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Humane

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HUMANE takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth's population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation's new euthanasia program. But when the father's plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.
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Humane's twisted psychological thrills are diverting enough in the moment to distract from its occasionally awkward attempts to balance sociopolitical commentary against high-concept horror.

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John Anderson Wall Street Journal 07/25/2024
Hardcore horror fans will get their dose of mayhem from Humane, though in its modest, tidily organized fashion the film might also get under the skin. Go to Full Review
Sergio Burstein Los Angeles Times 05/07/2024
Beyond the lack of subtlety of the message and the lack of depth of the characters, Cronenberg manages to make the proceedings entertaining and handles the actions well within this unique environment. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Owen Gleiberman Variety 04/29/2024
Cronenberg treats the mansion as an enormous stage set, turning “Humane” into a kind of psychodramatic slasher movie. Go to Full Review
Cameron Ritter Geek Vibes Nation Jul 20
5.5/10
Humane is a steady, if uninspiring, debut from Caitlin Cronenberg that has a lot to offer visually and an interesting world set up around the main story but doesn’t quite put many of the other pieces together. Go to Full Review
John Daniel Tangalin The Cinema Spot Jul 18
4/5
Caitlin Cronenberg and Michael Sparaga almost satirize the modern world as we know it. What makes it a horror film lies in the horror of truth, which is that more people are dying than one would come to realize. Go to Full Review
Samantha Schuster Cinéfilo Serial Jul 18
4/5
A film that blends earthly horror with a family drama to explore the consequences of climate change and the role societies play in its development. A critique of human misery with an atmosphere filled with tension and surprise. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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CadeandKit R @CadeandKit Dec 10 Climate Collapse, Cronenberg Vibes & Family Betrayal A slick, unsettling, and surprisingly emotional sci-fi horror flick now streaming on Amazon Prime. Directed by Caitlin Cronenberg (yes, that Cronenberg family), this one has major festival polish and a premise that feels... way too close for comfort. Think Succession meets Snowpiercer. "Voluntary" becomes... not so voluntary. Old secrets + global crisis = one intense night!! The entire film takes place over 24 hours in a single mansion, which makes the claustrophobia real. Add in some sharp direction, smart cuts, and moral gray zones and you’ve got a tight, darkly funny, deeply disturbing genre piece. It’s not trying to be action-packed or effects-heavy. This is high-concept horror done with precision and character tension. Everyone has something to hide. Everyone is trying to survive. And the reveal on who’s going to be "sacrificed"? Brutal. Also, bonus: it’s Canadian. We’re in Canada right now. So this felt... right. See more Paul D. @pdecirce Dec 7 Decent if not a bit clean and timid parable about the nature of ego and our consumerism destroying our planet. Well acted and a smooth script. More of a thriller with a message though the two don't often mix well in this mostly watchable and slightly fork in cheek debut from David Cronenberg's daughter. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Nov 18 Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom See more Thomas L Oct 30 The critics got this one wrong. A bad screen play. Poor acting. A movie that feels like a stage play that went wrong, so they called it a black comedy, but there is nothing funny about trying to get a rich family to knock each other off, and everyone keeps surviving. But they keep trying ..... Tedious humor. This movie was Dead On Arrival. This movie was Inhumane. See more Murray C Jul 13 Entertaining dystopian satire wikth an intriguing premise and some excellent darkly comic performances, notably from Bob, the principal antagonist. If the social commentary occasionally misfires and some of the direction is a bit clumsy, that's OK. Its an enjoyable beat-em-up romp through one family's nightmare scenario in an all-too-believable near future. See more Jc B Jun 7 As of writing date. ..77% rating? Really? Bad characters. Bad dialogues. Bad plot movement. Bad emotional development. Unsympathetic story development and characters. Unaliving people because of ...shortages. And the studio and/or writer decided to focus on a family with dumb interactions with each other AS pretentious musical scores blast on the background. Bro/sis...wtf. Couldve just given the money spent for this piece of crap to feed the poor. The irony. Who tf created those ratings for this dumbly and lack-of-life-experience-and-emotional-connection written movie. Did I mention that this should be nominated for all the Raspberry categories? Why am I so agitated? Because bad scripts are annoying and time-wasters. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis HUMANE takes place over a single day, mere months after a global ecological collapse has forced world leaders to take extreme measures to reduce the earth's population. In a wealthy enclave, a recently retired newsman has invited his grown children to dinner to announce his intentions to enlist in the nation's new euthanasia program. But when the father's plan goes horribly awry, tensions flare and chaos erupts among his children.
Director
Caitlin Cronenberg
Producer
Michael Sparaga
Screenwriter
Michael Sparaga
Distributor
IFC Films
Production Co
Ontario Creates, Victory Man Productions, Téléfilm Canada, XYZ Films, The Harold Greenberg Fund, Prospero Pictures, Elevation Pictures
Rating
R (Strong Violence|Language Throughout)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 26, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jul 26, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA)
$40.7K
Runtime
1h 33m
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