Coherence (2014) poster
2014 · thriller · sci-fi · time-loop

Coherence

Directed by James Ward Byrkit1h 29m2014
ElsewhereIMDb7.2169kRT89%Metacritic65
  • sombre
  • brisk
  • surreal
  • bleak
  • cold
  • twisty
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Sombre, kinetic, measured thriller / sci-fi, surreal in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold, hand-scored across twelve axes of taste.

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Four couples gather for dinner the night a mysterious and powerful comet passes overhead.

Our read · Coherence (2014) reads as a sombre, kinetic, surreal thriller · sci-fi · time-loop entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook. Hand-scored on twelve axes of taste — mood, pacing, weirdness, hope, stakes, humour, reality, density, warmth, auteur, intensity, and era — with a derived palette drawn from its dominant cinematography.

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You love dinner-party paranoia puzzles that reward close attention and debate.

ends ambiguousit stays with youbuilds to a gut-punch finalegrips by minute 15attention 5/5breezes by
Date nightWith friendsSoloWith parentsKids around

Skip it tonightYou need big production values or get frustrated by low-budget ambiguity.

DNA · twelve axes

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Each axis is hand-scored — not derived from votes or genre averages. The marker shows where this film sits; the gradient fill uses the film's own cinematography palette.

Mood · HeavyCosy
Pacing · Slow-burnKinetic
Intensity · GentleExtreme
Weirdness · ConventionalSurreal
Hope · NihilisticRedemptive
Stakes · IntimateEpic
Humour · NoneBroad
Reality · GroundedFantastical
Density · SparseTwisty
Warmth · ColdTender
Auteur · TransparentSignature
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