Twixt
Twixt

Twixt

2011Movie88 minEnglish

A washed-up horror novelist arrives in a sleepy town on a book tour, only to stumble into a string of eerie murders. Haunted by dreams of a ghostly girl named V and guided by the spirit of Edgar Allan Poe, he’s drawn into a nightmarish world where fiction and reality blur—and the story he’s chasing leads back to his own buried guilt.

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IMDb5.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes43%
Metacritic33/100
Google Users41%
Director: Francis Ford CoppolaGenres: Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Plot Summary

A financially struggling horror novelist checks into a motel in a small town, intending to write a book about Edgar Allan Poe. He soon finds himself drawn into a dark mystery involving the town's past and the death of a young girl, which blurs the line between reality and his nightmares. Haunted by visions and interacting with spectral figures, he must unravel the truth before he succumbs to the town's sinister influence.

Critical Reception

Twixt was met with generally negative reviews from critics, with many finding its narrative convoluted and its visual style overly stylized and self-indulgent. While some appreciated Coppola's experimental approach and the performances, particularly Elle Fanning's, the film was largely seen as a misfire.

What Reviewers Say

  • The film suffers from an unfocused narrative and excessive stylistic choices.
  • While visually unique, the plot is often confusing and lacks cohesion.
  • Some performances, especially Elle Fanning's, are praised, but they cannot salvage the film.

Google audience: Audience reception was largely negative, with viewers often finding the movie bizarre, tedious, and lacking a clear or engaging story. Many felt it was an overly pretentious and experimental effort that failed to connect.

Fun Fact

Francis Ford Coppola shot Twixt on location in and around an actual abandoned town in Transylvania, Romania, contributing to the film's gothic atmosphere.

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Rela Blue Jones

Rela Blue Jones

Now re-released as "B'Twixt Now & Sunrise" the director's cut is actually a little shorter than the 2011 initial release. This film is a dreamscape with lots of nightmarish, surreal visuals which, unfortunately, are not helped by a flat...
Wuchak

Wuchak

_**"The horror, the horror" of the creative process**_ Val Kilmer stars as Hall Baltimore, a third string mystery/horror writer on his latest book tour staying in a small town where he gets involved in a murder mystery upon meeting the e...
John Chard

John Chard

The bit in between the dream and waking worlds. Twixt is written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola. It stars Val Kilmer, Bruce Dern, Elle Fanning, Ben Chaplin, Joanne Whalley and Don Novello. Music is by Dan Deacon and Osvaldo Go...