Film

She Dies Tomorrow

Name: She Dies Tomorrow
Genre: Drama
Released: 2020
Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Jane Adams, Kentucker Audley, Katie Aselton, Chris Messina

Amy becomes convinced she will die tomorrow, and somehow transmits this certainty to everyone around her. This isn't horror or thriller—it's a fever dream about mortality, anxiety, and how we infect each other with our worst thoughts. Visually dazzling, emotionally strange, and utterly its own thing.

TMDb rating

2.5

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