The Assessment

2024

1h 54m

Drama

Sci-Fi

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Set in a future world devastated by climate change, The Assessment follows a couple who must pass a test before being allowed to have a child.

Stephen Saito

Variety

So idiosyncratic that it might’ve been even better if it had dropped its genre trappings entirely. But removing that dystopian future could deprive Fortuné of such a convincing showcase for him as a clearly gifted visual stylist.

Sep 13, 2024

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Tim Grierson

Screen International

Unfortunately, this thoughtful sci-fi thriller becomes predictable and convoluted long before the couple’s seven-day evaluation is complete... The picture has been worked out on a visual level, but the script never explores those deeper themes.

Sep 11, 2024

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Lovia Gyarkye

Hollywood Reporter

The Assessment smartly taps into and maintains its focus on the near universal anxiety about parenting in a world made increasingly uninhabitable by overconsumption and climate change. But the film loses its way when it widens its scope...

Sep 10, 2024

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Sarah Musnicky

But Why Tho? A Geek Community

The Assessment is equally chaotic and devastating, capturing the nuanced complexities of parenthood with topical questions that many have found themselves asking on their own journey.

Rated: 8.5/10

Sep 28, 2024

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Sarah Gopaul

Digital Journal

Fleur Fortuné’s feature directorial debut not only achieves extreme tension levels, but astoundingly sustains them through most of the film.

Sep 26, 2024

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Isobel Grieve

The Mary Sue

Odd. Uncomfortable. Fascinating. The Assessment is a bewildering investigation into free will, parenting and bureaucracy. Every performance is compelling and dialed in.

Rated: 4/5

Sep 18, 2024

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Fleur Fortune

Director

Elizabeth Olsen

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Alicia Vikander

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Himesh Patel

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John Donnelly

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Mrs. & Mr. Thomas

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Synopsis

Set in a future world devastated by climate change, The Assessment follows a couple who must pass a test before being allowed to have a child.

Director: Fleur Fortune
Producer: Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen, Shivani Rawat, Julie Goldstein, Jonas Katzenstein, Maximilian Leo, Grant S. Johnson
Screenwriter: John Donnelly, Mrs. & Mr. Thomas
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 54m