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Things Will Be Different

2024 · 102 min

A tense, mind-bending puzzle that traps you in a loop of dread and familial regret.

Directed by
Michael Felker
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen
Tagline
Time is not on their side.
Overview
In order to escape the police after a robbery, two estranged siblings lay low in a metaphysical farmhouse that hides them away in a different time. There they reckon with a mysterious force that pushes their familial bonds to unnatural breaking points.

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Directed by
Michael Felker
Genres
Horror, Science fiction
Starring
Adam David Thompson, Riley Dandy, Chloe Skoczen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • fate
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • betrayal
Places
  • single country house
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror5
Humour1
Realism4
Romance1
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
horror, science fiction
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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