Film

Jagged Mind

Name: Jagged Mind
Genre: Horror
Released: 2023
Cast: Maisie Richardson-Sellers, Shannon Woodward, Rosaline Elbay, Shein Mompremier, Kate Szekely

A queer horror film where a woman trapped in repeating date scenarios must navigate psychological manipulation and supernatural recursion. It's intimate and claustrophobic, blending relationship drama with body horror and timeloop mechanics. For viewers who want their genre thrills tangled up in genuine emotional damage.

TMDb rating

2.7

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you like time-loop puzzles where the dread comes from a relationship going sour, and you enjoy a small-scale film that makes its loops feel claustrophobic and personal.

Skip it if you want the loops to escalate into gore or relentless set pieces, since this one stays small, quiet and uneasy rather than shocking.

What it asks of you: Across a brisk 88 minutes, the repeated scenes reward close tracking of small changes from one version to the next, so drifting off costs you.

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