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Breathe

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Breathe

PG-13

Released Apr 26, 2024

1h 33m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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Breathe is a heart pounding thriller set in the future. After Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, a mother Maya (Jennifer Hudson) and her daughter Zora (Quvenzhané Wallis) are forced to live underground, with short trips to the surface only made possible by a coveted state of the art oxygen suit made by Maya's husband, Darius, whom she presumes to be dead. When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya tentatively agrees to let them into their bunker but these visitors are not who they claim to be ensuing in mother and daughter fighting for survival.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

[A] solidly acted but underwhelming post-apocalyptic thriller.

Rated: 2/5

May 14, 2024

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A.A. Dowd

IGN Movies

The movie feels pared down to a fault, resolving its conflicts too quickly and failing to ever take the shape of a coherent allegory. It’s proof that shorter isn’t always better, even in the realm of self-contained genre fare.

Rated: 5/10

Apr 29, 2024

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Justin Kim

Loud and Clear Reviews

Breathe (2024) brings in an interesting premise but isn’t interested in crafting anything memorable out of it, with disjoined emotional arcs and awkward acting.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 6, 2025

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John Serba

Decider

Just as the lack of air will kill a person, the lack of sense will kill a movie.

Sep 11, 2024

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Cris Kennedy

Inner East Review

It's a pity the screenplay by Doug Simon doesn't quite get the tone right, spending a lot of time establishing the supportive family environment when we can all see what's coming a mile off.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 20, 2024

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

But while the movie's concept is solid and the cinematography is rich, something is off.

May 17, 2024

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ARNEZ C

I like the scenery in this movie It was crazy I seen a dystopian future type movie before but this was something else and I felt like everyone played off each other very well The ultimate monster isn't a zombie or a mutant it's man and This did a good job with that when the lead gets killed you know it's going to be something insane.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

05/11/25

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Dan B

Just another Covid movie, with minimal actors and not much of a plot. It needed some zombies to liven it up.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/19/25

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Andrew Joe D

Bad acting and bad writing. Horrible dialogue and community theater actors. Cinematography is okay, but otherwise such an awful flick.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

04/01/25

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Billy B

The opening scene is visually compelling and makes you think the rest of the movie will be as good. There is a lot of good photography and I would say that the post apocalyptic view of the world is very realistic and well-shot. Unfortunately most everything else about this movie is enticing and interesting, after which it rapidly falls apart. I won't give away elements of the plot here but there are some pieces that are frankly ridiculous. There are some thrilling standoffs between people with guns not knowing what the other people's intentions are, but they cascade into horrible mediocrity. The sci fi elements are sort of at Dr Who level. I really wanted to like this but it kept failing me like a bad boyfriend.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/25/25

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janet b

This is truly a great story. It made me so appreciative of the life threatening work ordinary everyday people do on our behalf - not your average job sitting behind a computer. These divers put their lives on the line every outing and it shows the effects upon spouses. The cast is very good and the underwater filming is great. Both me and my husband really liked it and I left knowing alot more about underwater pipelines.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/10/25

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Colin C

This is not a big budget hollywood sci-fi movie.This smartphone generation lack the patience & urge to absorb the plot & characters.The acting is pretty solid & the message is clear : Trust.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

02/18/25

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Breathe is a heart pounding thriller set in the future. After Earth is left uninhabitable due to lack of oxygen, a mother Maya (Jennifer Hudson) and her daughter Zora (Quvenzhané Wallis) are forced to live underground, with short trips to the surface only made possible by a coveted state of the art oxygen suit made by Maya's husband, Darius, whom she presumes to be dead. When a mysterious couple arrives claiming to know Darius and his fate, Maya tentatively agrees to let them into their bunker but these visitors are not who they claim to be ensuing in mother and daughter fighting for survival.

Director: Stefon Bristol
Producer: Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri
Screenwriter: Doug Simon
Distributor: Capstone Global / Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Thunder Road Pictures, Capstone Studios
Rating: PG-13 (Strong Language|Bloody Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 26, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 26, 2024
Runtime: 1h 33m

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