
14 September 2023
Significant Other (2022)
Significant Other follows a young couple who take a remote backpacking trip through the Pacific Northwest. Things take a dark turn after a strange meteor strike, as they realise they may not be alone in the woods…
Fangoria Chainsaw winner Maika Monroe (Independence Day: Resurgence, It Follows) and Emmy nominee Jake Lacy (A Friend of the Family, The White Lotus) co-star.
New York Times’ tantalising review calls the mystery “a rich and eventful ride; one plot development in particular hits with such surprise that it catches the audience far more unawares than the characters.”
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