The Swerve

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The Swerve

2018

1h 35m

Drama

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A woman with a seemingly perfect life battles insomnia.

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Critics Consensus

Bound together by Azura Skye's riveting work in the central role, The Swerve paints a harrowing portrait of a life unmoored.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

10/29/2020

3.5/4

It's a forceful debut from Kapsalis, but, wow, it is harrowing.

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Scott Marks

San Diego Reader

10/27/2020

3/5

A relentlessly unshakable albeit unpleasant ride, particularly when filmmaker Dean Kapsalis slaloms around audience expectation, something he skillfully accomplishes for the first two-thirds of the picture.

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Richard Whittaker

Austin Chronicle

10/02/2020

3.5/5

The power of The Swerve is that it doesn't paint a full-blown breakdown - in this case, one that results in an unbearable tragedy - as easily traced back to one moment.

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Cody Dericks

Next Best Picture

07/06/2022

7/10

Aided by an incredibly harrowing lead performance from Azura Skye, “The Swerve” confidently and unsparingly puts the audience in the headspace of its troubled protagonist.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

12/21/2021

6/10

It seems unfinished and predictable as it traverses the common grounds of the genre to illustrate the psychological abyss of its protagonist. [Full review in Spanish]

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Dax Ebaben

Film Cred

08/31/2021

The Swerve is a cinematic experience that plays like a strange dream, the kind where the uncanniness seems to cause irrational fear.

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E T

@RT57225339 Jul 24

Even tho it's about mental health the movie is pretty boring

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Gregory H

@Romoga Jul 21

If you suffer from depression, this film is not for you. It’s acted wonderfully and shot with a keen eye and pacing. If however you are blessed with an even temperament, your time spent with this will be upended by a harrowing and depressing story

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James M

@RT60960472 08/26/2024

Outstanding performance by the lead actress and sobering insight into severe mental illness, but, ultimately, I watch a movie to be entertained. This movie is not at all entertaining.

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Jeffrey P

@vanillavoodoo1 11/12/2023

A strong performance from the lead keeps this afloat and carries it to a lightly twisted ending despite a slow pace and vague plot throughout.

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Adam M

@AntEatersRCute 10/26/2023

Mental health is a serious issue and this movies touches on the aspects of depression, isolation, feeling unseen, and being unstable. I wish they took it further, as the movie started off somewhat slow. The ending was fairly decent, up until the last scene.

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Darla P

@RT09595150 10/24/2023

This was the most dismal movie I've ever seen. It leaves you with the most uncomfortable feeling....

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Synopsis

A woman with a seemingly perfect life battles insomnia.

Director: Dean Kapsalis
Producer: Tommy Minnix
Screenwriter: Dean Kapsalis
Production Co: Spark Chamber
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 22, 2020
Runtime: 1h 35m