Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- claustrophobic
- late night suspense viewing
- psychological thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics found the film competently atmospheric and rooted in Hitchcockian psychological suspense, but broadly predictable and derivative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jane's photographs provide concrete clues to family deaths and her suppressed memories.
Jane's memory loss obscures her relationship to family members she did not know she had and to her own past.
The psychiatrist's attempt to unlock Jane's memories frames the film's old-fashioned suspense and suppressed-horror atmosphere.
Jane's professional photographs contain strange clues that destabilize her understanding of domestic life and family history.
Films like Lavender, and why
Spellbound
shared psychological mystery, suppressed memory, and Hitchcockian thriller atmosphere
The Forgotten
shared female protagonist, fractured identity, ominous clues, and dreamlike psychological suspense
Before I Go to Sleep
shared memory loss, buried trauma, and tense investigation into an uncertain past
Movie Details
- Director
- Ed Gass-Donnelly
- Release Date
- 2016-11-04
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (363)
Cast
- Abbie Cornish
- Dermot Mulroney
- Diego Klattenhoff
- Justin Long
- Peyton Kennedy
- Lola Flanery
- Sarah Abbott
- Mackenzie Muldoon
- Katie Odegaard
- Stuart Hughes
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, 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 Lavender about?
- After a traumatic accident erases her memory, a photographer follows disturbing clues in her own images toward a hidden family catastrophe.
- What is Lavender like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Lavender as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Lavender violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Lavender as mild.
- What did critics think of Lavender?
- Critics found the film competently atmospheric and rooted in Hitchcockian psychological suspense, but broadly predictable and derivative.
- Which films are like Lavender?
- Films with a similar feel include Spellbound, The Forgotten, and Before I Go to Sleep.
- How long is Lavender?
- Lavender runs 92 minutes.
- Where can I watch Lavender?
- In United States, Lavender streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
