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Pandorum

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Pandorum

R

Released Sep 25, 2009

1h 48m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Action

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Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

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Critics Consensus

While it might prove somewhat satisfying for devout sci-fi fans, Pandorum's bloated, derivative plot ultimately leaves it drifting in space.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

As the credit "Produced by Paul W.S. Anderson" attests, this is hackwork of the highest order.

Rated: 1/5

Nov 17, 2011

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

It takes a brilliant concept and stellar performances and buries them in banality and mediocre scares.

Rated: 2.5/5

Aug 12, 2010

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

Pandorum is a hodge-podge of familiar sci-fi stuff, which feels as if it were adapted from a computer game.

Rated: 2/5

Oct 4, 2009

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

It wants to transcend several genres at once, and by doing so become something original. Except it doesn’t realize these many goals, nor does it accomplish maybe just one or two.

Rated: 2/4

Aug 30, 2023

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Sean Axmaker

Stream on Demand

It’s basically a zombie movie set-up on an industrial spaceship, a fast-moving B-movie that throws out lots of theories that don’t stand up to the light of reason and then moves on to the next chase and feeding frenzy by the mutant hordes.

Aug 19, 2023

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

Episode 32: Captive State / Pandorum / Mirror Image / Us

Rated: 68/100

Sep 14, 2021

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S P

I have no idea how this got such a low rating - the negative things many of these "critics" have to say about it make zero sense. One of these charlatans even gave it a bad rating for not being "poetic" LOL. It's easily one of the most convincing sci-fi horrors to ever release. This feels like someone was really trying to hurt the Director, the Producers, the studio who funded the film, or maybe some of the actors? There's something weird going on with the critics reviews that's for certain - probably that they don't like the idea of evolution and are hyper Christian. They give terrible, shallow, lazily slopped together, boring horror films super high ratings but then masterpieces like this they trash with insane rationale. The closest thing I can think of to this film, is The Descent.. only this is better, and I am a huge fan of The Descent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

05/09/25

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babarizam D

I don't know why this movie consider bad because its very good. script , acting tension build up all did a good job.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/01/25

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Yor A

Not the Alien franchise .. but it tried ..

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/17/25

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David W

Not sure what movie everyone else watched but I liked this movie. Good story and good twist at end. Foster and Quaid performances were top notch. Good creatures and action.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/12/25

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Zaraki K

Don't go by the critics. It's a must to watch if you are an alien fan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Lone F

Great movie! Really enjoyed it, I can't believe critics gave it only 27%

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/27/25

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Christian Alvart

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Synopsis

Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

Director: Christian Alvart
Producer: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer
Screenwriter: Travis Milloy
Distributor: Overture Films
Production Co: Constantin Film, Studio Babelsberg, Impact Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Horror Violence|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.3M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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