortais do que foram um dia.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

07/20/24

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At times both surreal and frightening, this American indie sci-fi/horror film follows a couple trapped in a mysterious and dangerous time loop. The marriage of Jen (Dana Berger, "Orange Is the New Black", "Elementary") and Dan (Max Woertendyke, "Succession") is on the rocks, with Jen seriously considering ending it for good. But when the pair go on a daytime jog in an attempt to hash things out, they soon find themselves running in circles around a pond as the exit trail vanishes and they repeatedly return to the same spot. Being stuck together in an endless loop would be bad enough, but when a silent hooded killer appears and starts tracking them down, the couple must figure out how to survive -- together or apart.

Director: Dane Elcar
Producer: Max Woertendyke, Dane Elcar
Screenwriter: Dane Elcar
Distributor: Cinephobia Releasing
Production Co: Noble Gas Media, Pond Pictures
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2023
Runtime: 1h 24m

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