Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- creepy
- gory
- darkly comic
- horror movie night
- late night streaming
What critics said
Critics and viewers recognize the film’s creative Indonesian cultural setting, gory genre energy, and character drama, while broadly finding its execution shallow and underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The family business centers on jamu-style herbal medicine, while a new potion triggers the zombie outbreak.
The dysfunctional family must manage longstanding relationship tensions while defending itself from infected villagers.
The plot unfolds around a remote village and its community-wide zombie plague.
Indonesian local wisdom and herbal practice are folded into a recognizable zombie-film framework.
Films like The Elixir, and why
Sebelum Iblis Menjemput
Indonesian zombie horror combining local cultural texture with aggressive undead violence and family survival.
Braindead
Gory, irreverent zombie horror with creative set pieces and dark comic energy.
Train to Busan
Ensemble zombie survival horror balancing grotesque violence with interpersonal conflict and genre tropes.
Impetigore
Local-culture horror featuring family tensions, rural isolation, and escalating supernatural threat.
Movie Details
- Director
- Kimo Stamboel
- Release Date
- 2025-10-22
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 5.9 / 10 (227)
Cast
- Mikha Tambayong
- Eva Celia
- Marthino Lio
- Dimas Anggara
- Varen Arianda Calief
- Ardit Erwandha
- Claresta Taufan
- Donny Damara
- Kiki Narendra
- Vonny Anggraini
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 The Elixir about?
- A fractured Indonesian herbal-medicine dynasty unleashes a zombie plague when its ambitious new potion goes catastrophically wrong.
- What is The Elixir like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Elixir as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Elixir violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Elixir as graphic.
- What did critics think of The Elixir?
- Critics and viewers recognize the film’s creative Indonesian cultural setting, gory genre energy, and character drama, while broadly finding its execution shallow and underdeveloped.
- Which films are like The Elixir?
- Films with a similar feel include Sebelum Iblis Menjemput, Braindead, Train to Busan, and Impetigore.
- How long is The Elixir?
- The Elixir runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Elixir?
- In United States, The Elixir streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
