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Irene Kelly, Michaela McManus’s daughter Anna, Grace Van Dien is murdered by a restaurant cook named Neville Jeremy Holm. This tragedy sets off a relentless pursuit across multiple realities as Irene uses a universe-hopping machine to hunt down Neville’s various versions. Across these parallel worlds, Irene pushes herself to the brink, driven by a need to confront the man responsible for Anna’s death and to protect others from meeting the same fate.

In one of the alternate worlds, Irene encounters a teenage runaway named Mia, whom Neville intends to kill. Irene manages to drive Neville away, saving Mia, and for the moment she keeps Mia close, intending to guide her to safety. Yet Irene soon discovers Mia has taken her gun, setting off a new, urgent mission to locate the girl and ensure she stays out of Neville’s reach. Mia, hitch-hiking toward Neville’s hideout, hopes to end the threat herself, but Irene catches up and the two form a cautious truce to get rid of the common danger.

When Neville enters a gas station, a tense gunfight erupts among Neville, Irene, and the gas station clerk London Garcia. The clerk is wounded in the firefight, a stark reminder of the stakes. Irene urges Mia to jump into the universe-hopping machine, and after Irene shoots Neville, the pair lands in a new universe where the clerk remains alive. Irene explains that she has spent years tracking Neville’s variants, but the latest jump has drained the fuel core and left her with fewer options than before.

Seeking a new part to repair the machine, Irene tracks smugglers who might have what she needs. The smugglers demand Mia in exchange for the part, complicating an already high-stakes rescue. Billie, the head smuggler Taylor Misiak, steps in to defuse the tension, offering a refurbished component from a vehicle outside. Irene declines to pay their price in cash and fights to take back control, but the smugglers try to trap them in a large hopper. Irene and Mia manage to escape, and they kill one of the smugglers, securing the fuel core to continue their escape.

The pair lands in another universe where Irene reveals she is the sole version of herself who didn’t die after Neville killed Anna. She has sometimes used her abandoned home as a temporary base, a quiet sanctuary amid the chaos. While Mia sleeps, Irene makes her way to Neville’s home and learns that the Neville in this universe has murdered the new universe’s Mia. Shaken, Irene returns to Mia, who she has begun to care for, and a moral conflict unfolds: Irene wants to stop killing, but Mia’s anger pushes them toward new, perilous choices. This leads to a dangerous detour: they jump to a universe where Neville was imprisoned 15 years earlier, a place where Anna is alive.

Irene returns to a version of her own home where she sees herself and Anna seemingly happy. She steps out of the shadows and reveals herself to Anna, sharing a poignant farewell. Meanwhile, Mia shoots Neville as he is about to take the deceased Mia to his hideout, but Neville is able to knock Mia unconscious in the ensuing struggle.

Neville carries Mia and the dead Mia to his hideout, placing Mia into a barrel and dumping it into a lake. Irene arrives just in time to confront Neville and shoots him. Neville recognizes Irene as the mother of a victim and, in a fierce struggle, hurls her into the lake after she gets caught in a bear trap. As Irene sinks, Mia frees herself and defeats Neville, and Irene eventually surfaces, having broken free.

The two return to the house of the deceased Irene, where Irene sets the time machine ablaze. With the machine burning, Irene sits beside Mia, who rests her head on Irene’s shoulder as they watch the device burn away, choosing to end the cycle for now and face the uncertain future together.

Redux Redux Timeline

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Anna is murdered by Neville

Irene Kelly's daughter Anna is killed by a restaurant cook named Neville, shattering her world. The grief drives her to travel across parallel timelines to hunt Neville across universes. The murder sets Irene on a desperate mission that spans multiple realities.

Night of Anna's murder Restaurant

Irene decides to hunt Neville across universes

Irene builds a universe-hopping machine and begins crossing realities to find Neville's other selves. She intends to kill each variant to prevent further tragedies like Anna's death. Her journeys take her from her own world into shifting, dangerous alternate versions.

Following Anna's death Irene's home base

Irene encounters Mia in a parallel universe

In one universe, Irene meets Mia, a teenage runaway whom Neville plans to kill. Irene and Mia form a cautious alliance as they realize their fates are linked by Neville's crimes. Their partnership becomes essential to tracking further variants.

