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New Life

Released May 3

1h 25m

Horror

Mystery & Thriller

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Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail is Elsa, a resourceful agent, whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation begin to fill with fresh bodies. Soon the pursuit spirals toward its harrowing confrontation between the two women, in search of meaning and redemption, on the razor's edge of catastrophe.

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Critics Consensus

Breathing New Life to the genre, this excellently acted brooding horror thriller marks a propitious debut for John Rosman.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

Amid the dumper-truck of post-Covid lockdown-inspired films, very few take disease and pandemics themselves as their central focus. So John Rosman’s stripped-back but effective debut is a sobering flashback to those incubative early days.

Rated: 3/5

May 29, 2024

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Sergio Burstein

Los Angeles Times

Lovers of hard-core horror with elements of science fiction and allusions to body horror, rejoice. [Full review in Spanish]

May 7, 2024

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Meagan Navarro

Bloody Disgusting

It’s not just the complexities of its characters that are compelling, but Rosman’s ability to drop narrative bombs that cataclysmically alter the genre and narrative direction.

Rated: 3.5/5

Aug 10, 2023

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Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

With slick, visual style, writer-director John Rosman skilfully keeps everything grounded, which makes the bonkers craziness and excellent makeup work that much more effective.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 4, 2024

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Terry Sherwood

Film Threat

New Life entertains with fast-moving shooting action, creepy screaming creatures, ample guts, and moments of profound humanity.

Rated: 7/10

May 22, 2024

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Chance Solem-Pfeifer

Willamette Week

While New Life holds few pleasures as it twists and convulses into new genres, it excels at glimpses of terror and jaded job execution.

May 22, 2024

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Sebastian R

Brief, featuring some great cinematography and continuously outflanking the audience. New life defies predictably with a twisting plot that never fails to suprise right up to its final few minutes.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Thirdi A

went in with no expectations and the beginning had my interest. such a disappointing payoff and just got super corny in the last 30 minutes. ALS Jane Wick

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Ant M

How is this 93% critic and 75% audience? This has to be one of the most idiotic movies I’ve ever seen. God awful and I regret renting this trash heap and listening to these positive reviews

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/02/24

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Fred G

From the opening scene, the movie takes you on a ride you’re not expecting. Brilliant acting, cinematography and music make this worth the watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/01/24

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Courtney K

i went into this one blind & was pleasantly surprised; a super good concept, but I had a hard time believing that she didn't know what she was doing/what was happening.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

05/27/24

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Milla F

Really great, DEFINITELY worth a watch

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/23/24

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Synopsis

Jess is a woman on the run, desperate to cross the Canadian border to escape her past. On her tail is Elsa, a resourceful agent, whose recent life-altering diagnosis leaves her one step behind. As their chase narrows to the mountains of the Pacific Northwest, holes in Elsa's investigation begin to fill with fresh bodies. Soon the pursuit spirals toward its harrowing confrontation between the two women, in search of meaning and redemption, on the razor's edge of catastrophe.

Director: John Rosman
Producer: Mike Marchlewski, T. Justin Ross
Screenwriter: John Rosman
Distributor: Brainstorm Media
Production Co: American Storyworks, Great Lakes Vacuum Supplies Unlimited
Genre: Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2024
Runtime: 1h 25m

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