Parallel
A group of friends exploit a mirror into the multiverse for personal gain, only to find that every borrowed advantage carries a more dangerous cost.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- uncanny
- late night genre viewing
- science fiction movie night
What critics said
Critics broadly find the high-concept multiverse premise effective and entertaining, even when the execution is uneven.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The friends discover a mirror portal and repeatedly import knowledge from alternate worlds, with each experiment producing more dangerous consequences.
The group uses information from the multiverse to improve their lives, turning insight into a source of danger and ethical compromise.
The central mirror functions as both the film’s defining visual motif and the literal mechanism connecting the friends to alternative realities.
Josh, Noel, Leena, Carmen, and Devin face increasingly dangerous consequences after collectively exploiting the portal.
Films like Parallel, and why
Coherence
shared multiverse premise, escalating consequences, and speculative horror tension
The One I Love
shared alternate-reality concept, unsettling uncertainty, and intimate ensemble suspense
The Cloverfield Paradox
shared portal-driven science fiction, dangerous reality manipulation, and psychological unease
Movie Details
- Director
- Isaac Ezban
- Release Date
- 2018-04-10
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (188)
Cast
- Mark O'Brien
- Martin Wallström
- Georgia King
- Alyssa Diaz
- Aml Ameen
- Carrie Genzel
- Shannon Chan-Kent
- Cassidy Darling
- Izabel Pearce
- David Harewood
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, 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 Parallel about?
- A group of friends exploit a mirror into the multiverse for personal gain, only to find that every borrowed advantage carries a more dangerous cost.
- What is Parallel like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Parallel as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Parallel violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Parallel as mild.
- What did critics think of Parallel?
- Critics broadly find the high-concept multiverse premise effective and entertaining, even when the execution is uneven.
- Which films are like Parallel?
- Films with a similar feel include Coherence, The One I Love, and The Cloverfield Paradox.
- How long is Parallel?
- Parallel runs 104 minutes.
- Where can I watch Parallel?
- In United States, Parallel streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
