The Apparition fingerprintStrong craft, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and faith and meaning
Solid, not remarkable
Functional look and sound
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
The Apparition is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Emotionally reserved
It keeps its emotions at a distance.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
Everyday modern life, mystery, and faith and meaning
Its world is built around everyday modern life, mystery, and faith and meaning.
Solid, not remarkable
The craft is serviceable rather than remarkable.
Functional look and sound
The look and sound stay functional.
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You can watch it free with ads on JustWatch TV, Kanopy, and Hoopla. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 58/100 (IMDb 6.3, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
2 h 19 min
The Apparition runs 2 h 19 min.
Yes. Critics average 69 and audiences 63 out of 100, so both groups see The Apparition much the same way.
No. It cost about $10 million to make and earned $4 million worldwide, 37% of its budget.
It was made in French, with some Arabic, English, German, Italian. Produced in Belgium, France.
+28GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for The Apparition in 42 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 23 storytelling tropes for The Apparition, including Apocalyptic Log, Alien Geometries, The Call Knows Where You Live.
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