Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- paranoid
- melancholic
- rainy day
- late night mystery viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly found the time-shifting mystery opaque and portentous, though Sandra Bullock's performance was one of its few consistently praised elements.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Linda experiences the week surrounding Jim's death out of sequence, making future knowledge the engine of her choices.
Linda awakens on different days in an apparently scrambled order and must reconstruct the week.
The Hansons' comfortable suburban home becomes increasingly unstable as Linda alternates between Jim's life and death.
Linda's attempts to use knowledge of Jim's accident directly confront the possibility that fate cannot be changed.
Films like Premonition, and why
Memento
Shared non linear chronology, fate-driven mystery, and emotionally intense attempts to alter a catastrophic future.
The Sixth Sense
Shared supernatural temporal disruption, family-centered stakes, and questions about foreknowledge and agency.
Groundhog Day
Shared repeated or displaced days, domestic drama, and a character forced to confront personal responsibility.
Movie Details
- Director
- Mennan Yapo
- Release Date
- 2007-02-08
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (1736)
Cast
- Sandra Bullock
- Julian McMahon
- Courtney Taylor Burness
- Shyann McClure
- Nia Long
- Kate Nelligan
- Amber Valletta
- Laurel Whitsett
- Marc Macaulay
- Ritchie Montgomery
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Premonition about?
- A grieving suburban mother must decode a scrambled week to determine whether foreknowledge can save her husband from a fatal car crash.
- What is Premonition like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Premonition as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Premonition violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Premonition as mild.
- What did critics think of Premonition?
- Critics broadly found the time-shifting mystery opaque and portentous, though Sandra Bullock's performance was one of its few consistently praised elements.
- Which films are like Premonition?
- Films with a similar feel include Memento, The Sixth Sense, and Groundhog Day.
- How long is Premonition?
- Premonition runs 96 minutes.
- Where can I watch Premonition?
- In United States, Premonition is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
