Significant Other
Paramount+ | Release Date (Streaming): October 7, 2022 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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80
The New York TimesNatalia WinkelmanOct 7, 2022
Significant Other does not reinvent the genre, but its narrative flourishes make for an exciting outing. Read full review
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ColliderChase HutchinsonOct 7, 2022
When it embraces an eerie and enigmatic tone that subsequently gets turned on its head, Significant Other still boldly proves to be a film worth getting lost in. Read full review
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Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganOct 7, 2022
Berk and Olsen take a big swing by overtly hailing far-flung influences—Spielberg, Aster, Kaufman—without overstuffing their film with incessant references. But they don’t quite follow through on their initial ambition, and the movie feels frustratingly restrained. Read full review
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The A.V. ClubJordan HoffmanOct 7, 2022
At the halfway mark, a little spice gets shaken into the otherwise thin soup. It’s still far from a must-see, but there are rewards for those who stick to the end. Read full review
40
We Got This CoveredMartin CarrOct 7, 2022
Significant Other is a substandard supernatural hybrid, which wastes the talent of all those involved. Maika Monroe and Jake Lacy may work hard to breathe life into this ponderous fireside fable, but often fall short through no fault of their own. Read full review
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Movie NationRoger MooreOct 7, 2022
A clever (and foreshadowed) touch or two notwithstanding, in the end, the filmmakers’ attempts at misdirecting the viewer’s expectations fail and the movie’s endless “on the nose” characters, moments and lines of dialogue overwhelm it. Read full review
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