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Minor Premise

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Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his experiment, pitting 10 fragments of his consciousness against each other.
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Critics Consensus

Minor Premise offers major enjoyment for sci-fi fans in search of an intelligent, grounded entry in the genre.

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Bob Strauss San Francisco Chronicle Sep 14, 2021
3/4
The premises within "The Premise" yield stories crafted with care and played-out with sincere commitment - even when it's all in the service of snide irony. Go to Full Review
Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News Dec 31, 2020
3/4
Unlike Nolan's emotionally deficient behemoths, Schultz's scrappy gem fires up the heart as well as the brain. Go to Full Review
John DeFore The Hollywood Reporter Dec 4, 2020
It asks us to suspend disbelief in order to work through some concepts about memory and identity that real scientists spend their lives on. Happily, it never feels like homework. Go to Full Review
Myrthe Leenders Loud and Clear Reviews Mar 8, 2025
The variety of interpretations that you frankly try to layer on the narrative while watching the film (and afterwards) really takes away from the enjoyment of watching a psychological thriller. Go to Full Review
Bee Delores B-Sides & Badlands Aug 26, 2024
3.5/5
Schultz works magic to haul you into the story, provoking you to engage with these deep scientific advancements and the implications it could very well have on our daily lives. Go to Full Review
Jeff Ewing Forbes Jun 30, 2023
It’s a well-executed and thoughtful concept that has some truly novel thriller elements and an excellent command of pacing, making it one of the best sci-fi films of the last few years. Go to Full Review
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Jonathan G @RT78642056 Jun 26, 2026 A cerebral, mind bending psychological sci-fi thriller featuring top notch performances from actors that I hope to see in more films. See more
Theodore H @RT24470177 Dec 24, 2024 My main critique was that movie felt a little slow and boring at times. However, I really liked the cinematography, and there were some really beautiful shots and I it did a really great job of capturing the different personas. I also thought the acting was really good and overall the concept really begets some deep questions about human nature. The twist at the end was really good and even if I knew what it might be, it still had me shocked. See more
Alex K @AlexK626 Dec 10, 2024 Like a lot of scifi movies, I think the premise is very cool but the acting and execution lacks a bit. It feels like a low budget movie, but for what they are able to get within that realm I thought they'd did an excellent job. I thought that the ending was a bit telegraphed, and it likely could have been cut down a bit since it started to feel like the same old, same old approximately halfway through. A fun parallel that I'm not sure was intentional, was they told the story in a somewhat fragmented matter, which I am interpreting to be a symbol of the premise of this movie. See more
Jeffrey P @vanillavoodoo1 Nov 11, 2023 Slow, mildly intriguing despite leaning too heavily on the science aspects to allow for a grasp upon the premise... should have been titled 'No Premise.' Not a bad premise, just very poorly executed. See more
Adrian S @RT92286744 Sep 10, 2023 very good. fascinating how small behaviour changes give impression of major character differences. deserves to be far better known. hope the team who made it are funded for more projects. See more
Bessie B @bea.b Jul 29, 2023 I liked this movie a lot. Very interesting concept, good acting, no boring scenes or bad dialogue. The only thing I think could have been better was the ending — I loved the ending itself, despite seeing it coming, but I think Allie could have been a little bit better about verifying which Ethan she was talking to…. See more
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Eric Schultz

Director

Sathya Sridharan

Ethan

Paton Ashbrook

Alli

Dana Ashbrook

Malcolm

Purva Bedi

Maggie

Alex Breaux

Timmy Fitzgerald

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Movie Info

Synopsis Attempting to surpass his father's legacy, a reclusive neuroscientist becomes entangled in his experiment, pitting 10 fragments of his consciousness against each other.
Director
Eric Schultz
Producer
Justin Moretto, Ross O'Connor, Eric Schultz, Nicolai Schwarzkopf, Thomas Torrey
Screenwriter
Eric Schultz, Justin Moretto, Thomas Torrey
Production Co
Uncorked Productions, Bad Theology, Relic Pictures
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 4, 2020
Runtime
1h 34m
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