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Merge (2025)
77 min | Sci-Fi

Merge (2025)

77 min | Sci-Fi

In a future where technology feels more human than ever, people confront love, loss, and identity as the boundaries between man and machine disappear.

Directors

Béla Baptiste (segment "Angst") | Dalano Barnes (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Richard Fenwick (segment "Soulmate") | Derek Franzese (segment "When Unfettered") & 3 more

Writers

Béla Baptiste (written by) (segment "Angst") | Dalano Barnes (written by) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Christopher Dick (story by) (segment "When Unfettered") | Richard Fenwick (written by) (segment "Soulmate") & 3 more

Producers

Dalano Barnes (producer) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Joe Binks (producer) (segment "Soulmate") | Christopher Dick (producer) (segment "When Unfettered") | Richard Fenwick (producer) (segment "Soulmate") & 6 more

Composers

Joseph Alexander (original music by) (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") | Shayne Gryn (original score by) (segment "Subscribed") | Michele Josia (music by) (segment "When Unfettered") | Sebastian Leitinger (music by) (segment "Angst") & 4 more

Cinematographers

Michael Filocamo (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") | Louis Lingjaerde (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Bernhard Schlick (segment "Angst") | Joe Simon (segment "When Unfettered") & 3 more

Editors

Dalano Barnes (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Ryan Douglass (segment "When Unfettered") | Derek Franzese (segment "When Unfettered") | Paul Hardcastle (segment "Soulmate") & 3 more

Casting

Katy Covell (segment "Soulmate") | Michael Druck (segment "When Unfettered") | Ollie Gilbert (segment "Soulmate")

Production Design

Collette Creary-Myers (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") | Flora Hogrefe (segment "Angst") | Isabel Ion (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") | Dakota Millett (segment "When Unfettered") | Jason Synnott (segment "Soulmate")

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Release date

Oct 29, 2025 (United States)

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Cast	+ Add Cast
55 cast members

Name	Known for
Achmed Abdel-Salam Tom (segment "Angst") Tom (segment "Angst") See fewer	1805: A Town's Tale (2012)
Taylor Alden Actress (segment "When Unfettered") Actress (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	High Heel (2021)
Tatjana Alexander Nicole (segment "Angst") Nicole (segment "Angst") See fewer	Lexx (1996)
Evan Anderson Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Renee Bailey Esmé (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") Esmé (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	Call the Midwife (2012)
Béla Baptiste Stanley (segment "Angst") Stanley (segment "Angst") See fewer	Silence (I) (2016)
Dalano Barnes Customer (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Customer (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	The Man Behind the Machine (2023)
William Bassoumba Suit / Interviewer 2 (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Suit / Interviewer 2 (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	The Witcher (2019)
Beignet Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	Summer in Hindsight (2021)
Charlie Berghoffer Ellis (segment "When Unfettered") Ellis (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Tessa Brown Actress (segment "When Unfettered") Actress (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Benjamin Cantu Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Gage Cass Ballet Instructor (segment "When Unfettered") (as Gage Woodle) Ballet Instructor (segment "When Unfettered") (as Gage Woodle) See fewer	Aperture (2014)
Roger Chan Don (segment "When Unfettered") Don (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	Fugitive Dreams (2020)
Carly Christopher Amara (segment "When Unfettered") Amara (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	Landman (2024)
Andrew Cullum The Supervisor (segment "Soulmate") The Supervisor (segment "Soulmate") See fewer	Freedom at Midnight (2024)
Mike Dellens Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	The Pizzagate Massacre (2020)
Joe Dempsie Neil (segment "Soulmate") Neil (segment "Soulmate") See fewer	Skins (2007)
Mandeep Dhillon Anna (segment "Soulmate") Anna (segment "Soulmate") See fewer	Soulmate (II) (2023)
Gillian DiAddezio Ballet Instructor (segment "When Unfettered") Ballet Instructor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Georg Duffek Till (segment "Angst") Till (segment "Angst") See fewer	Pale as Ale (2019)
Jane Elia Ellis's Mother (segment "When Unfettered") (as Jane Schwartz) Ellis's Mother (segment "When Unfettered") (as Jane Schwartz) See fewer	Dandy (2018)
Bode Evans Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Owen Evans Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Michelle Falanga Vicki (segment "Subscribed") Vicki (segment "Subscribed") See fewer	Subscribed (2022)
Robert Firth Older Martin (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Older Martin (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Lydia Helen Xander (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Xander (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	Snapshot (II) (2026)
Hattie Hillard Evelyn (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Evelyn (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	Anything Goes (2021)
Osy Ikhile Lucas (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") Lucas (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	All American (2018)
Isabel Ion Turing Machinist (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") Turing Machinist (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	Dizzy Nights
Eric Kole John (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") John (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	Django (2022)
Cornelia Köndgen Meryl (segment "Angst") Meryl (segment "Angst") See fewer	The Piano Teacher (2001)
Daline Ly Bar Customer (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") Bar Customer (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	The First Time I Never Met You (2024)
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Peter M. Marton Marty (segment "Angst") Marty (segment "Angst") See fewer	Watzmann (V)ermittelt Web Series (2023)
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Finley McKeag Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
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Neferah-Jo Onilude 4-year-old Hope (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") (voice) 4-year-old Hope (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") (voice) See fewer	The First Time I Never Met You (2024)
Kamaiyah Oppong 1-year-old Hope (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") 1-year-old Hope (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	The First Time I Never Met You (2024)
Natalija Pajevic Bobby (segment "Angst") Bobby (segment "Angst") See fewer	The Obelisk
Kevin O. Peterson Luke (segment "Subscribed") (as Kevin O. Perterson) Luke (segment "Subscribed") (as Kevin O. Perterson) See fewer	Soul Family: A Day in the Lives (2025)
Diana Porter Carol (segment "Subscribed") Carol (segment "Subscribed") See fewer	Mary Loss of Soul (2014)
Victoria Shepherd Voicemail Operator (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") Voicemail Operator (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") See fewer	Do No Harm (III) (2018)
Shoshana Rae Stark Cate (segment "Angst") Cate (segment "Angst") See fewer	Fashion and the City (2011)
Christina Tam Christine (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") (voice) Christine (segment "The First Time I Never Met You") (voice) See fewer	Automata (2014)
Tracy Tanner Actress (segment "When Unfettered") Actress (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Jahsua Tavarez Actor (segment "When Unfettered") Actor (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Kayley Turner Actress (segment "When Unfettered") Actress (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Kamran Vahabi X33 (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") X33 (archive footage) (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") See fewer	The Man Behind the Machine (2023)
Ashley Whelan Ash (segment "When Unfettered") Ash (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	Haul Out the Halloween (2025)
Sarah White Turing Advert (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") (voice) Turing Advert (segment "The Man Behind the Machine") (voice) See fewer	The Man Behind the Machine (2023)
Gayland Williams Anita (segment "When Unfettered") Anita (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	Kill or Be Killed (2015)
Georgia Woodle Ballet Dancer (segment "When Unfettered") Ballet Dancer (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)
Jessica Yankey Actress (segment "When Unfettered") Actress (segment "When Unfettered") See fewer	When Unfettered (2023)