Cruel & Unusual
2014 · Movie · 95 min · ★ 6.1 · 65% critics
A man wakes up in a strange institution and is forced to relive the day his wife died, again and again. As the cycle repeats, he searches for answers and meaning, confronting shifting perspectives, buried memories, and the heavy weight of guilt in a place that feels beyond ordinary justice.
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Details
- Years
- 2014
- Release date
- 2014-04-05
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 65/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (38 votes)
About
If you enjoy dark, thought-provoking sci-fi thrillers with a Groundhog Day-style loop and shifting viewpoints, this may click; Not for you if you dislike bleak stories, repetition, or ambiguity like in The Adjustment Bureau.
Pros: original time-loop premise; tense, gritty mood; strong performances | Cons: slow, repetitive opening; confusing unanswered questions; rushed final stretch
Cast & crew
David Richmond-Peck
as Edgar
Michael Eklund
as Julien
Michelle Harrison
as Doris
Bernadette Saquibal
as Maylon
Richard Harmon
as William
- MC
Monsour Cataquiz
as Gogan
Kyle Cassie
as Lance
- MB
Mary Black
as Facilitator
Andy Thompson
as Counselor
John Hainsworth
as Old Man
Directed by Merlin Dervisevic