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2018 · mystery · thriller · fantasy

Between Worlds

Directed by Maria Pulera1h 30m2018

Joe, a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child, meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists his help in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter. But the spirit of Joe's dead wife proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living.

Our read: Between Worlds (2018) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive mystery · thriller · fantasy entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

Movie DNA

Heavy, kinetic, measured mystery / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, intimate, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb3.98kRT33%Metacritic24
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • intense
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Between Worlds feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want unhinged Nicolas Cage possession pulp with late-night B-movie energy.”

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