Early in the mission Various parallel universes

Gas station confrontation

Neville walks into a gas station and a gunfight erupts between him, Irene, and the station clerk. The clerk is killed by Neville, escalating the danger Irene faces. This scene pushes Irene and Mia toward a more desperate plan.

During the pursuit Gas station

Irene shoots Neville; they move to a new universe

Irene shoots Neville after the gas-station standoff, and she and Mia jump to a new universe. They escape with a new sense of purpose and leave the dead clerk behind. The arrival in the new universe resets their immediate threats but not the mission.

Immediately after shooting Gas station; jump to new universe

Smugglers and the fuel core

In a different universe, Irene and Mia track smugglers for a replacement fuel core. The smugglers demand Mia in exchange, prompting a tense standoff. Irene and Mia escape, killing one of the smugglers and stealing the fuel core.

Between universe jumps Smugglers' vehicle / hideout

A universe where Irene is the survivor

The pair arrive in a universe where Irene is the sole version who didn't die after Anna's death and where she uses an abandoned home as a temporary base. The environment hints at Irene's long vigil over Neville's variants. Mia and Irene grow closer as they continue the hunt.

After acquiring fuel core Irene's abandoned home

Discovery of murder in the new universe

Irene learns that Neville in this universe has already murdered the Mia that lived there. The revelation shakes Irene and deepens the cost of continuing the hunt. She returns to Mia with the grim news and a renewed resolve.

Shortly after arrival Neville's home

Mia's anger shifts Irene's plan

Mia's anger about killing and loss pushes Irene to flee to another universe where Neville was imprisoned 15 years earlier, indicating Anna is alive again. Irene contemplates stopping the cycle, while Mia pushes them toward another confrontation. The relationship between Irene and Mia is tested by these shifts.

Midpoint Various universes; prison setting

Irene meets a living Anna

Irene arrives at a universe where she and Anna seem happy. She confronts her past self and reveals her presence before saying a sorrowful goodbye. This moment highlights the personal price of time-traveling to undo the tragedy.

Climax / turning point Irene's home in that universe

Final confrontation with Neville

Mia shoots Neville as he prepares to take the deceased Mia to his hideout, but Neville knocks her out and abducts her with the corpse. Irene arrives and shoots Neville, then is trapped in a bear trap and dumped into a lake. Mia frees herself, kills Neville, and Irene resurfaces, ending the threat.

Climax Neville's hideout; lake setting

Ending: burning the machine and choosing to stop

The two return to the deceased Irene's home and set the universe-hopping machine on fire. They sit together as Mia rests her head on Irene's shoulder while the machine burns, signaling a decision to stop the cycle. The ending emphasizes their bond and the cost of time travel.

Ending Deceased Irene's home

Redux Redux Characters

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Irene Kelly

A determined mother who travels across parallel universes to stop Neville. Her grief over Anna fuels a relentless pursuit that tests her morality and resilience. As the hunt grows more dangerous, she forges a fragile alliance with Mia to end the threat.

🧭 Protagonist 🔎 Multiverse traveler

Anna

Irene's daughter whose death sets the entire quest in motion. Anna's memory haunts Irene across universes, acting as both motive and moral compass. Her presence lingers even when she is not physically present.

👧 Daughter 💔 Catalyst

Mia

A teenage runaway who becomes entwined with Irene after a crucial encounter. She starts as a target for Neville's plan but grows into a key ally in the effort to stop him across realities. Her street-smart resilience drives many tense moments.

🧒 Ally 🎯 Key figure

Billie

Head smuggler who bargains with Irene and Mia. She embodies the ruthless underworld of the multiverse economy, offering a potential salvage path but at a high cost. Her actions escalate the stakes of obtaining a vital fuel core.

💼 Antagonist 🧭 Smuggler

Clerk

Gas station or hotel clerk who becomes swept up in the crossfire during pivotal moments. The character underscores how ordinary locations can become hotspots of danger in the multiverse chase.

💼 Clerk 🛡️ Supporting

Jonathan

A supporting figure encountered within the shifting realities. His actions intersect with Irene's path at critical junctures, adding mystery to the multiverse logistics.

