Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Dense
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- emotional
- propulsive
- rainy night
- late night thriller viewing
What critics said
Critics generally found the film an entertaining, intricately engineered time-travel thriller with strong emotional performances, while noting limited thematic depth and an overlong, overly visible plot mechanism.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Vera's intervention with Nico produces a radically altered timeline in which her profession, marriage, child, and social relationships differ.
Vera and Inspector Leyra investigate Nico's death and Hilda Weiss's murder while relying on evidence that links 1989 to 2014.
Vera's attempt to save a frightened child is driven by maternal empathy, but its consequences reshape the lives of everyone around her.
The prolonged electric storm connects Nico's analog television and camera to Vera's equipment decades later.
Films like Mirage, and why
The Butterfly Effect
shares intricate time-travel mechanics, altered timelines, family stakes, and a determined protagonist trying to repair reality
Frequency
combines parallel realities, mystery investigation, emotional loss, and puzzle-box storytelling
The Call
features a crime mystery entangled with temporal displacement, shifting identities, and layered causality
Sliding Doors
offers a high-concept thriller built around parallel lives, romantic consequences, and reality-changing choices
Movie Details
- Director
- Oriol Paulo
- Release Date
- 2018-11-30
- Runtime
- 129 min
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (2063)
Cast
- Adriana Ugarte
- Chino Darín
- Javier Gutiérrez
- Álvaro Morte
- Nora Navas
- Miquel Fernández
- Clara Segura
- Mima Riera
- Aina Clotet
- Albert Pérez
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Mirage about?
- A grieving mother uses a supernatural storm to save a boy from the past, only to lose the life she knows and race through two realities to recover her family.
- What is Mirage like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Mirage as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as dense.
- Is Mirage violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Mirage as mild.
- What did critics think of Mirage?
- Critics generally found the film an entertaining, intricately engineered time-travel thriller with strong emotional performances, while noting limited thematic depth and an overlong, overly visible plot mechanism.
- Which films are like Mirage?
- Films with a similar feel include The Butterfly Effect, Frequency, The Call, and Sliding Doors.
- How long is Mirage?
- Mirage runs 129 minutes.
- Where can I watch Mirage?
- In United States, Mirage streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
