Recurrence
A disgraced former investigator is pulled from rural isolation into a murder case that revives the secrets she tried to bury.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Brutal
- brooding
- somber
- paranoid
- crime thriller night
- serious streaming session
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film competently produced and reasonably acted but slowed by a thin, one-dimensional story.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Manuela Pipa Pelari has left police work and isolation becomes impossible when a corpse draws her into another investigation.
The plot centers on violence against women and the social structures surrounding it.
Pipa is relocated to La Quebrada, a small isolated town in northern Argentina where the murder resurfaces her past.
Pipa has left the police, broken with her former life, and carries dark secrets that the new case reactivates.
Films like Recurrence, and why
The Invisible Guardian
female-led crime investigation, rural isolation, and socially conscious thriller drama
The Aura
argentinian crime mystery, morally compromised investigators, and bleak institutional tension
Wind River
female detective confronting buried violence in a remote community with a brooding thriller atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Alejandro Montiel
- Release Date
- 2022-07-27
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (107)
Cast
- Luisana Lopilato
- Mauricio Paniagua
- Inés Estévez
- Ariel Staltari
- Paulina García
- Malena Narvay
- Aquiles Casabella
- Benjamín Del Cerro
- Santiago Artemis
- Daniel Cabot
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 Recurrence about?
- A disgraced former investigator is pulled from rural isolation into a murder case that revives the secrets she tried to bury.
- What is Recurrence like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Recurrence as slow, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Recurrence violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Recurrence as brutal.
- What did critics think of Recurrence?
- Critics broadly found the film competently produced and reasonably acted but slowed by a thin, one-dimensional story.
- Which films are like Recurrence?
- Films with a similar feel include The Invisible Guardian, The Aura, and Wind River.
- How long is Recurrence?
- Recurrence runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch Recurrence?
- In United States, Recurrence streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
