Lifeline

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Lifeline

Released Feb 21

1h 20m

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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A late-night suicide hotline operator receives a disturbing call from someone claiming to be him, knowing personal details only he would know. The caller threatens to end his life within the hour, forcing the operator into a tense, emotional race against time. As the clock ticks down, he must confront his deepest fears and uncover the truth before it's too late to save "himself".

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Joel Copling

Spectrum Culture

Stewart’s performance is capably sympathetic. It’s in the service, though, of a thinly veiled allegory.

Feb 26, 2025

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Jasneet Singh

Collider

Barring those last two minutes, the movie was honed to near-perfection, breathing new life into tried concepts with Stewart showing off his acting chops right at the center of it all.

Rated: 7/10

Feb 22, 2025

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Mark Dujsik

Mark Reviews Movies

This is too good a premise to dismiss ... It's also too compelling a setup to waste, and that's where the disappointment arises.

Rated: 2.5/4

Feb 21, 2025

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Bobby LePire

Film Threat

Lifeline is high-concept sci-fi, but it’s intensely dramatic and engagingly mysterious.

Rated: 10/10

Feb 19, 2025

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Romey Norton

Film Focus Online

If you’re looking for a great thriller film, Lifeline is one you need to watch. With themes of death, childhood trauma, suicide, personal growth and forgiveness, the moral is that you can save yourself. You can be your own lifeline.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 17, 2025

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Edward Douglas

The Weekend Warrior (Substack)

A strong, powerful drama that ended up being better than many of the movies I saw at Sundance this year. This is a movie that thoroughly connected with me in ways I wasn’t expecting.

Rated: 7.5/10

Feb 17, 2025

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Sidclei R

Filme interessante, atuações e roteiro mediano. Mas ainda vale a pena assistir!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/22/25

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Simon F

A well crafted and performed drama which will resonate with anyone who struggles with their past and feels they lack agency. Like all gnostic myths, you have to accept the plot holes to benefit from the message.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/14/25

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Stone W

This deeply humane screenplay of empathy, memory and hope takes unexpected turns with shades of “The Twilight Zone.” You can’t take your eyes off Josh Stewart who brings his complex character to vivid life. I barely blinked during the whole movie.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/24/25

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Hunter S

Loved every minute of this mind bender! Kept me going till the end and ending full circle in my opinion. Definitely recommend!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/23/25

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Paul F

I totally enjoyed the movie...... I agree with Allison a mind bender.....recommened

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/20/25

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Alison C

This film is a total mindbender. It starts out with a normal premise - Steven is at home with his family and getting ready to go to work. He is a psychologist who, on occasion, works at a suicide hotline in a wing of a hospital. Steven has also written a memoir and his wife is supportive of his effort. At the hotline, Steven answers calls and helps different people. At one point, though, a caller mirrors Steven's life and things begin to get more bizarre. There are earthquake tremors, revelations about his abusive childhood, strange emanations from the hospital lab. Is this caller real? Or someone in Steven's imagination? Josh Stewart is excellent as Steven - sympathetic, engaging, soulful. Highly recommend.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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Feras Alfuqaha

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Josh Stewart

Steven Thomas

Judah Lewis

Steven Thomas (Young)

Brecken Merrill

Steven Thomas (Kid)

Charlene Amoia

Vivian Huxley

Craig Stark

Kenneth Thomas

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Synopsis

A late-night suicide hotline operator receives a disturbing call from someone claiming to be him, knowing personal details only he would know. The caller threatens to end his life within the hour, forcing the operator into a tense, emotional race against time. As the clock ticks down, he must confront his deepest fears and uncover the truth before it's too late to save "himself".

Director: Feras Alfuqaha
Producer: Leal Naim, Feras Alfuqaha
Screenwriter: Brian Price, Brady Morell
Distributor: Dark Sky Films
Production Co: Basma Pictures
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 21, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 21, 2025
Runtime: 1h 20m

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