# The Lemurian Candidate (2025)

> A wounded trio’s therapeutic Mount Shasta expedition becomes a volatile, hallucinatory hunt for extraterrestrial contact.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1146544

## Facts

- Runtime: 90 min
- Genres: Comedy, Drama, Science Fiction
- Director: Casey Cooper Johnson
- Cast: Dakota Shapiro, Oliver Cooper, Ben Groh, Emily Hall, Sofia Masson, Barret O'Brien, Gigi Tasse, Kerry Wieder
- TMDB rating: 9.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27496342/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Mood: irreverent, surreal, disorienting, late night viewing, group movie night

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