OtherLife
A visionary inventor battles to reclaim her mind after a time-expanding virtual-reality drug becomes a weapon of mass incarceration.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- paranoid
- cerebral
- oppressive
- late night sci fi viewing
- technology thriller marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly regarded the film as stylish and inventive science fiction with strong scale and a darkly charismatic central performance, while noting its pulpy execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
OtherLife's drug makes seconds in the physical world feel like hours or days inside virtual experience.
The government seeks to use OtherLife to create virtual prison sentences and address overcrowding.
Ren becomes an unwilling subject trapped in a prison cell constructed within her own mind.
OtherLife visualizes drug-induced virtual reality and the protagonist's mental imprisonment as expansive artificial environments.
Films like OtherLife, and why
The Matrix
shared virtual-reality technology, identity destabilization, and escalating science fiction paranoia
Inception
shared immersive artificial realities, psychological disorientation, and layered questions about perception
Black Mirror: Bandersnatch
shared technological overreach, trapped consciousness, and intimate dystopian thriller tension
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
shared cerebral science fiction, altered subjective time, and morally dangerous experimentation
Movie Details
- Director
- Ben C. Lucas
- Release Date
- 2017-06-16
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 (496)
Cast
- Jessica De Gouw
- T.J. Power
- Thomas Cocquerel
- Tiriel Mora
- Liam Graham
- Adriane Daff
- Clarence John Ryan
- Hoa Xuande
- Shalom Brune-Franklin
- Rebecca Caldwell
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is OtherLife about?
- A visionary inventor battles to reclaim her mind after a time-expanding virtual-reality drug becomes a weapon of mass incarceration.
- What is OtherLife like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of OtherLife as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is OtherLife violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in OtherLife as mild.
- What did critics think of OtherLife?
- Critics broadly regarded the film as stylish and inventive science fiction with strong scale and a darkly charismatic central performance, while noting its pulpy execution.
- Which films are like OtherLife?
- Films with a similar feel include The Matrix, Inception, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
- How long is OtherLife?
- OtherLife runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch OtherLife?
- In United States, OtherLife streams on Amazon Prime Video, Midnight Pulp, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel.
