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Coherence

Play trailer Poster for Coherence 2013,  1h 29m,  Sci-Fi/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 89% 94 Reviews Tomatometer 81% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
89% Tomatometer 94 Reviews 81% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of events due to the malevolent influence of a passing comet.
Coherence

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Critics Consensus

A case study in less-is-more filmmaking, Coherence serves as a compelling low-budget calling card for debuting writer-director James Ward Byrkit.

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Samuel B. Prime Slant Magazine Sep 24, 2019
Coherence was a highlight. A deceptively simple film made with minimal cast, crew, and budget, it boasts more than enough sheer imagination to tip the scale in its favor. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Observer (UK) Feb 15, 2015
3/5
Considering how much of the film consists of a single group of people becoming increasingly unhinged in a suburban living room, it's impressive how effectively Byrkit manages to suggest multiple realities and ominous other worlds. Go to Full Review
Geoffrey Macnab Independent (UK) Feb 13, 2015
4/5
One of its strengths is the attention it pays to character. Scrape away the sci-fi trappings and this emerges as a caustic, closely observed drama about some narcissistic California types with obvious tensions in their lives. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com Mar 16, 2026
4/5
Never stepping into camp or parody, Coherence is a straight-faced sci-fi head-trip that hides secrets that are well worth discovering. Go to Full Review
Patrick Cavanaugh The Wolfman Cometh Sep 20, 2023
3/5
Its ambitions are admirable, but the actual concepts are too convoluted and don't quite live up to the potential of the various themes it juggles. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews Sep 14, 2023
B+
Is anything but coherent. Go to Full Review
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Luke W Apr 20, 2019 If you liked Primer, Upstream Color, or Timecrimes, then this is the movie for you.
Han W Apr 18, 2019 How does this stinkpole have such a high rating? It's a movie that spends half of it's time explaining, incorrectly, how it thinks science works to justify the things that happen in the movie. There is no element of horror in it, even though this was listed as a horror movie. There's nothing scary about it, at all. It misconstrues, misunderstands and misrepresents science and yet spends so much time trying to explain it because whoever thinks this shit is good has to be retarded and have things explained in detail to them. Why the fuck would a meteor that small be able to do absolutely anything that happens in this movie? And then the movie DARES trying to use science to explain it's dumb shit... Fuck this movie. See more
Kylo P Apr 18, 2019 Coherence often is overly convenient due to its ridiculously small budget and thus the thriller elements weren't as effective, but it wildly succeeds as a hard science fiction film thanks to a great premise very well explored with a strong scientific take on it. The direction is excellent and in particular the improvisational nature of the dialogue and the acting gave the film a lot of true authenticity. See more
Ron S Mar 31, 2019 L'idea interessante del film non viene sfruttata appieno, si perde in un groviglio narrativo leggermente troppo intricato e difficile da seguire con sicurezza. Lo stile generale della pellicola mostra un montaggio piuttosto appprossimativo e delle riprese a mano che sembrano amatoriali. Il punto di forza del film e' senza dubbio la capacita' di saper sfruttare un bassissimo budget con intelligenza, offrendo allo spettatore un'idea molto valida anche se non particolarmente memorabile. See more
Mar 1, 2019 Don't watch trailers.Don't read literally anything about that movie.Just go watch it.If you like sci-fi thrillers you will love it to death. See more
Rey Jan 8, 2019 Brilliant low budget sci-fi. Its inventive, challenging and really well paced.
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Movie Info

Synopsis Eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of events due to the malevolent influence of a passing comet.
Director
James Ward Byrkit
Producer
Lene Bausager
Screenwriter
James Ward Byrkit
Production Co
Bellanova, Ugly Duckling Films
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 16, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA)
$68.9K
Runtime
1h 29m
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