2017 · drama · thriller · revenge
Aftermath
Directed by Elliott Lester1h 34m2017
A fatal plane crash changes the lives of Roman and Jake forever. Roman loses his wife and daughter in the accident, while Jake loses his mind—as he happens to be the air traffic controller who failed to avert the nightmare. Rage and revenge engulfs Roman and Jake finds himself swamped with guilt and regret.
Our read: Aftermath (2017) reads as a heavy, measured, grounded drama · thriller · revenge entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.
Heavy, measured, measured drama / thriller, grounded in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.
- heavy
- measured
- bleak
- cold
Watching Aftermath tonight? Spin for your lens.
Everyone on the couch spins once and gets one craft to watch for. After the credits, compare what you caught.
Your lens for tonight
?
Everyone on the couch gets one craft to watch for. Spin the wheel to get yours. Sound on: the narrator reads your mission.
More info & search links
How Aftermath feels to watch.
Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.
What watching it is actually like.
“You want a grim grief thriller about accountability after an avoidable tragedy.”
Skip it tonight — Air-disaster grief and a revenge stabbing feel too heavy for late night viewing.
Eight films that feel like this one.
Closest in the twelve-axis space, not “people also liked”. All films like Aftermath, with why →
Discussion
Make it a movie night.
Pick a mood, get a film the whole couch will enjoy, and give everyone something to watch for.
Pick tonight's film →