Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- eerie
- foreboding
- paranoid
- late night horror
- indie horror marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as an inventive, intelligent, character-driven slow-burn horror movie whose meta-narrative creates sustained unease without cheap scares or gore.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Mysterious recordings and manipulated events turn Michael and Chris's ordeal into a self-conscious examination of horror storytelling and spectatorship.
The isolated cabin, cave, cryptic local figures, and unseen force create quietly mythic dread without relying on jump scares or gore.
Michael handcuffs Chris in a remote cabin to force sobriety, exposing conflicting motives beneath their estrangement.
Video tapes and other discovered media make observation, documentation, and manipulation central to the unfolding mystery.
Films like Resolution, and why
The Cabin in the Woods
shares slow-burn meta-horror, genre self-awareness, and escalating unease
The Endless
shares isolated-location dread, mysterious cosmic forces, and character-driven horror
The Invitation
shares lo-fi supernatural ambiguity, interpersonal tension, and Lovecraftian atmosphere
10 Cloverfield Lane
shares contained psychological tension, unsettling domestic confinement, and gradual revelation
Movie Details
- Directors
- Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson
- Release Date
- 2013-01-25
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Rating
- 6.3 / 10 (487)
Cast
- Peter Cilella
- Vinny Curran
- Zahn McClarnon
- Bill Oberst Jr.
- Emily Montague
- Kurt David Anderson
- Skyler Meacham
- Josh Higgins
- Carmel Benson
- Justin Benson
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Resolution about?
- An estranged man's forced sobriety intervention becomes a quietly terrifying confrontation with an unseen force shaping the story around him.
- What is Resolution like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Resolution as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Resolution violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Resolution as mild.
- What did critics think of Resolution?
- Critics broadly praised the film as an inventive, intelligent, character-driven slow-burn horror movie whose meta-narrative creates sustained unease without cheap scares or gore.
- Which films are like Resolution?
- Films with a similar feel include The Cabin in the Woods, The Endless, The Invitation, and 10 Cloverfield Lane.
- How long is Resolution?
- Resolution runs 93 minutes.
- Where can I watch Resolution?
- In United States, Resolution streams on Philo, AMC+ Amazon Channel, ARROW.
