The Alternate

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The Alternate

2021

1h 27m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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7 Reviews

57%

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Jake, a videographer, discovers a portal to another dimension in which he has everything he has always wanted: the perfect version of his wife, the career of his dreams, and the daughter he never had. He starts traveling back and forth between these two worlds but soon sees that his alternate is not as perfect as he seems, and perfection comes with a price.

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Tim Cogshell

Alt Film Guide

09/13/2022

3/4

"It's wicked good and smart and in the current milieu of multi-meta-verse fever feels ever so slightly - possible."

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Rob Rector

Film Threat

09/19/2022

7/10

The sci-fi thriller flexes its muscle in its storytelling simplicity rather than piling on the special effects.

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Daniel M. Kimmel

North Shore Movies

09/15/2022

2/5

The “what if?” idea of discovering another version of yourself is an intriguing one that will no doubt be used again. One can only hope is that we’re in the universe where the next movie that tries it is more engaging than “The Alternate.”

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Josh Bell

Crooked Marquee

09/14/2022

B-

An intriguing exploration of a familiar sci-fi concept.

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Christopher Lloyd

The Film Yap

09/13/2022

4.5/5

This imaginative and impressive sci-fi/psychological thriller haunts us with forbidding questions about whether we're truly being the best version of ourselves.

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Evan Dossey

Midwest Film Journal

09/13/2022

There’s nothing quite like a thriller that plays its premise to the fullest.

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Alrik Bursell

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Ed Gonzalez Moreno

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Synopsis

Jake, a videographer, discovers a portal to another dimension in which he has everything he has always wanted: the perfect version of his wife, the career of his dreams, and the daughter he never had. He starts traveling back and forth between these two worlds but soon sees that his alternate is not as perfect as he seems, and perfection comes with a price.

Director: Alrik Bursell
Screenwriter: Alrik Bursell
Production Co: Bursell Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 6, 2022
Runtime: 1h 27m

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