A psychologist confronts his own lost memories as a mysterious planet's influence blurs reality.
Cerebral and melancholy. A late-night trip that takes its time. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Max, YouTube (free), Plex (free) and Tubi (free).
The thing to know: moderate sex and nudity, more than a PG usually carries. Beyond that, mild language and nothing scary.
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A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.
It leaves the ending open to interpretation.
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