Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- disturbing
- paranoid
- surreal
- horror movie night
- late night viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film thematically provocative and disturbing, with Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin’s performances praised despite concerns about third-act stumbles.
What sets it apart
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Ella undergoes a clinical intervention intended to repair her biological clock, making anxieties about fertility physically threatening.
Friends, family, and wider society pressure Ella to have children despite her own uncertainty and resistance.
The fertility trial presents medical procedures and institutional expertise through a disturbing psychological-horror lens.
The film uses thriller and horror conventions to physicalize Ella's struggle with aging, reproduction, and imposed expectations.
Films like Clock, and why
The Substance
psychological horror that externalizes reproductive anxiety through disturbing bodily transformation
Titane
feminist body horror confronting social expectations imposed on women
Possessor
surreal psychological horror using clinical experimentation and bodily unease to explore identity
False Positive
socially charged horror about reproductive control and patriarchal pressure
Movie Details
- Director
- Alexis Jacknow
- Release Date
- 2023-03-28
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (280)
Cast
- Dianna Agron
- Melora Hardin
- Jay Ali
- Grace Porter
- Saul Rubinek
- Laura Elizabeth Stuart
- Stefan Sims
- Nikita Patel
- Rosa Gilmore
- Charissa Allen
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Clock about?
- A pressured woman enters an experimental fertility trial that transforms society’s expectations about motherhood into a terrifying bodily crisis.
- What is Clock like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Clock as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Clock violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Clock as moderate.
- What did critics think of Clock?
- Critics broadly found the film thematically provocative and disturbing, with Dianna Agron and Melora Hardin’s performances praised despite concerns about third-act stumbles.
- Which films are like Clock?
- Films with a similar feel include The Substance, Titane, Possessor, and False Positive.
- How long is Clock?
- Clock runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Clock?
- In United States, Clock streams on Hulu.
