Coherence (2013)

Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.

Director:

James Ward Byrkit

Writers:

James Ward Byrkit (screenplay by), James Ward Byrkit (story by)

Stars:

Emily Baldoni, Maury Sterling, Nicholas Brendon

5 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview:
Emily Baldoni	...	Em (as Emily Foxler)
Maury Sterling	...	Kevin
Nicholas Brendon	...	Mike
Lorene Scafaria	...	Lee
Elizabeth Gracen	...	Beth
Hugo Armstrong	...	Hugh
Alex Manugian	...	Amir
Lauren Maher	...	Laurie
Aqueela Zoll	...	Extra
Carrie Patterson	...	Extra
Kelly Donovan	...	Extra
Alexis Boozer Sterling	...	Extra (as Alexis Boozer)
Mark Ballou	...	Extra

Storyline

On the night of an astronomical anomaly, eight friends at a dinner party experience a troubling chain of reality bending events.

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Plot Keywords:

parallel universe | comet | quantum physics | alternate reality | dinner party | 

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Taglines:

Do you know your friends? Do you know what's real? Do you know yourself?

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Genres:

Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 August 2014 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anomalija

Box Office

Budget:

$50,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$17,000, 22 June 2014, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$68,877, 20 July 2014

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bellanova Films,Ugly Duckling Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

89 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Kevin (Maury Sterling) tries to leave the house by himself, Em (Emily Baldoni) was given a note to not let him leave and his note was to leave.

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Goofs

(at around 1h 6 mins) When Hugh is calculating the different outcomes on his iPhone, you can see from the display that he has reception - which they claim none of them has.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Kevin: [on the phone] I felt like I had a lot of time.
Em: I know. It's good. I'm good.
Kevin: Yeah. We're, um... we're just getting off the freeway.
Em: Yeah? Did, Hugh pick you up at the office, or...
Kevin: Yes, he was coming in from Oakland. He was late, of course. Then I took him... And then, he took me to some lawyer bar.
Em: A lawyer bar?
Kevin: Yeah. A lawyer bar, kind of. Yeah. I don't know. Everybody there seemed like a lawyer. I felt like I was the only person without a tie.
Em: Well, maybe we should get you a tie ...
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Connections

Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Best Sci-Fi Movies You've Probably Never Seen (2016)

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Soundtracks

Galaxies
Written and Performed by Laura Veirs
Courtesy Nonesuch Records
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing
Published by Freak Off The Leash Publishing (BMI)

User Reviews

Low-budget science-fiction deserves attention for its wit and energy

A mind-bending and very entertaining independent science-fiction film, Coherence takes place over a single night in which a group of old friends (an ex-lovers) gather for a party on a night when a comet is expected to pass unusually close to the Earth. One of which is played by Nicholas Brendon of Buffy the Vampire Slayer in a scene-stealing role. I missed him.

At first, glasses start breaking and cellphones shatter. Then the power goes off, except at one house down the street. Then there are strange bangs on the door and bizarre notes left at the house. Things get stranger when two of them decide to go to the lit-up house to make a phone call.

It's a good film to me because the science-fiction concept ends up reflecting the real-life conflicts between the characters in a very clever way. I'm still not sure how I feel about the ending, but the film is a wild and entertaining ride before it gets there. Scenes propel themselves to other scenes with fast and snappy dialogue. Though it will be compared to films like Primer and Timecrimes, it's a pretty original film overall.