Shifter

2020 • 85 minutes

About this movie

A socially awkward but ambitious young woman experiences painful and gruesome side effects after an experiment with time travel goes wrong, causing her to lose control and shift through time at random. Doing her best to keep her ailment a secret, she quickly realizes that not only is she struggling to keep track of time, but that her body is also breaking down and growing weaker with each shift. Desperate to solve a problem with no easy solution, she does everything in her power to keep her deteriorating existence under control.

Ratings and reviews

It's interesting, but the horribly subpar acting really hurt. This feels like a college senior project. Still watched it though, despite all the plotholes and unanswered questions. Not disappointed that I did. It was fascinating. Just keep in mind, it's not that great.

The slowest most pointless movie I have seen in 56 years. No real plot, no real anything. Setup poorly and ended poorly, this was not worth 50 cents.

'Shifter' is a Unique, Time Travel Film that Shifts the Focus onto Character Over Snazzy Effects. Shifter clicked for me in a way that I didn't expect. It's a breakneck piece of rural sci-fi that succeeds in telling a dark story of the intersection between technology and personal anguish. The film’s rough edges and initially underwhelming effects are easy to forgive thanks to its defining uniqueness and the quality of its narrative.