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Terrestrial

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Not long ago, Allen (Jermaine Fowler, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU) was a struggling science-fiction writer trying to get his work seen and his voice heard. But now he's living high in the Hollywood Hills in a big mansion with a fountain, a vintage Mustang, and a room devoted to THE NEPTUNE CYCLE, the classic science-fiction novels written by Allen's hero, S.J. Purcell (Brendan Hunt, TED LASSO). Allen's friends Maddie (Pauline Chalamet, SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS), Ryan (James Morosini, I LOVE MY DAD) and Vic (Edy Modica, JURY DUTY) have come to visit and celebrate Allen's big book and movie deal, but they're quick to believe his out-of-nowhere good fortune may be too good to be true. And Allen's erratic behavior isn't helping matters any; he's coming across as sad, paranoid, and delusional, not like someone who's about to hit the big time. Is it writer's block? Or maybe they picked the wrong time to visit? And maybe they weren't the only ones?
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Steve Pink

Director

Jermaine Fowler

Allen

James Morosini

Ryan

Pauline Chalamet

Maddie

Edy Modica

Actor

Rob Yang

Actor

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Dennis Harvey Variety Jul 25, 2025
Paced to an unhurried yet waste-free perfection by editor Neal Wynne, “Terrestrial” is a modest enterprise so cannily handled, it plays out like a surprise package of droll delights. Go to Full Review Clint Worthington RogerEbert.com Jul 22, 2025
… it’s an interesting little psychological thriller that carries its own darkly comic streak. Go to Full Review Tim Grierson Screen International Jul 21, 2025
Terrestrial is so concerned with the logistics of Allen’s layered ruse and its unforeseen complications that the picture devolves into an inelegant farce, the body count rising as the implausibilities pile up. Go to Full Review Mark Dujsik Mark Reviews Movies 5 hrs ago
3/4
Terrestrial may become a winding and weaving thriller ... but it never loses sight the ways that characters deceiving themselves can have such disastrous results. Go to Full Review Karina Adelgaard Heaven of Horror 1 day ago
4/5
...he [Jermaine Fowler] does an excellent job. He is charming and lovely, but also clearly plays this character with the necessary edge and anxiety-ridden elements required. Go to Full Review Brian Orndorf Blu-ray.com 1 day ago
B+
While he works with an extremely limited budget, the helmer finds a rhythm to the film and successfully balances its desire to get abstract with its mental illness, and real with its understanding of crushing disappointment. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Not long ago, Allen (Jermaine Fowler, SORRY TO BOTHER YOU) was a struggling science-fiction writer trying to get his work seen and his voice heard. But now he's living high in the Hollywood Hills in a big mansion with a fountain, a vintage Mustang, and a room devoted to THE NEPTUNE CYCLE, the classic science-fiction novels written by Allen's hero, S.J. Purcell (Brendan Hunt, TED LASSO). Allen's friends Maddie (Pauline Chalamet, SEX LIVES OF COLLEGE GIRLS), Ryan (James Morosini, I LOVE MY DAD) and Vic (Edy Modica, JURY DUTY) have come to visit and celebrate Allen's big book and movie deal, but they're quick to believe his out-of-nowhere good fortune may be too good to be true. And Allen's erratic behavior isn't helping matters any; he's coming across as sad, paranoid, and delusional, not like someone who's about to hit the big time. Is it writer's block? Or maybe they picked the wrong time to visit? And maybe they weren't the only ones?
Director
Steve Pink
Producer
Molly Gilula, Josh Jason, Molly Conners, AJ Bourscheid, Austin Lantero, Rachel Walden, Pauline Chalamet, Luca Balser, Ramfis Myrthil
Screenwriter
Connor Diedrich, Connor Diedrich, Samuel Johnson
Distributor
Aero Films
Production Co
Hurley/Pickle Productions
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 23, 2026, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.1K
Runtime
1h 30m
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