Movie

Past Life

2026 · 100 min

A slow-burning psychological thriller that unsettles as a man's mind becomes a haunted house of someone else's violent memories.

Tagline: Some memories are deadly.
Overview: When an unemployed reporter is hypnotized as part of a past life regression event, he wakes not with memories of life as royalty or some other glamorous person, but instead finds himself haunted by the memories of a serial killer.
How it feels: Tense, dark, eerie and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, obsession, memory, guilt
Content: Strong violence and language. Mild gore and sexual content.
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Tone: tensestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
eeriestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
obsession
memory
guilt
madness
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: twist ending
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex mild