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Movie Info

Isaac Bruno is an astronomer consumed with searching the cosmos for evidence of life. When his obsession jeopardizes his career, he ignores a friend's advice to get his life back on track and instead delves deeper into his research - in part to escape from a tragedy in his past. After Isaac meets an artist named Clara, the two begin an unlikely collaboration sifting through mounds of newly released stellar data in the hopes of making a monumental discovery.

Genre:

sci fi, drama
Original Language:

English
Director:

Akash Sherman
Producer:

Ari Lantos
Writer:

Akash Sherman
Release Date (Theaters):

May 3, 2019 limited
Release Date (Streaming):

May 3, 2019
Runtime:

1h 45m
Production Co:

Téléfilm Canada, Serendipity Point Films, Equinoxe Films, Screen Media Ventures
Aspect Ratio:

Scope (2.35:1)

Cast & Crew

Patrick J. Adams
Dr. Isaac Bruno

Troian Bellisario
Clara

Kristen Hager
Dr. Rebecca Jenkins

Ennis Esmer
Dr. Charlie Durant

R.H. Thomson
Dr. Rickman

Will Bowes
Kiefer

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Critic Reviews for Clara

All Critics (26) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (12)

Even if you put all the Manic Pixie stuff aside, Clara is still a frustrating experience.

May 3, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Peter Sobczynski
RogerEbert.com
While the movie's morose mysticism is tolerable enough, once "Clara" starts arguing for following feelings instead of data, it puts on its own tinfoil hat.

May 2, 2019 | Full Review…

Ben Kenigsberg
New York Times
Bogged down in endless philosophical and scientific discussions filled with technical jargon about such subjects as "quantum entanglement," Clara forgets to have anything resembling a compelling plot. Or an original one.

April 30, 2019 | Full Review…

Frank Scheck
Hollywood Reporter
The well-acted Clara lacks clarity, and there's nothing worse than an out-of-focus telescope.

November 30, 2018 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…

Brad Wheeler
Globe and Mail
Clara is a small but perfectly played movie that deserves to be singled out for praise, for an intelligent storyline, for a genuine interest in science, and a romance that gives the film heart...

March 22, 2021 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…

Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
The push-and-pull between objectivity and intuition is interesting but overplayed to the point of exhaustion. The climax reaches for the stars, offering a hopeful note, that will strike some as poetic, others as the very definition of schmaltz.

February 3, 2021 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…

Richard Crouse
Richard Crouse
With its story about hunting the universe for inhabitable planets, this is the filmic embodiment of that GIF of Eric Wareheim having his mind blown in space.

July 2, 2020 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Alex Hudson
Exclaim!
Grounds solemnity and sweetness into complicated love within a rare area of science fiction

November 7, 2019 | Rating: 5/5 | Full Review…

Don Shanahan
25YL (25 Years Later)
The leads' romantic trajectory mirrors the film's scientific plot in a way that may not always feel organic but doesn't detract from the film's charm.

July 10, 2019 | Full Review…

Melissa Sloter
Pop Culture Leftovers
It's a fully fleshed-out story in its own right compounded by the relationship Isaac and Clara find while studying science.

June 5, 2019 | Rating: 3.75/5 | Full Review…

Carissa Pavlica
TV Fanatic
Is always on the verge of being better, but Adams and Bellisorio sell their performances.

May 7, 2019 | Rating: 6/10 | Full Review…

Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com
A close encounter with the ineffable mysteries of both human relationships and the universe.

May 3, 2019 | Rating: 4.5 | Full Review…

Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality & Practice