Fresh
The larger questions Coherence asks us to consider about parallel worlds are interesting, if not exactly original, while absurdist touches help elevate it from more traditional thrillers.
Linda Barnard, Toronto Star
Coherence
Rearrange your brain.
2014 · 1h 29m · Not Rated
Science Fiction, Thriller
Directed by
James Ward Byrkit
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Coherence
Overview
Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.
Director and cast
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Top critics, in their words
89%
Tomatometer
Fresh
At once a suspenseful mind game and a wily mash-up of surreal quantum physics theories, this low-cost thriller proves that something approaching brilliance is not just a function of budget.
Cary Darling, Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com
Fresh
The film's not perfect-the hand-held camerawork sometimes distracts from the unnerving mood-but it's a good, spooky mind-bender.
Bruce Diones, New Yorker
Rotten
[The] surprises, while cleverly doled out over the film's brisk 88-minute running time, don't entirely offset the general displeasure of spending time with this particular circle of friends, lovers and old flames ...
Justin Chang, Variety
Fresh
Coherence is a gentle film, but you walk away from it with your brain on fire.
Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
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