Resurrection
A consciousness adrift beyond ordinary time uses an endless cascade of stories to revive an android corpse in Bi Gan’s hypnotic cinematic enigma.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Labyrinthine
- Violence
- None
- dreamy
- melancholic
- enigmatic
- immersive movie night
- cinephile viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly acclaim Bi Gan’s formally inventive direction, spectacular visual design, and expansive possibilities for storytelling, while acknowledging that the opaque narrative can be difficult to decode.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The protagonist's consciousness becomes trapped in an eternal time zone and moves through many dreams while pursuing an android corpse.
The woman attempts to wake the android by telling it endless stories, making narration the central dramatic action.
Critics emphasize the film's nods to other filmmakers, changing narrative techniques, silent-film effects, and cinephile construction.
The central consciousness is trapped in an explicitly eternal temporal zone during surgery, suspending conventional chronology.
Films like Resurrection, and why
The Congress
formally audacious science fiction, layered realities, and philosophical questions about consciousness
The Fall
dreamlike speculative storytelling, shifting visual registers, and melancholic meditation on identity
Holy Motors
nonlinear dream logic, cinephile references, and an enigmatic psychological journey
Long Day's Journey into Night
Chinese auteur science fiction with immersive long takes, memory, and dreamlike atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Bi Gan
- Release Date
- 2025-11-22
- Runtime
- 159 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (124)
Cast
- Jackson Yee
- Shu Qi
- Mark Chao
- Li Gengxi
- Huang Jue
- Chen Yongzhong
- Guo Mucheng
- Zhang Zhijian
- Chloe Maayan
- Nan Yan
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Criterion Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Resurrection about?
- A consciousness adrift beyond ordinary time uses an endless cascade of stories to revive an android corpse in Bi Gan’s hypnotic cinematic enigma.
- What is Resurrection like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Resurrection as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as labyrinthine.
- Is Resurrection violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Resurrection.
- What did critics think of Resurrection?
- Critics broadly acclaim Bi Gan’s formally inventive direction, spectacular visual design, and expansive possibilities for storytelling, while acknowledging that the opaque narrative can be difficult to decode.
- Which films are like Resurrection?
- Films with a similar feel include The Congress, The Fall, Holy Motors, and Long Day's Journey into Night.
- How long is Resurrection?
- Resurrection runs 159 minutes.
- Where can I watch Resurrection?
- In United States, Resurrection streams on Criterion Channel.
