Arcadian

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Arcadian

R

2024

1h 32m

Horror

Action

Mystery & Thriller

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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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Critics Consensus

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

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Hanna Flint

Time Out

For a low-budget film, the effects work is minimal but effective. Arcadian keeps the aliens’ origins intentionally ambiguous and is all the more spine-tingling for it.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 4, 2024

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Mark Kermode

Kermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)

It has some memorable moments and it has atmosphere. I think it is best before it shows its hand, or indeed, its teeth.

Jun 21, 2024

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

Stop shaking the camera! On its own it does not imply excitement or tension... Beautiful score, though. Top marks for the composers Kristin Gundred and Josh Martin.

Rated: 2/5

Jun 17, 2024

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Max Allen

Horror Movie Talk

The themes of having to grow up too fast, and taking ownership of your own mistakes are well played out.

Rated: 7/10

Aug 6, 2025

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Alfred Castaneda

Shade Studios

It’s astonishing how effective and big budget Arcadian feels and a part of this is [due to] intelligent blocking of the creatures and frenetic cinematography.

Jul 30, 2025

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Brian Bisesi

Horror Movie Club Podcast

Arcadian is more frustrating than enjoyable. Neither the camerawork, script, nor the performances allow the viewer to be absorbed into the film’s world or its emotional arc. Characters barely emote, and the film feels hollow and stiff.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 19, 2025

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Edgar

Love it second time watching it!!!!

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

04/29/24

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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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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
Producer: David M. Wulf, Braxton Pope, Nicolas Cage, Mike Nilon, Arianne Fraser, Delphine Perrier
Screenwriter: Mike Nilon
Distributor: RLJE Films
Production Co: Redline Entertainment (II), Saturn Films, Highland Film Group (HFG), Aperture Media Partners
Rating: R (Bloody Images)
Genre: Horror, Action, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 12, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 30, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $793.3K
Runtime: 1h 32m

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