Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- brooding
- tense
- paranoid
- crime thriller night
- mystery movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the premise intriguing and the cast capable, but judged the film undermined by a plodding, clichéd story, implausible twists, and distracting stylistic choices.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John Clancy uses premonitions and psychic impressions to help the FBI interpret murders, while Charles Ambrose possesses comparable abilities.
Clancy and Ambrose are both psychic, making the serial-killer pursuit a contest of prediction and counterprediction.
Clancy has lived in isolation since his daughter's death and is drawn back into investigative work through the murder case.
The film presents psychic impressions and investigative discoveries through unusual editing and pronounced zooming.
Films like Solace, and why
Se7en
Shared serial killer investigation, procedural mystery, grim atmosphere, and psychological cat-and-mouse tension.
The Silence of the Lambs
Shared crime mystery structure, profiler-driven investigation, disturbing murders, and cerebral killer pursuit.
The Dead Zone
Shared psychic perception, supernatural crime investigation, brooding tone, and moral ambiguity.
Zodiac
Shared serial killer procedural, investigator partnership, bleak urban atmosphere, and antagonist-focused suspense.
Movie Details
- Director
- Afonso Poyart
- Release Date
- 2015-09-03
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (2445)
Cast
- Anthony Hopkins
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan
- Abbie Cornish
- Colin Farrell
- Matt Gerald
- Jose Pablo Cantillo
- Marley Shelton
- Xander Berkeley
- Kenny Johnson
- Joshua Close
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- 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 Solace about?
- A grieving psychic doctor joins an FBI investigation to outmaneuver a serial killer who can see the future too.
- What is Solace like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Solace as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Solace violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Solace as moderate.
- What did critics think of Solace?
- Critics generally found the premise intriguing and the cast capable, but judged the film undermined by a plodding, clichéd story, implausible twists, and distracting stylistic choices.
- Which films are like Solace?
- Films with a similar feel include Se7en, The Silence of the Lambs, The Dead Zone, and Zodiac.
- How long is Solace?
- Solace runs 101 minutes.
- Where can I watch Solace?
- In United States, Solace streams on Lionsgate+ Amazon Channel, Howdy Amazon Channel.
