A lean, inventive revenge thriller that uses multiverse mechanics for emotional escalation rather than empty spectacle. It sounds rough around the edges, but the premise, tonal blend, and strong central performance make it an easy recommendation for genre fans.
Redux Redux
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Movie · Science Fiction · Thriller
Sun · 1h 49m
Director: Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Starring: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm
Overview
In an attempt to avenge her daughter’s death, Irene Kelly travels through parallel universes, killing her daughter’s murderer again and again. As she becomes consumed by vengeance, her humanity begins to slip away—until the cycle is disrupted when she rescues Mia, a sharp-witted teenager already marked by the killer.
Director
Kevin McManus, Matthew McManus
Cast
Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus, Jeremy Holm
Curator Review
Verdict
A lean, inventive revenge thriller that uses multiverse mechanics for emotional escalation rather than empty spectacle. It sounds rough around the edges, but the premise, tonal blend, and strong central performance make it an easy recommendation for genre fans.
Best for
viewers who like low-budget sci-fi with big ideas
revenge stories with a tragic emotional core
fans of grimy, lo-fi genre hybrids
people who enjoy multiverse concepts used sparingly and creatively
Skip if
you want polished blockbuster VFX
you dislike violence-driven revenge narratives
you prefer tightly explained sci-fi worldbuilding
you are looking for a light or hopeful tone
Overview
Redux Redux sounds like the kind of scrappy genre film that gets by on nerve, invention, and emotional commitment. The multiverse premise is not treated as a puzzle box; it’s a pressure cooker for grief, obsession, and repetition, which is a much more interesting use of the idea than most studio versions manage.
Worth noting
What stands out most is the way the film appears to pivot from pure vengeance into something more complicated and humane once Irene’s mission intersects with Mia. That shift gives the movie a moral center, even as it keeps leaning into hard-edged crime, horror, and sci-fi textures.
Bottom line
It may be uneven, and the setup likely spends a little too long explaining itself, but the overall effect seems fresh and confident. If you like your genre cinema strange, bleak, and emotionally bruised, this looks well worth the ride.
Top Letterboxd reviews
cob (4★) · 402 likes
don’t you just love when a movie does something you’ve never seen before? a resounding hell yeah.
joe (4★) · 295 likes
tackles the multiverse concept in ways the mcu could never
matt lynch (3.5★) · 249 likes
Perhaps a little overlong and initially expository, but the genre trappings quickly take a backseat to a slow burn drama with a really terrific central performance. LOOPER and Benson/Moorhead vibes, suitably gnarly when it counts. Real good stuff.
pirateneckbeard (3.5★) · 216 likes
To quote the the song title "Begin the Beguine" and here we are. This obviously is a revenge flick that we slowly find out that it's not a time travel film but a multidimensional endeavor undertaken by a hellbent mother searching for not only redemption but to find her daughters corpse... regardless what it takes. This does pivot from her daughter(Victim 12) to hair lock 13 which enters a new chapter of dialogue. I don't want to keep spinning narrative
spectre_howling (3.5★) · 207 likes
I'm a fucking ghost. imagine hating someone so much you set out to kill them in every universe. now that's a fresh premise. relatable, even. a bit uneven in places but it's a low budget sci-fi thriller that respects its audience. we know what the multiverse is. we understand paradoxes. we is smart. we is important. we don't know why this lady has access to a multiverse travel machine but we don't really give a fuck. we're just here to see this dude get worked and for this character to find herself. and he do and she does. (((・・;)
2014 · Thriller, Science Fiction · 1h 29m · NR · Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video, Peacock, Philo, Night Flight Plus, Cineverse, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Peacock Premium Plus
A small-scale multiverse story that makes its premise feel immediate, unsettling, and character-driven.