“Reminiscence” is a new sci-fi film by “Westworld” co-creator, Lisa Joy. It is her feature directorial debut.
So let’s find some trivia and facts about the film.
- Reminiscence is a 2021 American neo-noir science fiction thriller film
- The film is written and directed by Lisa Joy
- It is her feature directorial debut
- The film stars Hugh Jackman, Rebecca Ferguson, Thandiwe Newton, Cliff Curtis, Marina de Tavira, and Daniel Wu
- Joy also produces alongside her husband and creative partner Jonathan Nolan
- Reminiscence was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on August 20, 2021
- It will also have a month-long simultaneous release on the HBO Max streaming service
- The film received mixed reviews from critics
- Critics compared it unfavorably to other similarly-themed films
- Nicolas “Nick” Bannister, a private investigator of the mind, navigates the alluring world of the past until his life is changed by a new client named Mae
- A simple case becomes an obsession after she disappears and Nick soon finds himself in a fight to learn the truth about her
- It was announced in January 2019 that Lisa Joy would be making her directorial debut with the film
- In the film would star Hugh Jackman and Rebecca Ferguson
- In March 2019, it was reported that Warner Bros. had bought distribution rights to the film
- In August, Thandiwe Newton was added to the cast
- Daniel Wu, Angela Sarafyan, Natalie Martinez, Marina de Tavira and Cliff Curtis joined in October
- Filming began on October 21, 2019, in New Orleans and Miami
- In August 2020, Netwon’s daughter Nico Parker was also revealed to have been in the cast
- Reminiscence was released by Warner Bros. Pictures in the United States on August 20, 2021
- It premiered at BFI IMAX on August 11, 2021
- As part of its plans for all of its 2021 titles, Warner Bros. will also stream the film simultaneously on the HBO Max service in the United States for a period of one month
- After which the film will be removed until the normal home media release schedule period
- Reminiscence was originally scheduled to be released on April 16, 2021
- Before the slot was replaced by Mortal Kombat and the film was left undated, due to the COVID-19 pandemic
- It was later rescheduled to be released theatrically in the United States on September 3, 2021
- With an international theatrical rollout beginning on August 25, 2021
- The release date in the United States was then moved up to August 27 to avoid competition with Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
- And then again to August 20
- On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 36%
- Based on 97 reviews
- With an average rating of 5.1/10
- The website’s critics consensus reads: “Although Reminiscence isn’t lacking narrative ambition, its uncertain blend of sci-fi action and noir thriller mostly provokes memories of better films”
- On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 46 out of 100
- Based on 36 critics
- Indicating “mixed or average reviews”
- Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of “C+” on an A+ to F scale
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