The Shift
The Shift

The Shift (2023)

6.4 ? Nov 30, 2023 1h 53m

Overview

Following a tense encounter with a mysterious stranger with otherworldly powers, a man finds himself banished to a parallel, tyrannical Earth, where he fights to get back to the woman he loves.

Genres

Science Fiction

Release Date

November 30, 2023

Rating

6.4 /10

Runtime

1h 53m

Official Trailer from YouTube

Kristoffer Polaha

Kristoffer Polaha

Kevin Garner

Neal McDonough

Neal McDonough

The Benefactor

Elizabeth Tabish

Elizabeth Tabish

Molly Garner

Sean Astin

Sean Astin

Gabriel

Jason Marsden

Jason Marsden

Cyrus

Paras Patel

Paras Patel

Rajit Nadir

Emily Rose

Emily Rose

Tabitha

Nolan North

Nolan North

Brett

Rose Reid

Rose Reid

Tina

John Billingsley

John Billingsley

Russo

Jordan Walker Ross

Jordan Walker Ross

Brendan

Jordan Alexandra

Jordan Alexandra

Priya Nadir

Teck

Mia

Nick Logan

Nick Logan

Barry

Tyler Merritt

Tyler Merritt

Mayor Navarro

Kevin Lawson

Kevin Lawson

Unmasked Lancer

Nanayaa Prempeh

Leah

Carla Christina Contreras

Imelda

Eden Lee

Eden Lee

Dr. Brannigan

Kenneth Nance Jr.

Kenneth Nance Jr.

Security Guard

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Joseph Jeavons

Dec 03, 2023

I was pretty confused as to what was going on, and I wasn’t vibing with the movie very much at the start. But then, out of nowhere, one of the best cinematic scenes in history played on the screen. Kevin denied the devil, and it was absolutely insane. I was sucked in. From there, I had fun trying to decipher the metaphors and plot they had written and ended up loving the film. **4.5/5**

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Wuchak

7.0/10

Jan 02, 2026

**_Highbrow multiverse Sci-Fi with elements of the book of Job_** The milieu is mostly of the dystopian variety with Kristoffer Polaha starring as the protagonist and Neal McDonough playing the mysterious The Benefactor. Sean Astin is also on hand in a peripheral role. While the relationship between the protagonist and his romantic interest (Elizabeth Tabish) is effectively established, the first half is bewildering with constant shifts from one reality to another. Thankfully, you start to catch a grip in the second half, and the film delivers some powerful food for thought, such as: You Are Not Your Worst Moment. This was the writer/director’s debut feature film after releasing a few shorts from 2016-2019, one of which was also called “The Shift” and the foundation for this. The filmmaking is topnotch for an indie highlighted by quality actors who rise to the challenge. I would compare it to “The Shack” (2017), which also tackles the touch questions of life, like how can a good God allow evil and suffering? Both films are full of meaty material on which to reflect, but this one’s more sci-fi oriented. It’s also overly convoluted, similar to “Beyond the Darkness,” aka “Heaven’s War.” The writer/director of each flick respects the intelligence of the viewer to put the pieces together, assuming they’re interested. It runs 1h 54m and was shot in the late winter of 2023 in Birmingham, Alabama. GRADE: B/B-

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