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Group: The Schopenhauer Effect

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When newcomer Alexis joins a Manhattan therapy group and reveals he wants to write a TV series based on their sessions, it threatens the group's balance and exposes everyone's vulnerabilities. Connections shift and secrets surface -- a crisis brews. Can the group continue to confide in one another, at the risk of falling apart?

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Ben Kenigsberg New York Times Mar 12
It’s invigorating to watch these interactions, even if similar filmmaking methods have been used before. Go to Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Mar 9
A fascinating, engrossing and provocative emotional journey. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Celeste 2d The film is rare, intimate experience that pulls you straight into the circle. So raw and organic that you feel like a participant, not just an observer, developing deep empathy for every voice in the room. It makes it unforgettable is the presence of a real life analyst guiding the sessions, and delivering a level of authenticity that redefines what cinema can feel like. See more Psyd psychologist 6d Loved the therapy modality. Interesting and moved at a good pace. Dr Ezra excellent absolutely realistic and riveting. Would see it again and again. Rarely enjoy a movie this much. See more Chap Mar 15 Cinematically stunning emotionally bold deeply moving and relatable authentically rooted in living existentially amidst and with the creativity of grief. Wow!!! See more Stephen C @bob25009 6d Successful drama movie in 1 hour and 59 minutes. See more Read all reviews
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Alexis Lloyd

Director

Teresa Lim

Actor

Ezra Barnes

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Bernardo Cubria

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Gabriela Kohen

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Elisha Lawson

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Synopsis When newcomer Alexis joins a Manhattan therapy group and reveals he wants to write a TV series based on their sessions, it threatens the group's balance and exposes everyone's vulnerabilities. Connections shift and secrets surface -- a crisis brews. Can the group continue to confide in one another, at the risk of falling apart?
Director
Alexis Lloyd
Producer
Alexis Lloyd, Alex Spatt, Jack Lechner, Molly Conners, Ronald Guttman
Screenwriter
Alexis Lloyd
Distributor
Abramorama
Genre
Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Mar 13, 2026, Limited
Runtime
1h 59m