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

03/18/2024

3/5

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

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

09/07/2023

2.5/4

Berger and Woertendyke make their characters engaging and appropriately irritating.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

08/24/2023

3/5

A well-crafted baroque puzzle box.

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Jack Martin

Film Feeder

08/05/2024

4/5

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.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

03/18/2024

4/5

...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...

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Clement Tyler Obropta

Film Inquiry

11/18/2023

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.

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Leland K

Jul 27

A movie where a woman nags, bullies, and bosses her guy around (represented as super dumb), who just takes the abuse and still says he loves her. This is another example of the toxic form of femininity currently popular in the latest movies. (Which we aren't allowed to talk about.) If you like the idea of women bullying guys you might like this movie. Some see this type of behavior as empowering.

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Ann Marie C

Jul 18

The intriguing concept seem to be a metaphor for the toxic relationship between the two main characters that neither felt they could escape from. In the end, I felt more disgusted than disturbed. A strong effort.

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Bevie W

Jun 22

Loved it .. brilliant.. a must see 👍

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Rich C

@Cordu0702 Jun 8

Decent film. Didn't quite get there for me.

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Edward B

May 29

I waited over 30 minutes for something to happen & 2 bad actors did almost nothing. Spoiler alert: after an hour in she says “an alien time alternating device” & made me realize I was watching the worst low budget thriller made in the last 10 years. I decided to watch the ending which was not a surprise, they lived forever changed by this experience stuck in a time loop. Boring.

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Beth W

11/02/2024

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.

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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: Pond Pictures, Noble Gas Media
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 22, 2023
Runtime: 1h 24m

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