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Shortwave (2016) on Netflix

NR20161h 25mSci-FiThriller

Grieving their only child, Josh and Isabel Harris move to a hillside research facility. Josh and Thomas work on a cryptic shortwave signal that leaves Isabel with visions she cannot explain.

  • Netflix3.6/5
  • IMDb3.9/102,495 votes
  • Rotten TomatoesNot available

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Josh and Isabel Harris have lost their only child, and they move to a secluded research facility on a hillside in the hope of repairing their family. Josh and his research partner Thomas have spent years on a cryptic shortwave radio transmission, and at last they reach a breakthrough about where it comes from. Something in the signal resonates with Isabel, who starts seeing things she cannot account for, including visions of distant memories. The two scientists dig further and come to fear for her health, while Isabel comes to fear that the transmission has drawn something sinister to their new home.

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