Vivarium

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Vivarium

2020

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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Vivarium may confound almost as often as it intrigues, but this well-acted sci-fi/horror hybrid has interesting ideas -- and explores them with style.

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Becca James

Chicago Reader

12/30/2020

Vivarium's purgatory is more clear-cut, though that somehow doesn't make it any less mysterious...

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

04/01/2020

3/5

The story comes to a flawless punchline at almost exactly 27 minutes. The snag is that Vivarium has more than an hour still to run...

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

04/01/2020

C+

Domesticity sucks the life out of everyone. But it's thin thematic reward for seeing the wheels behind this performer's eyes grind to a halt.

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

12/02/2024

Starting with its pivotal opening sequence of a cuckoo pushing out hatchlings from their nest to claim it as its own, Lorcan Finnegan’s feature knows exactly what it’s doing and it uses every tool at its disposal to deliver us to a devastating conclusion.

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Ethan Gordon

InSession Film

03/21/2024

C

Even though the two tried, they couldn't overcome a script that feels both apparent and undercooked. A good idea or two can only get you so far it seems.

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Juan Pablo Russo

EscribiendoCine

08/03/2023

8/10

Vivarium is a surprising and unique film that inspires reflection on the nature of reality and the struggle for freedom in an increasingly homogeneous and controlled world. [Full review in Spanish]

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Monique H

@RT28809342 3d

This movie just goes to shows if you make a really depressing flick, people will think they're clever by reading 'deeply' into it. People think this is some kind of profound reflection of reality... What a load of bs... This was just dumb waste of time with a plot that actually went no where. This could've been a 30 minute black mirror episode. Dragged on for way too long and lacking in substance. Overrated 100%.

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dede W.

@RT37612585 4d

This the only movie I fw, with a bad ending, next time imma need a chapter 2 with a good ending, this movie reminded me so much of the backrooms, or levels 10/10 If you don’t care about endings

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Hein Myat A

@Jakecob Mar 6

Honestly the worst movie I ever watch if you are reading this please don't watch it.It's not even worth a second of your time even if you are backroom fan.

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Jacob H

@FilmGeek98 Mar 3

A job well done for being able to execute/portray a purgatory of the every day life of what society and the government tell us to do. We are sheep to society and this movie puts it all into perspective.

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Keivan G

@Keivan Mar 1

What a disaster i want to vlear it from internet if you respect your self you would never watch this

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K L

@DarkstarKWL Feb 23

Yikes… just yikes.

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Director: Lorcan Finnegan
Producer: Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell
Screenwriter: Garret Shanley
Production Co: Fantastic Films, PingPongFilm, Frakas Productions
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 25, 2020
Runtime: 1h 37m

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