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ERA
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Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Pathetic Fallacy
2026 1h 38m EN
HorrorThriller
Synopsis
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A young widower arrives in a new-age mountain town in search of cosmic answers and a chance to heal. Instead, he finds an outlandish murderer and a forest of demonic spirits who offer a horrific bargain: the power to cheat death at a nightmarish cost.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Kid Cudi
Asher
Jessica Rothe
Iris
Travis Fimmel
Doyle
Natasha Lyonne
(voice)
Richard Harmon
Shai
Jess Brown
Pia
Amitai Marmorstein
Him
Doralynn Mui
Her
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Adam Egypt Mortimer
- Writers
- Andrew Barrer, Gabriel Ferrari
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America, Canada
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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WORLD
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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
MoodPlayr · trivia#02
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Johnny Jewel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
MoodPlayr · trivia#03
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CAST
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Kid Cudi and Jessica Rothe and Travis Fimmel carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt37501355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Adam Egypt Mortimer directs. Johnny Jewel scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Canada. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released this year — you're seeing it while it's still in the cultural conversation.
- 2International production across 2 countries: United States of America, Canada.
- 3Original score by Johnny Jewel. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Kid Cudi and Jessica Rothe and Travis Fimmel carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt37501355 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Original score
- Johnny Jewel
- Costume design
- Mackenzie Serin
- Makeup / hair
- Shelly Baxter
- VFX supervisor
- Jason Marlow
- Stunt coordinator
- Brennan Walstrom
- Runtime
- 98 min · 1h 38m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Adam Egypt Mortimer
Production companies
Who made it
Mad Solar
US
- ST
Still Point Pictures
- LO
Lovesick Pictures
- HA
Hadron Films
CA
Spooky Pictures
US
Rabbits Black
US
- DE
Destroy All Entertainment
Key crew
- ProducerK. Asher Levin
- ProducerSteven Schneider
- ProducerKarina Manashil
- ProducerAshleigh Snead
- CastingCandice Elzinga
- First Assistant DirectorAdam McCarthy
- Set DecorationLizzi Pedersen
- Set DecorationVictor Razi
- Costume DesignMackenzie Serin
- Makeup Department HeadShelly Baxter
- Hair Department HeadAngela Ohana
- Production ManagerSteven St. Arnaud
- Makeup Effects DesignerTodd Masters
- Visual Effects SupervisorJason Marlow
- Stunt CoordinatorBrennan Walstrom
- Stunt DriverBrennan Walstrom
- Stunt CoordinatorKye Walstrom
- Stunt CoordinatorOwen Walstrom
- GafferRichard MacDonald
- Lighting TechnicianRaven Shaw
- Truck SupervisorCassandra Guevara-Clark
- Location ManagerKeith Terrillon
- Script SupervisorAlexandra Pacheco
- Transportation CoordinatorSteve Rickman
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- supernatural
- cosmic horror
- demonic spirit
- supernatural horror
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere2026-09-20· Fantastic Fest