🧩 Ally/Enigma

Darla

A secondary figure who appears in one or more universes, contributing to the texture of the world and the series of dangers Irene faces on her journey.

🎭 Supporting

Deb

A minor character who adds to the varied cast Irene and Mia meet along their journey across realities.

🌐 Supporting

Rest Stop Woman

A character encountered at a rest stop, illustrating how everyday spaces can become critical in the high-stakes chase.

🏬 Minor

Cashier

A minor clerk encountered in a commercial setting, representing the mundane backdrop against which the multiverse plot unfolds.

🛒 Minor

Manager Walton

A figure in the smuggling network who provides logistics or oversight in the criminal operation connected to the fuel core shortage.

🧭 Antagonist

Officer Dyson

A law enforcement officer who appears in one of the universes, adding obstacles to Irene and Mia's escape or pursuit.

🚓 Authority

Officer Connor

Another officer who intersects with the events across the worlds, contributing to the tension and danger of the chase.

🚔 Authority

Officer Silberman

A police character who embodies the procedural challenges the protagonists face while hopping through realities.

🚨 Authority

Travis

A character in the network around the events, possibly connected to the fuel core or the smuggling operation.

🛠️ Support

Redux Redux Settings

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Location

Multiple parallel universes, Irene's abandoned home base, gas stations, Neville's hideouts, smugglers' routes, lakes

The story unfolds across a web of parallel universes accessed by a universe-hopping machine. Irene uses her abandoned home as a temporary base between hops, while scenes shift to tense hideouts, gas stations, smugglers' routes, and lakes where crucial confrontations occur. The locations are instrumental to the plot, giving each universe a distinct feel and driving the pursuit of Neville's variants.

🌐 Parallel universes 🏚️ Abandoned home base 🗺️ Varied locations

Redux Redux Themes

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🗡️

Revenge

Revenge drives the narrative across multiple realities, pushing Irene to chase Neville's variants. The quest exposes moral compromises as each universe reveals new dangers and costs. The pursuit of vengeance shapes both action and the characters' sense of self.

👩‍👧

Motherhood

Irene's bond with her daughter Anna anchors the drama and motivates her across timelines. The film examines protective love, guilt, and the toll of loss on a mother and child. Choices are weighed against the possibility of replacing or healing a broken family.

🪞

Identity

The multiverse structure forces Irene to confront who she is across different selves and futures. Each universe challenges her agency and tests the limits of loyalty, memory, and sacrifice. The story uses shifting realities to explore how identity can be both fractured and reaffirmed by circumstance.

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Redux Redux Spoiler-Free Summary

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In a world where the boundaries between one reality and the next are as thin as a sigh, a relentless grief propels a solitary figure across an endless lattice of possible lives. The film paints each universe with a muted, almost clinical aesthetic, letting the cold glow of endless corridors and familiar‑yet‑off‑kilter streets underscore the sense that every choice is both a doorway and a trap. The tone is a careful blend of stark sci‑fi spectacle and intimate, psychological thriller, where the clatter of machinery and the hush of empty rooms amplify the protagonist’s inner turmoil.

Irene Kelly is introduced as a mother whose loss has carved a void so deep it reverberates through every dimension she touches. Driven by an unyielding need to confront the source of her pain, she moves through realities with a single, consuming purpose that eclipses ordinary concerns. Her determination is matched by a growing sense of dislocation; each new world offers a fresh perspective on vengeance, yet also chips away at her sense of self, blurring the line between avenger and the very thing she despises. The audience feels her isolation, caught between the familiar ache of memory and the alien coldness of strangers, as she navigates an ever‑shifting landscape that mirrors her internal fragmentation.

The narrative hovers on the edge of a looping spiral, suggesting that the pursuit of retribution may become a self‑reinforcing cycle that threatens to swallow the seeker whole. The visual palette shifts subtly with each jump, yet an underlying hum of inevitability persists, hinting at a danger that lies not only outside but within. As Irene continues her quest, the film asks how far a grief‑stricken heart can travel before it loses its anchor, and whether the endless chase through parallel existences can ever truly bring closure or simply deepen the abyss.

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