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Shortwave

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A researcher and his wife, suffering from the disappearance of their child, become haunted by a cryptic shortwave radio signal that causes hallucinations.

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Rich Cline Shadows on the Wall 06/01/2018
2/5
There doesn't seem to be anything under the over-serious surface. Go to Full Review
Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews 01/30/2018
B
This is a good film for those who can relate to horror pics that are intellectually scary rather than just violently scary. Go to Full Review
Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 10/19/2017
C
Always feels more interested in the visual experience, rendering the storytelling somewhat flat, even when it touches on unbearably devastating events. Go to Full Review
Fred Topel Nerd Report 06/28/2016
It gets more harrowing for Isabel and more harrowing for us the further along it goes. Go to Full Review
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Aster M @RT83808332 1d do you enjoy watching women being needlessly sexualized while they’re emotionally tortured? then this is the movie for you. Shortwave is a stupid movie for stupid people, essentially about the horrors women go through because some f*ckboy wanted to see what would happen. it spends far too much time creating an atmosphere, while remaining virtually plotless until the last 15 minutes - and by then you just want it to be over already. i’ve never felt compelled to write a movie review until i watched this trash, but i need everyone to know how much i hate this movie and the people who created it. See more Lovell T @Lovell Sep 12 Slow burn, ultra low-buget, and a boring story full of plot holes. See more luna t @RT19037903 01/04/2024 One of the most boring movies we've ever suffered through. Terrible acting, no plot until 3/4 into the movie. They obviously got all 500 people they know to give it a high rating. When seeing a 96% audience score in the future, will be sure to see how many people actually gave it that. 500 people won't work. What a disgrace! I just discovered you can do half stars. Awesome. Edited to reflect half a star, which is half a star more than it deserves. See more Jerod S @jeroduptown 05/08/2022 Shortwave preys on the loss of a young girl and the effects it has on her mom. But, as the plot unfolds, not only is the other world her hubby and partner tapping into evil - but so are so they. What never makes sense is the actual shortwave radio that's never plugged in. See more 01/10/2021 Pure unadulterated garbage. See more Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 07/08/2020 Senseless, hippie hipster, garbage bullshit. Interesting synopsis and that's about it. This having a 97% review score is... wrong... and then it morphed into a total horror shit show in the second half. While the horror aspect in the second half was an improvement over the first half horror aspect, it never defined what type of horror it was until the very end. An ending that offered very little resolution to what was driving the entire movie. I might want to watch this again to see if it's as bad as I thought. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis A researcher and his wife, suffering from the disappearance of their child, become haunted by a cryptic shortwave radio signal that causes hallucinations.
Director
Ryan Gregory Phillips
Producer
Lindsay Lanzillotta, Anthony Mancilla, Ryan Gregory Phillips
Screenwriter
Ryan Gregory Phillips
Production Co
Cue Mark Films
Genre
Sci-Fi, Horror
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 24, 2017
Runtime
1h 25m
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