The Assessment

Play trailer

2:23

The Assessment

R

Now Playing

1h 54m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Drama

Play Trailer

Watchlist

Watchlist

Tomatometer

Popcornmeter

85%

Tomatometer

59 Reviews

93%

Popcornmeter

50+ Verified Ratings

THE ASSESSMENT follows Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel), a successful couple who hope to become parents in a near future where resources are extremely limited and the government keeps firm control over reproduction. They are assigned an assessor named Virginia (Alicia Vikander), who moves into their home for seven days to evaluate whether they deserve to move forward in their parenting journey. What Mia and Aaryan are hoping is a routine test quickly unravels into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to question the very foundations of their society and what it truly means to be human.

Now in Theaters

Now Playing

Buy Tickets

Critics Consensus

A stimulating sci-fi that invests its high concept into ideas rather than special effects, The Assessment puts a trio of superb performances under a microscope and invites the audience to join in the scrutiny.

Read Critics Reviews

Robert Abele

Los Angeles Times

Vikander, perhaps recognizing how tantalizingly different this type of role is for her, turns Virginia into an unsettling tour de force of disciplined abandon.

Mar 24, 2025

Full Review

Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

A provocative and sometimes squirm-inducingly funny sci-fi that gives its three leads lots of juicy material to chew on, with Vikander, in particular, turning her Virginia into a compellingly inscrutable, but not entirely unsympathetic, antagonist.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 24, 2025

Full Review

Christy Lemire

RogerEbert.com

The first feature from [Fleur Fortuné] has a ton of style, and signals from the beginning her confident use of framing, texture and color.

Rated: 3/4

Mar 21, 2025

Full Review

Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Chilling because it's both outlandish and alarmingly grounded and plausible, this sci-fi drama is likely to be scrutinized in your own dome long after the credits roll.

Mar 26, 2025

Full Review

Kent Hill

Film Threat

It is the show-stealing performance of Alicia Vikander that brings everything together. Watching her run the gamut of emotions till finally uncovering the reality of what price she paid to be an assessor is brilliant, brutal and beautiful.

Rated: 7.5/10

Mar 25, 2025

Full Review

Marya E. Gates

Cool People Have Feelings, Too. (Substack)

The film is at times absurd, other times hilarious, and often just plain bleak. It also features a scene-stealing scorched earth monologue from Minnie Driver that is among the best work she has ever done.

Mar 25, 2025

Full Review

Read all reviews

Josie

I found the film to be both cold and sensual with the women stealing the show (both the characters and actresses) with the leading man seeming to serve to only hold them back.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/30/25

Full Review

Keven P

Honestly, nothing good has hit the theaters until this movie… I’m such a huge fan of dystopian movies and this was a great investment of $20!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/29/25

Full Review

JC

Bleak dystopian chamber play with fantastic performances especially from Vikander that’ll leave an engaged audience member pondering on the questions raised.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

Full Review

Tom B

Breathtakingly original and ambitious dystopian tale. I enjoyed it immensely.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/27/25

Full Review

Linz

I wasn't sure what was happening at first. Once they did I was like this is intriguing and nothing I've seen before. I got a little bored at the end and started to get sleepy, but I would recommend it at least once to watch.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

Full Review

Abigail

Really loved the plot of the movie and how it played out.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/26/25

Full Review

Read all reviews

Read More

Read Less

POST RATING

WRITE A REVIEW

EDIT REVIEW

Fleur Fortune

Director

Alicia Vikander

Virginia

Elizabeth Olsen

Mia

Himesh Patel

Aaryan

Minnie Driver

Evie

Indira Varma

Ambika

Roswell Delirium

%

%

Roswell Delirium

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Roswell Delirium

Aporia

91%

71%

Aporia

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Aporia

Omni Loop

83%

50%

Omni Loop

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Omni Loop

Fahrenheit 451

31%

23%

Fahrenheit 451

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Fahrenheit 451

Animalia

100%

64%

Animalia

Watchlist

TRAILER

for Animalia

Discover more movies and TV shows.

View More

The Assessment: Trailer 1

2:23

View more videos

View more photos

Synopsis

THE ASSESSMENT follows Mia (Elizabeth Olsen) and Aaryan (Himesh Patel), a successful couple who hope to become parents in a near future where resources are extremely limited and the government keeps firm control over reproduction. They are assigned an assessor named Virginia (Alicia Vikander), who moves into their home for seven days to evaluate whether they deserve to move forward in their parenting journey. What Mia and Aaryan are hoping is a routine test quickly unravels into a psychological nightmare, forcing them to question the very foundations of their society and what it truly means to be human.

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
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Production Co: Magnolia Pictures, Number 9 Films, ShivHans Pictures, Tiki Tāne Pictures, Augenschein Filmproduktion, Project Infinity
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Brief Nudity|Sexual Assault|Language|Suicide)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Mar 21, 2025, Limited
Box Office (Gross USA): $152.9K
Runtime: 1h 54m