Synopsis
Two New Orleans paramedics' lives are ripped apart after encountering a series of horrific deaths linked to a designer drug with bizarre, otherworldly effects.
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Cast
- Anthony MackieSteve Denube
- Jamie DornanDennis Dannelly
- Katie AseltonTara Dannelly
- Alexia IoannidesBrianna Dannelly
- Ramiz MonsefDr. Kermani
- Bill Oberst Jr.The Looter
- Betsy HoltLeah
- Shane BradyTravis
- Kate AdairCrack Girlfriend
- Matthew UnderwoodOfficer Beaumont
Recommendations
- 100
The Playlist
The kind of brainy, absorbing, all-out thrilling cinema that’s in dangerously short supply these days. - 80
We Got This Covered
Thrilling sci-fi exploration that ponders the melancholic state of self-worth, existence, and what it truly means to be alive. - 75
Chicago Tribune
What makes Synchronic sing is the two together, zinging each other with sardonic one-liners, their conversations meandering to the cosmic and the macabre after a few whiskeys. - 67
The Film Stage
Benson and Moorhead removed all excess—great for propulsion, but a detriment to investment. Actions become almost robotic at times as their inclusion is more about advancement than character building. - 63
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
Once the big twist kicks in, there’s plenty of gritty fun to be had, but patience is a hard-won virtue in genre filmmaking. - 63
Movie Nation
The set-up is screwy and simple, the setting riveting and the key ingredients are not necessarily what the picture is about, but pivotal to its power. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The film takes a more prosaic approach to its sci-fi premise than its predecessors did, presumably in an attempt to reach viewers who need more hand-holding. ... Despite its uncanny start, Synchronic is just more normal than it might have been, and less deep. - 50
Slant Magazine
About a drug that sends its users back in time for seven minutes, the film holds your hand and walks you through its chronology mazes
