Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- brooding
- eerie
- paranoid
- late night viewing
- rainy day
What critics said
Critics generally found Adrien Brody compelling but considered the paranormal thriller muddled and derivative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Peter's visions and hallucination-like experiences make it unclear whether his patients, memories, or discoveries are supernatural or psychological.
Peter returns to his hometown and delves into his past while confronting the legacy of his dead daughter and the train crash.
The patients, apparitions, grave imagery, and dead daughter connect the paranormal threat to Peter's unresolved grief.
The strange secret among Peter's patients, recurring visions, and train-crash clues form a pattern he must reconstruct.
Films like Backtrack, and why
The Sixth Sense
shared paranormal mystery, psychological uncertainty, and grief-driven investigation
Shutter Island
shared haunted-past premise, unreliable perceptions, and melancholic supernatural thriller tone
The Awakening
shared ghostly investigation, family trauma, and atmospheric psychological horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Michael Petroni
- Release Date
- 2015-07-25
- Runtime
- 90 min
- Rating
- 5.8 / 10 (416)
Cast
- Adrien Brody
- Sam Neill
- Malcolm Kennard
- Chloe Bayliss
- Bruce Spence
- Robin McLeavy
- Jenni Baird
- Anna Lise Phillips
- Olga Miller
- Michael Whalley
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Backtrack about?
- A grief-stricken psychologist investigates his patients' impossible secret and finds his own past entangled with a haunting mystery.
- What is Backtrack like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Backtrack as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Backtrack violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Backtrack as mild.
- What did critics think of Backtrack?
- Critics generally found Adrien Brody compelling but considered the paranormal thriller muddled and derivative.
- Which films are like Backtrack?
- Films with a similar feel include The Sixth Sense, Shutter Island, and The Awakening.
- How long is Backtrack?
- Backtrack runs 90 minutes.
- Where can I watch Backtrack?
- In United States, Backtrack is available to rent or buy from Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
