Ash

"A new mindbender by Flying Lotus."

2025 1h 35m EN

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5.1

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★5.1TMDB · 496

HorrorScience Fiction

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On the mysterious planet of Ash, Riya awakens to find her crew slaughtered. When a man named Brion arrives to rescue her, an ordeal of psychological and physical terror ensues while Riya and Brion must decide if they can trust one another to survive.

“A new mindbender by Flying Lotus.”

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Cast

Eiza González
Riya
Aaron Paul
Brion
Iko Uwais
Adhi
Kate Elliott
Clarke
Beulah Koale
Kevin
Flying Lotus
Davis

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Flying Lotus
Writers: Jonni Remmler, Dylan Coburn
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, Finland, New Zealand

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Finland, New Zealand.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Flying Lotus, shot by Richard Bluck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Flying Lotus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Bryan Shaw shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Eiza González and Aaron Paul and Iko Uwais carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "A new mindbender by Flying Lotus.".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt17489650 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Flying Lotus directs. Richard Bluck behind the camera. Flying Lotus scores. Bryan Shaw cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America, Finland, New Zealand. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2International production across 3 countries: United States of America, Finland, New Zealand.
3Directed by Flying Lotus, shot by Richard Bluck. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Flying Lotus. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Bryan Shaw shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eiza González and Aaron Paul and Iko Uwais carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "A new mindbender by Flying Lotus.".
8IMDB entry: tt17489650 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 17 themes, including "terraforming", "space", "violent death", "cynical".

The technical file

Cinematography: Richard Bluck
Original score: Flying Lotus
Editing: Bryan Shaw
Makeup / hair: Deirdre Cowley
Sound: Ben Sinclair
Stunt coordinator: Steve McQuillan
Runtime: 95 min · 1h 35m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: Ash (2025)

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Manuel São Bento2025-03-19
★ 6/10
FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://movieswetextedabout.com/ash-movie-review-eiza-gonzalez-commands-the-screen-in-a-sci-fi-thriller-of-highs-and-lows/ "Ash doesn't bring anything new to the genres it blends nor does it explore its themes in particularly thought-provoking ways, but it still delivers an intriguing experience, driven by an immersive atmosphere and a truly captivating lead performance. Eiza González's magnetic presence alone makes the movie worth watching, and there are technical aspects worthy of praise that contribute to an engaging experience. A film of extremes, where its best moments shine as much as its flaws, but one that ultimately earns a recommendation." Rating: B-
Brent Marchant2025-03-31
★ 6/10
Exploring the vast, uncharted reaches of outer space may be challenging enough when we have our wits completely about us, but imagine how much more difficult it would be if we tried to do so without any recollection of where we were or how we got there. So it is for Riya (Eiza González), an astronaut who wakes up on a mysterious, ash-covered planet to find herself being the only survivor of her crew. As she moves about her ship, she finds everyone else has been killed, and she has no memory of how they got that way. In fact, she doesn’t appear to readily recognize anyone, either, and her reaction is one more of curiosity and confusion than of shock and horror. She thus wanders aimlessly about the corpse-strewn spacecraft trying to get her bearings when someone suddenly appears outside the ship’s airlock. And, when the stranger comes on board, she lunges at him to protect herself, only to find that it’s her crewmate, Brion (Aaron Paul), who had apparently been off on a reconnaissance mission when the carnage went down and who now, besides Riya, is the only other survivor of the mission. But, like all of the deceased crew members, Riya doesn’t recognize Brion, either – that is, until bits and pieces of her memory start coming back to her. Still, even with those nuggets of recollection, she’s still unable to pull it all together in terms of who she is, why she’s there and the nature of the crew’s mission. To say more about that mission, though, would reveal too much, but, suffice it to say, that it’s not terribly difficult to figure out, especially for anyone who has seen the offerings in the “Alien” franchise (particularly “Prometheus” (2012) and its sequel, “Alien: Covenant” (2017)). And therein lies the problem with director Flying Lotus’s third feature, outing – its inherent predictability (to me, the cardinal sin of filmmaking), with its derivative and unoriginal narrative. To its credit, in an attempt to distinguish itself from these cinematic predecessors, the film seeks to make up for its innate deficiency by amping up the horror aspect with an array of graphic, visually inventive images (though, thankfully, the film manages to restrain itself just enough to keep it from becoming grotesque or gratuitous) along with a modest touch of camp (though this release could have used more of this if it really wanted to make a mark of its own). Nevertheless, despite the strength of these attributes and some mildly impressive special effects, “Ash” simply doesn’t have enough of what it takes to make it stand out on its own as groundbreaking sci-fi cinema. Ultimately, if you’re willing to settle for a halfway decent space-based horror flick reminiscent of material that you’ve likely seen already, you might want to give this one a look when it comes to streaming to kill time on a lazy weekend afternoon. However, if you’re like me and demand more out of movies in this genre, you can probably skip this one and feel comfortable that you probably haven’t missed much.
patient12025-10-11
★ 7/10
The opening is a cerebral assault on the senses, yet not so horrorific as to cause you to flinch. We're treated to what appears to have been a catastrophic event, with some extreme responses. The visuals are stunning, to say the least. It appears we have a new player on the board, making it 2 for now. Time to see where they each stand in what happened during the catastrophe and their reactions to said catastrophic event. An ugly tension dances through the air, memories of the past are coming through, and yet memories of the incident are still too choppy and incoherent. They keep you off center with what is either memory flashbacks or full-on hallucinations. Beautifully executed sci-fi adventure folks.