What happens if it actually works?
A group of fledgling inventors discover a complex method to manipulate reality. At first, they successfully game the stock market with it, but the consequences of the invention start to catch up with them.
Science FictionDramaThrillerdistrustgaragemathematicsidentity crisistime traveltime machineparadoxmechanical engineeringdeterminismincredulous
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Character
Contemporary, earnest, grave and intimate.
- contemporarynostalgic
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- resolvedopen-ended
Who loves it, who doesn't
17 profiled raters. Loved most by The Provocateurs; disliked most by The Empaths.
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Cast
- Shane CarruthAaron
- David SullivanAbe
- Casey GoodenRobert
- Anand UpadhyayaPhilip
- Carrie CrawfordKara
- Jay ButlerMetalshop Worker
- John CarruthMan On Couch #1
- Juan TapiaMan On Couch #2
- Ashley WarrenHostess
- Samantha ThomsonRachel Granger
Crew
- Shane CarruthDirector
- Shane CarruthWriter
- Troy DickDirector of Photography
- Shane CarruthEditor
- Shane CarruthProducer
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Pairings
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