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DreamQuil

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The story is set in the not so distant future when poor air quality has meant people mostly live their lives virtually from home and Artificial Intelligence has become more prevalent. Carol (Elizabeth Banks) is a dissatisfied career mother, who despite being very much in love with her husband Gary (John C. Reilly), is struggling to find real connection within her marriage and kids, where the day to day familiarity of their home is claustrophobic. Worried she could be heading towards divorce, Carol leaps at the chance to get her life back on track by signing up for DreamQuil's avant-garde A.I.-led mental wellness retreat. Gary, left to take care of their two sons, is thankfully delivered "Carol-Too", an identical mechanical clone of his wife. However things take a sinister turn for Carol upon her homecoming. Refreshed and ready to dive back into family life, her robotic and more perfect substitute doesn't leave and Carol-Too will stop at nothing until the real Carol is eliminated.

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Katie Rife IndieWire 3d
B-
While simply admiring the look of “DreamQuil” is enough to sustain interest throughout the film’s abbreviated 89-minute run time, it also means that what sticks in the viewer’s memory after it’s over is a series of images and not ideas. Go to Full Review Brian Tallerico RogerEbert.com Mar 24
What would you do if you were replaced by an AI version of yourself? These are questions at the core of this 'Black Mirror' premise, but Prager doesn’t add enough new to the conversation. Go to Full Review Robert Daniels Screen International Mar 18
A harried psychological thriller, whose enthralling style is not enough to overcome its cliched storytelling. Go to Full Review Todd Jorgenson Cinemalogue 6d
The thematic ambitions are muddled by chilly storytelling in this stylish science-fiction cautionary thriller about technology infringing upon human connection. Go to Full Review Tessa Smith Mama's Geeky Mar 27
Elizabeth Banks shines in this stylish, retro-future thriller. While it does too much toward the end, an unforgettable twist makes Dreamquil a must-watch. Go to Full Review Dan Bayer Next Best Picture Mar 25
6/10
The world of "DreamQuil" is so richly imagined that more time spent developing Prager’s ideas wouldn’t have been an imposition on the audience. Instead, it’s a good-looking, well-acted sci-fi thriller that takes a big swing at the end and misses. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Cast & Crew

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Alex Prager

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Elizabeth Banks

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John C. Reilly

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Juliette Lewis

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Sofia Boutella

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Kathryn Newton

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Movie Info

Synopsis The story is set in the not so distant future when poor air quality has meant people mostly live their lives virtually from home and Artificial Intelligence has become more prevalent. Carol (Elizabeth Banks) is a dissatisfied career mother, who despite being very much in love with her husband Gary (John C. Reilly), is struggling to find real connection within her marriage and kids, where the day to day familiarity of their home is claustrophobic. Worried she could be heading towards divorce, Carol leaps at the chance to get her life back on track by signing up for DreamQuil's avant-garde A.I.-led mental wellness retreat. Gary, left to take care of their two sons, is thankfully delivered "Carol-Too", an identical mechanical clone of his wife. However things take a sinister turn for Carol upon her homecoming. Refreshed and ready to dive back into family life, her robotic and more perfect substitute doesn't leave and Carol-Too will stop at nothing until the real Carol is eliminated.
Director
Alex Prager
Producer
Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Alison Small, Vincent Landay, Michael Mendelsohn, Alex Prager
Screenwriter
Alex Prager, Vanessa Prager
Genre
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 29m