High Life

R

Released Apr 5, 2019

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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236 Reviews

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1,000+ Ratings

Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

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Critics Consensus

High Life is as visually arresting as it is challenging, confounding, and ultimately rewarding - which is to say it's everything film fans expect from director Claire Denis.

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

All I can say is that it's a pleasure to have my reviewing faculties blown and my psyche splintered by this master filmmaker.

Rated: 5/5

Dec 23, 2019

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

There is much of Tarkovsky's Solaris in the main body and the flashbacks... could be lifted straight from the same director's Stalker. High Life is, however, stuffed with Denis' characteristic philosophical derangement.

Rated: 3/5

Dec 21, 2019

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

It goes out into the universe to look in...it is first and foremost a film by Claire Denis.

May 22, 2019

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

There’s such conviction in its refusal to bend to convention that I find it hard not to admire the film in some way, shape or form.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 14, 2024

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

Composed of equal parts mystery, thriller and speculative fiction, High Life starts off slowly but rewards patience, gradually working towards a finale which weaves elements of Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey into something uniquely Claire Denis.

Jul 19, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It may be too lofty to call High Life a microcosm of humanity; then again, it may not be. Denis seems to liken the isolation of a few people trapped on a ship hurtling through space to the entire human experience.

Rated: 4/4

Mar 3, 2022

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John A

A tone poem-esque thought-provoking experience that I'm sure flew lightyears above general audience's heads upon the release

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

07/19/24

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Thomas N

Unwatchable. I tried twice.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

07/17/24

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Thomas Z

At one point the story inexplicably jumps ahead 10-15 years, bypassing any development of the relationship between the two surviving characters. If only my TV had similarly jumped ahead an hour and a half to spare me the time I wasted watching this! Some great talents here, but overall poor execution of a potentially interesting but poorly executed concept.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

07/03/24

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James L

The only thing that can explain the 82% critic rating this film recieved is confirmation bias. Claire Denis is an acclaimed film maker, so this film must be acclaimed. Wrong. This film is terrible. The script is an embarrassment. And scenes meant to be edgy or disturbing are laugh-out-loud hilarious.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/14/24

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Georgan G

While a fascinating concept with great acting, the film never pulls at me in a way that's effective. Have watched it twice over the years and have the same experience.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/05/24

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Jessica L

Why does it start with child porn? Disgusting hard pass.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/26/24

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Synopsis

Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

Director: Claire Denis
Producer: Oliver Dungey, Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery-Lapiney, Christophe Friedel, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Klaudia Śmieja, Claudia Steffen
Screenwriter: Claire Denis, Geoff Cox, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Pandora Filmproduktion, arte France Cinéma, A24, Andrew Lauren Productions, Arte, Alcatraz Films, BFI Film Fund, Madants
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Language|Sexual Assault)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 53m

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