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Play trailer Poster for Somnus Released Oct 4, 2017 1h 23m Sci-Fi Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
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A crew working the Earth-Mars shipping route has to change course after a ship malfunction. When the ship lands on the remote asteroid colony Somnus, the colony is inhabited by a mysterious and sinister cult.
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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film The problem is that the film has no clear idea of its identity or course. In cinema, as in space, that can be fatal. Rated: 2/5 Sep 27, 2016 Full Review Mark R. Leeper Mark Leeper's Reviews seems to borrow a lot and not give very much in return Rated: 3/10 Sep 22, 2016 Full Review Edward Douglas Film Journal International Chris Reading's attempt at a lower-budget space thriller suffers as much from its lack of originality as it does from its weak cast and script. Sep 7, 2016 Full Review Read all reviews

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Test T Well, it's difficult to know what to say about this. It's very artistic! It's like looking at an abstract painting where the viewer has to make sense of what they are experiencing. There's lots of space shots, odd noises, a computerised narrator, not much story, and no charisma. I did not like it. I found it dull and uninteresting and I struggled to watch it. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 10/01/23 Full Review Audience Member This film seems to have been made by an amateur director. The actors weren't great but I feel like they were being guided in their actions. The camerawork was alright. The story was poorly written. The directorial decisions were crap. I will certainly look for Chris Reading listed as director and avoid those movies in the future. It's just not your calling man. The plot makes little sense. There's actually no protagonist in the story. Not at all. That's not how you write. I noticed he likes to write and direct his own movies. Probably because no one would buy one of his scripts or hire him as a director. You have to start somewhere but if you start like this you have to end somewhere soon. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Audience Member Slow, plodding,no suspense. Wondered where it was going and it never got there. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/29/23 Full Review Audience Member Could not figure out a way to give this a negative rating. To quote Calculan from Futurama "So bad it gave me cancer". The plot and dialogue went nowhere after the scientist on the train hooked me into wanting to find out what the incomprehensible scribble in the notebook was all about. Spoiler!! the mindless dribble was the sreenplay. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member 20 minutes into it, kept fast forwarding it in the hope of something.........anything.....NOPE! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member What a poor film. I will never get that part of my life back Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 01/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis A crew working the Earth-Mars shipping route has to change course after a ship malfunction. When the ship lands on the remote asteroid colony Somnus, the colony is inhabited by a mysterious and sinister cult.
Director
Chris Reading
Screenwriter
Russell Owen, Chris Reading
Production Co
Epic Pictures
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 4, 2017, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 4, 2017
Runtime
1h 23m
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