What is Solace about?
A psychic doctor, John Clancy, works with an FBI special agent in search of a serial killer.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
A psychic doctor and an FBI agent hunt a serial killer in a gritty, darkly comic, and brisk mystery.
Suspenseful and pulpy. A full-attention watch at a brisk pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free) and Hoopla (free).
Solace parents guide
What we could confirm fits an R: strong violence and some strong language.
- Scare
- Mildly scary
- A few tense or eerie moments.
- Jump scares
- A couple
- One or two sudden jolts.
- Gore
- Graphic gore
- Blood and wounds shown clearly.
- Violence
- Strong violence
- Violence is frequent or intense.
- Sex and nudity
- None flagged
- It is rated R, so treat our zero as unconfirmed.
- Language
- Moderate
- Some strong profanity, a few f-words.
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Three questions
- Is Solace scary?
- Only a little. Solace has a few tense moments, nothing that follows you to bed.
- How gory is Solace?
- Graphic gore and strong violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.
- What is Solace rated, and is it OK for kids?
- It is an R, with strong violence, some strong language and graphic gore. Keep it for adults.
Cast and crew
Directed byAfonso Poyart
StarringAnthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Abbie Cornish, Colin Farrell, Matt Gerald, Jose Pablo Cantillo
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