Oxygen

2021

1h 41m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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Oxygen is a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja. The film tells the story of a young woman (Mélanie Laurent, 6 Underground, Inglourious Basterds), who wakes up in a cryogenic pod. She doesn't remember who she is or how she ended up there. As she's running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.

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Critics Consensus

Oxygen gets the white-knuckle maximum out of its claustrophobic setting, with director Alexandre Aja and star Mélanie Laurent making this a must-watch thriller for sci-fi fans.

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Audience Consensus

Viewers expecting standard sci-fi might be a little put off by some of its more unexpected choices, but Oxygen is tremendously creative and rarely less than engaging.

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Sun

The beginning is a bit confusing, but as the film progresses you really start to lose yourself in it. It's very intriguing and has a very good plot twist. I've watched it a thousand times.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/24

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Alec B

The ending feels a little too easy and I wish the movie didn't feel the need to re-explain things verbally that were already clear visually. That said it is more compelling than a lot of other confined space movies and I really like the pain triggers memory narrative.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/10/24

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Camila R

Oxygen is a well-written film with a brilliant performance of the leading actress, but the best part is its original and well thought plot twist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/06/24

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R Z

Cool that they managed to make the entire story happen inside the pod. But the story is pretty lame. A lot of it revolves around "where's Leo?" but as a viewer I don't know who Leo is, so I don't care.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

12/29/23

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Luis M. D

This movie is very similar to Duncan Jones' "Moon" (2009). Both have the same dark and claustrophobic atmosphere and both share the same problematic premise. On a technical level this movie certainly succeeds. But the underlying premise is not at all convincing and is both scientifically and philosophically questionable. Don't want to give details, but if you have already seen "Moon" you will know what exactly I mean.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

12/19/23

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Hossein M

Best film I've seen in a long time. Great acting and a wonderful twist

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

10/11/23

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Alexandre Aja

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Mélanie Laurent

Elizabeth Hansen

Mathieu Amalric

M.I.L.O

Malik Zidi

Léo Ferguson

Marc Saez

Ortiz

Eric Herson-Macarel

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

All I will say is that after watching this movie you will want your passwords etched in stone.

Rated: 4/5

Jun 1, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Absolutely pulpy, but gripping and well-done...

May 24, 2021

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

"Oxygen" takes us on a thrilling voyage and lands at an unexpected destination.

Rated: 3/4

May 20, 2021

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Anya Stanley

Vague Visages

Oxygen’s relevance strikes like lightning in a year when time is measured less by Earth’s tilt and more by first wave, second wave, red phase, yellow phase; not by time passing daily, but by how much danger remains in the room.

Jan 8, 2024

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Serena Seghedoni

Loud and Clear Reviews

Starring a superb Mélanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja’s Oxygen is both a claustrophobic survival thriller and an introspective drama about memory, identity, and the ethics of scientific advancement.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 15, 2023

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Manuel São Bento

MSB Reviews

Oxygen is a phenomenal example of one-location filmmaking done right. Brutal moral dilemmas, surprising discoveries about the mysterious protagonist, and a fantastic one-woman show from Mélanie Laurent keep the slow, flashback-heavy narrative engrossing.

Rated: A-

Jul 24, 2023

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Synopsis

Oxygen is a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja. The film tells the story of a young woman (Mélanie Laurent, 6 Underground, Inglourious Basterds), who wakes up in a cryogenic pod. She doesn't remember who she is or how she ended up there. As she's running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.

Director: Alexandre Aja
Producer: Serge Catoire, Laurence Clerc, James Engle, Franck Khalfoun
Screenwriter: Christie LeBlanc
Production Co: Getaway Films, Echo Lake Productions, Wild Bunch International Sales
Genre: Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): May 12, 2021
Runtime: 1h 41m

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