Arcadian

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1 hr. 32 min.

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In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Thomas (Jaeden Martell) and Joseph (Maxwell Jenkins), have been living a half-life -- tranquility by day and torment by night. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul chooses to leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him before the creatures arrive. Just as he finds his boy, a nightmarish battle ensues and Paul is gravely wounded. Now the twins must devise a desperate plan for surviving the coming night and use everything their father has taught them to keep him alive.

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Led by a trio of strong performances, Arcadian blends family drama and post-apocalyptic horror to visceral, emotionally stirring effect.

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Kelvin G

Solid acting with some good scares and maintained the tension. Almost no story to explain how they got to the point where things really start. The monster design was interesting though they kind of reminded me of Tremors.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/24/24

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Owen

Just fell incomplete, I realized there will probably be a sequel but for the first part just seemed incomplete. Other than that, the movie was great

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/24

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Mr. Hollywood

Nothing new here but the creatures are decent enough. Nicolas Cage is wasted here and the story has been done better before but overall not a bad way to waste some time

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/18/24

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Michelle C

I enjoyed this movie. Lots of tense moments and a couple of good jump scares. I would recommend seeing.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/16/24

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See A Lot

The movie was interesting but sometimes confusing. Too much of the filming was nighttime scenes which were hard to make out.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Zeke

Kept us on the edge of our seats !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

04/15/24

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Benjamin Brewer

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Nicolas Cage

Paul

Jaeden Martell

Joseph

Maxwell Jenkins

Thomas

Sadie Soverall

Charlotte

Joe Dixon

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

[Director Benjamin Brewer] gets to show you his monster-making chops, and it's pretty effective I think.

Apr 17, 2024

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Eric Francisco

Inverse

While a mostly confident production from Brewer with flashes of awe-inducing brilliance — nearly all of it owed to its harrowing monsters — Arcadian is too unengaging to really raise hell, and too uninspired to stand tall in its crowded genre space.

Apr 16, 2024

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Tasha Robinson

Polygon

Once the film settles into a fairly standard chase-and-fight movie, its lack of character depth or nuance limits what the filmmakers can do to make this story stand out from all the past projects it echoes.

Rated: 45

Apr 12, 2024

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Jenn Adams

Strong Female Antagonist

Both harrowing and joyful, Arcadian expertly navigates a complex menagerie of emotions. One family forms as the makeshift clans of past necessity finally fall apart.

Rated: Bt

Apr 28, 2024

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Steven Prokopy

Third Coast Review

Some of the ways the boys fortify and defend their home is inventive, and I’ve always been impressed by Martell as a thoughtful actor, but he’s given so little to do here, there’s little room to flex his acting muscles even a little bit.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 25, 2024

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Dolores Quintana

Dolores Quintana

With beautiful imagery, scary monsters, and strong performances, Arcadian is a winner as an individualistic kind of humanistic horror film that leans into the relationships between the survivors and their quirks rather than huge amounts of gore.

Apr 24, 2024

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Synopsis

In a near future, life on Earth has been decimated. Paul (Nicolas Cage) and his twin teenage sons, Thomas (Jaeden Martell) and Joseph (Maxwell Jenkins), have been living a half-life -- tranquility by day and torment by night. When the sun sets, ferocious creatures of the night awaken and consume all living souls in their path. One day, when Thomas doesn't return home before sundown, Paul chooses to leave the safety of their fortified farm to find him before the creatures arrive. Just as he finds his boy, a nightmarish battle ensues and Paul is gravely wounded. Now the twins must devise a desperate plan for surviving the coming night and use everything their father has taught them to keep him alive.

Director: Benjamin Brewer
Executive Producer: Slava Vladimirov, Macdara Kelleher, Jared Underwood
Screenwriter: Mike Nilon
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Saturn Films, Aperture Media Partners, Redline Entertainment (II), Highland Film Group (HFG)
Rating: R (Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024, Wide
Box Office (Gross USA): $793.3K

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