Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- eerie
- disturbing
- provocative
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an intelligent, provocative, feminist reworking of Frankenstein, while some found its disturbing premise more clever than terrifying.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rose and Celie pursue increasingly shocking biological procedures to preserve and restore Lila, making maternal desire the film's central ethical pressure.
Rose harvests biological materials from pregnant women to sustain a reanimated child, turning clinical practice into invasive experimentation.
The morgue, hospital procedures, pathology work, and biological harvesting frame the supernatural premise through grim medical detail.
The film reworks Frankenstein-like resurrection through the intimate partnership and moral conflicts of two women pursuing motherhood and scientific control.
Films like Birth/Rebirth, and why
The Substance
shares intimate psychological horror, feminist critique, and transgressive biological experimentation
Re-Animator
shares grotesque scientific reanimation, dark humor, and Frankenstein-inspired horror
Crimes of the Future
shares body horror, clinical experimentation, and challenging questions about reproduction and human identity
The Babadook
shares maternal grief, unsettling supernatural science, and psychologically intense horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Lee Moss
- Release Date
- 2023-08-18
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (199)
Cast
- Marin Ireland
- Judy Reyes
- A.J. Lister
- Breeda Wool
- Monique Gabriela Curnen
- LaChanze
- Bryant Carroll
- Rachel Zeiger-Haag
- Erica Sweany
- Richard Gallagher
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Birth/Rebirth about?
- A morgue technician and a grieving nurse revive a dead child, then descend into ethically monstrous medical experimentation to keep her alive.
- What is Birth/Rebirth like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Birth/Rebirth as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Birth/Rebirth violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Birth/Rebirth as graphic.
- What did critics think of Birth/Rebirth?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an intelligent, provocative, feminist reworking of Frankenstein, while some found its disturbing premise more clever than terrifying.
- Which films are like Birth/Rebirth?
- Films with a similar feel include The Substance, Re-Animator, Crimes of the Future, and The Babadook.
- How long is Birth/Rebirth?
- Birth/Rebirth runs 99 minutes.
- Where can I watch Birth/Rebirth?
- In United States, Birth/Rebirth streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
