Elizabeth Harvest
A newlywed enters a sumptuous scientist’s estate and finds that its forbidden rooms conceal a nightmare of controlled identity and repetition.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- gothic movie marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually striking and well performed, but unevenly paced and increasingly convoluted after its promising opening.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elizabeth's identity is tied to Henry's scientific cloning experiments and the repeated versions of the bride.
Henry's magnificent estate, staff quarters, locked rooms, and restricted spaces organize the mystery.
Elaborate patterned lighting, lavish interiors, and split-screen suspense make the estate visually seductive and imprisoning.
Henry's role as scientist and husband lets him regulate Elizabeth's body, environment, knowledge, and movement.
Films like Elizabeth Harvest, and why
Crimson Peak
shared gothic mystery, forbidden-room premise, psychological unease, and elaborate visual design
Splice
shared science fiction horror, identity instability, cloning themes, and escalating paranoia
The Cell
shared locked-estate suspense, unreliable perceptions, and surreal psychological horror
Ex Machina
shared artificial identity, controlling creator, gothic atmosphere, and speculative thriller elements
Movie Details
- Director
- Sebastian Gutierrez
- Release Date
- 2018-08-10
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (405)
Cast
- Abbey Lee
- Ciarán Hinds
- Carla Gugino
- Matthew Beard
- Dylan Baker
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- 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 Elizabeth Harvest about?
- A newlywed enters a sumptuous scientist’s estate and finds that its forbidden rooms conceal a nightmare of controlled identity and repetition.
- What is Elizabeth Harvest like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Elizabeth Harvest as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Elizabeth Harvest violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Elizabeth Harvest as moderate.
- What did critics think of Elizabeth Harvest?
- Critics broadly found the film visually striking and well performed, but unevenly paced and increasingly convoluted after its promising opening.
- Which films are like Elizabeth Harvest?
- Films with a similar feel include Crimson Peak, Splice, The Cell, and Ex Machina.
- How long is Elizabeth Harvest?
- Elizabeth Harvest runs 105 minutes.
- Where can I watch Elizabeth Harvest?
- In United States, Elizabeth Harvest streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Sundance Now, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
