The Mandela Effect
Seen it?2019 | 80 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama
Monday Morning MaybeWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With just 20% on Rotten Tomatoes, a lukewarm 6.3 out of 10 from audiences and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Spectral, start here. Audiences love it more than critics do: a crowd-pleaser first.
- The mood
- Tense.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 20 min.
- What might put you off
- Critics were cooler on it than audiences.
A man becomes obsessed with facts and events that have been collectively misremembered by thousands of people. Believing the phenomena to be the symptom of something larger, his obsession eventually leads him to question reality itself.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsWeak
20% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesBelow par
6.3 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 52K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by David Guy Levy
- Charlie HofheimerBrendan
- Aleksa PalladinoClaire
- Robin Lord TaylorMatt
- Clarke PetersDr. Fuchs
- Madeleine McGrawSam
- Tim RansomPastor Isaac
- Ptolemy SlocumManning
- Vernee WatsonNadine
- Elena Campbell-MartinezMs. Garcia
- Steven Daniel BrunAdam