Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- eerie
- paranoid
- claustrophobic
- late night horror viewing
- introspective film night
What sets it apart
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Emily's return home, family dinner, and mother's wake turn intimate family spaces into increasingly strange environments.
Emily confronts her father, her sister's inaction, her mother's death, and the unresolved demons of her past.
Emily Krusche-Bruck plays both estranged twin sisters, Emily and Becca, making their relationship central to the film's identity tension.
The story begins after the mother's death and places Emily's struggle with reality inside the rituals of mourning.
Films like Hallucinations of War, and why
Hereditary
shares intimate domestic horror, fractured family relationships, and destabilized perceptions of reality
The Babadook
shares grief-driven psychological horror, family trauma, and an oppressive home atmosphere
Possum
shares identity instability, surreal domestic tension, and emotionally opaque arthouse horror
Movie Details
- Director
- Nath Milburn
- Release Date
- 2026-02-03
- Runtime
- 72 min
- Rating
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
Cast
- Emily Krusche-Bruck
- Chase Mullins
- Michele Farbman
- Jake Holley
- Ella Victoria
- Tim Perez-Ross
- Ari Holub
- Candee Kramer
- Michael R. McGuire
Common questions
- What is Hallucinations of War about?
- An estranged daughter faces a hostile family reunion where twin identity, grief, and buried abuse erode her grip on reality.
- What is Hallucinations of War like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Hallucinations of War as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Hallucinations of War violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Hallucinations of War.
- Which films are like Hallucinations of War?
- Films with a similar feel include Hereditary, The Babadook, and Possum.
- How long is Hallucinations of War?
- Hallucinations of War runs 72 minutes.
