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What if your nightmares were someone else's to-do list?
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The Shadow Effect (2017)

direct-to-streaming chaosB-movie ambitionidentity crisis buffet

Overview

ActionScience FictionThriller

A young man's life is turned upside down when his violent dreams begin to blend with reality.

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Content warning
flashbackassassinationamnesiamemory lossu.s. soldierblackoutconfusionindividuality

Standout Aspects

Acting

Michael Biehn collecting that paycheck with dignity

Practical Effects

Gleefully excessive squib work in shootouts

Best for:Streaming: When you want sci-fi junk food at 11 PM·Background: Fold laundry while guessing the twist·Friends: Riffing on the conspiracy logic together
Heads up:Violence: Frequent gunfights with bloody headshots and stabbings·Disturbing: Assassination sequences including child targets
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Director

Amariah Olson

ReleasedMay 2, 2017
Runtime1h 33m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonedark
Feelmedium
Budget$9M
Status Media & Entertainment
DV3 Productions

Top Cast

Cam Gigandet

Cam Gigandet

Gabriel Howarth

Brit Shaw

Brit Shaw

Brinn Howarth

Michael Biehn

Michael Biehn

Sheriff Hodge

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Reese

Michael Aaron Milligan

Michael Aaron Milligan

Jesse McGraw

Jon Kohler

Jon Kohler

Masterson

Andi Matheny

Andi Matheny

Julia

Cullen Moss

Cullen Moss

Governor Francis

Sean Freeland

Sean Freeland

Deputy Truvio

Jose Miguel Vasquez

Jose Miguel Vasquez

Suited Man

Jaye Tyroff

Jaye Tyroff

Metro Policeman

Cullen Ries

Cullen Ries

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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

The Olson brothers shot this in 18 days in Mississippi, explaining the dream sequences that look suspiciously like the same warehouse.

Cultural

This arrived during peak 'amnesia assassin' fatigue — three years after the last Bourne and right as Atomic Blonde proved the genre could still slap. It did not slap.

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THE SHADOW EFFECT - Official Trailer

THE SHADOW EFFECT - Official Trailer

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