Clara

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Clara

Released May 3, 2019

1h 45m

Sci-Fi

Drama

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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.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

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

Rated: 2/4

May 3, 2019

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Ben Kenigsberg

New York Times

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

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Frank Scheck

The Hollywood Reporter

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.

Apr 30, 2019

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

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...

Rated: 4/5

Mar 22, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

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.

Rated: 3/5

Feb 3, 2021

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Alex Hudson

Exclaim!

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.

Rated: 6/10

Jul 2, 2020

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Daniel M

Engaging film. Consider it the Forest Gump feel of indie movies

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

08/08/25

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Tony G

Contact but warmer and more softly paced, and with good science as well as good fiction.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/25

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Christopher N

Absolute must see fìlm.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/13/25

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Dale G

Loved this film…superb acting all thru nice little gem ignore the critics they got it wrong again

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/31/24

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Ross M

This was a lovely, heartfelt film. You only have to look at the audience scores for this in comparison with the critics to see there's something wrong with the latter. Is it because from a certain POV this is a religious film? Or from another POV did they miss that contact had in fact been made early in the film? The beauty of the film is little is explained or on the surface and you can pick your own answers - it replicates the mysteries of space.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/22/24

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Alex N

A true sci fi movie that explains and explores so much more. Critics were wrong on this. Give it a watch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/24

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Akash Sherman

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Clara

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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.

Director: Akash Sherman
Producer: Ari Lantos
Screenwriter: Akash Sherman
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Production Co: Equinoxe Films, Téléfilm Canada, Screen Media Ventures, Serendipity Point Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): May 3, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): May 3, 2019
Runtime: 1h 45m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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