Between Worlds

If you want science fiction that respects its own premise, Between Worlds is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Philo and YouTube TV right now. It knows exactly what kind of film it is from the opening scene, and never loses that thread. With 285 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Nicolas Cage sets the tone, and the world-building does the rest. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

There is a reason Between Worlds keeps coming up in conversation. The world-building is meticulous, but it is the characters who carry Between Worlds through its more ambitious moments. Joe, a down-on-his-luck truck driver haunted by the memory of his deceased wife and child, meets Julie, a spiritually gifted woman who enlists his help in a desperate effort to find the lost soul of her comatose daughter. But the spirit of Joe's dead wife proves stronger, possessing the young woman's body and determined to settle her unfinished business with the living. Nicolas Cage and Franka Potente lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was released in 2018. Between Worlds resists the temptation to explain everything, trusting the audience to sit with ambiguity. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

For late-night viewing or a proper weekend binge, Between Worlds fits the bill. It has built its own audience without needing a direct comparison. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch from start to finish. Nicolas Cage grounds the bigger ideas in something human. Once you are in, you will want to talk about it.