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Pathetic Fallacy

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In this psychedelic horror film, Asher and Iris are madly in love. After Iris succumbs to cancer, Asher is wracked with grief, searching for answers, wishing he had been taken instead of her. In his quest to reconnect with her, he stumbles into an otherworldly mountain town filled with homicidal maniacs, talking animals, and one very cool dive bar. He's given a tempting offer: try to cheat death and bring her back... but at what cost?

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Katie Rife Inverse Oct 5, 2026
It’s a lot to put on Macudi, who stars here in his first major movie role. But he pulls it off, one of many miracles in this strange and wonderful genre-bender shot in gorgeous, tactile 35mm. Go to Full Review Meagan Navarro Bloody Disgusting Sep 29, 2026
4/5
Cosmic psychedelia collides with grief and rage in Pathetic Fallacy. Anchoring Mortimer’s singular vision and mesmeric visual language is an emotionally devastating lead performance by Scott Mescudi, who impresses in his first starring role. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Sep 26, 2026
[It] is so brazenly original that its missteps are easily forgiven. Go to Full Review Chris Sawin Video Librarian Magazine 1 day ago
3/5
Pathetic Fallacy is a fever dream of psychological horror that is essentially pure madness built around the tunnel of terror sequence from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. It injects tear-jerking drama and ridiculous humor into acid-laced horror. Go to Full Review Keri O'Shea Warped Perspective 5 days ago
B-
It establishes an achingly real bedrock of love and loss, before using that verisimilitude to launch unreservedly into something completely different - trippy, oblique and meandering. Go to Full Review Dolores Quintana Santa Monica Mirror Oct 22, 2026
Pathetic Fallacy is a celebration of true love, a dark abstract painting from a gifted artist, and a film that is both winsome and gut-wrenching... It violently whipsaws from heart-stabbing terror to guffaws. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Adam Egypt Mortimer

Director

Scott "Kid Cudi" Mescudi

Asher

Jessica Rothe

Iris

Natasha Lyonne

The Spider

Travis Fimmel

Doyle

Andrew Barrer

Screenwriter

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Movie Info

Synopsis In this psychedelic horror film, Asher and Iris are madly in love. After Iris succumbs to cancer, Asher is wracked with grief, searching for answers, wishing he had been taken instead of her. In his quest to reconnect with her, he stumbles into an otherworldly mountain town filled with homicidal maniacs, talking animals, and one very cool dive bar. He's given a tempting offer: try to cheat death and bring her back... but at what cost?
Director
Adam Egypt Mortimer
Producer
K. Asher Levin, Steven Schneider, Karina Manashil, Ashleigh Snead, Ronnie Exley, Chris Wilkinson, Aria Moffly, Chukwuka Temi Ejorh, Keji Ajayi
Screenwriter
Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari
Production Co
Rabbits Black, Spooky Pictures
Genre
Drama, Horror, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 40m
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