Turbulence

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Turbulence

R

2025

1h 31m

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Zach and Emmy's romantic retreat aboard a hot air balloon takes a terrifying turn when they are hijacked by a sinister third passenger with a link to Zach's past. As the mystery of their secret relationship is revealed, their spectacular ride becomes a brutal mental chess match and a lethal battle high in the sky. Kelsey Grammer leads a brilliant cast in this psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last moment.

Leandro Ariel Porcelli

Cinéfilo Serial

Apr 3

4/10

A little movie that isn't able to reach its medium sized ambitions but may as well suffice for some audiences half-watching it one lousy afternoon. [Full review in Spanish]

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Pablo O. Scholz

Clarín

Mar 20

3/4

...Turbulence is what it is, a thriller with surprises as the plot unfolds that doesn't get tiresome, but doesn't leave you completely satisfied either. [Full review in Spanish]

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Guillermo Courau

La Nación (Argentina)

Mar 19

2/5

The first and most obvious [issue with the film] is the complete lack of development of the dramatic triangle it sketches as its central axis. [Full review in Spanish]

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Emiliano Basile

EscribiendoCine

Mar 18

6/10

...Turbulence combines disaster film with passionate drama in a story that is worth more for its symbolic interpretation than for the survival thriller it appears to be. [Full review in Spanish]

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Dec 23

The aptly titled, awful action flick Turbulence is a rough watch. Even by low-budget schlock standards, Turbulence looks too fake in this poorly made, terribly acted story about a married couple experiencing terror on a hot air balloon.

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Scott Howard

Under the Radar

Dec 20

3.5/10

Outside of a couple of thrills and some interesting points of tension, this film lands with a thud.

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Andy D

@RT95661168 1d

Genuinely distressing to watch these people attempting to act. Kelsey Grammer's stage presence cannot even begin to prop up the rest of this veritable "who's who" of "who's that?". The truly painful forced dialogue that was apparently written by a five year old operating chat GPT. One certainly wonders if the director was physically conscious at all during the production of this absolute abortion pretending to be entertainment. I hope the money that was lost on making this stops the production company from ever embarrassing themselves by participating in any future endeavors... of any kind.

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Sophia E.

@moonbeamicecream 3d

Makes no sense. Acting is bad. 👎

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David G

@David391 6d

This is a template of AI generated movies to come. Take a big whiff.

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Brandon C.

@RT84496286 Apr 12

Started watching it because someone in the house turned it on. Didn’t even watch it 15 minutes. Terrible acting. Worse effects. Nothing remotely logical about the story. Pure trash. Obviously filmed mostly in front of a green screen. Not helped any by having Kelsey Grammer in it. He is not a theatrical movie actor.

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Javier A

@RT98051981 Apr 2

I've never written a review on a movie before so this should say it all. Worst movie ive ever waisted my time on in my life. Its soooo irritating how stupid and time wasting they are. Could've came down and been out of trouble 20 minutes into the stupid ass movie. 100% would recommend to stay away from this trash.

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Bagliotter V

@RT01629334 Mar 25

Review: "Turbulence" (2025) – A Cultural Crash Landing in Zurich Turbulence is what happens when American "outrage culture" is lazily slapped onto a Swiss backdrop. The plot is a series of logical nose-dives. In reality, Swiss mass layoffs involve robust social plans and severance packages so generous that the film’s "workplace violence" trope feels like a low-budget fairy tale from a different continent. The blackmail plot is equally absurd, relying on a brand of puritanical "moral shame" that holds zero weight in modern Zurich. Watching a top executive paralyzed by a stranger’s texts—instead of simply blocking the number—requires the IQ of a lukewarm fondue to find believable. The script treats the audience like toddlers, ignoring basic professional reality for forced, "pre-school level" escalation. A loud, illogical mess that fundamentally misunderstands the culture it tries to portray. Verdict: 1/5 Stars. Save your Swiss Francs.

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Claudio Fäh

Director

Hera Hilmar

Emmy

Jeremy Irvine

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Kelsey Grammer

Actor

Olga Kurylenko

Actor

Lionel Robert Blanc

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Zach and Emmy's romantic retreat aboard a hot air balloon takes a terrifying turn when they are hijacked by a sinister third passenger with a link to Zach's past. As the mystery of their secret relationship is revealed, their spectacular ride becomes a brutal mental chess match and a lethal battle high in the sky. Kelsey Grammer leads a brilliant cast in this psychological thriller that will keep you guessing until the very last moment.

Director: Claudio Fäh
Producer: Amanda Bowers, Molly Conners, Andy Mayson
Screenwriter: Andy Mayson
Distributor: Lionsgate
Production Co: Metrol Technology, Enderby Entertainment, Altitude Film Entertainment, Head Gear Films, Phiphen Pictures
Rating: R (Language|Suicide|Some Bloody Violence)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 12, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 12, 2025
Runtime: 1h 31m

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