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Vivarium

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Vivarium may confound almost as often as it intrigues, but this well-acted sci-fi/horror hybrid has interesting ideas -- and explores them with style.

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Becca James Chicago Reader Vivarium's purgatory is more clear-cut, though that somehow doesn't make it any less mysterious... Dec 30, 2020 Full Review Danny Leigh Financial Times The story comes to a flawless punchline at almost exactly 27 minutes. The snag is that Vivarium has more than an hour still to run... Rated: 3/5 Apr 1, 2020 Full Review A.A. Dowd AV Club Domesticity sucks the life out of everyone. But it's thin thematic reward for seeing the wheels behind this performer's eyes grind to a halt. Rated: C+ Apr 1, 2020 Full Review Akos Peterbencze The Screen Starting with its pivotal opening sequence of a cuckoo pushing out hatchlings from their nest to claim it as its own, Lorcan Finnegan’s feature knows exactly what it’s doing and it uses every tool at its disposal to deliver us to a devastating conclusion. Dec 2, 2024 Full Review Ethan Gordon InSession Film Even though the two tried, they couldn't overcome a script that feels both apparent and undercooked. A good idea or two can only get you so far it seems. Rated: C Mar 21, 2024 Full Review Juan Pablo Russo EscribiendoCine Vivarium is a surprising and unique film that inspires reflection on the nature of reality and the struggle for freedom in an increasingly homogeneous and controlled world. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 8/10 Aug 3, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Riley C DONT EVER WATCH THIS MOVIE I WILL NEVER GET THIS THIS HOUR AND FOURTY MINUTES BACK!!!!!!!!! THE TRAILER HAD THE WHOLE PLOT WITH IT. IF YOU WATCHED THE TRAILER YOUVE WATCHED THE WHOLE MOVIE. IF YOU GENUENLY BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD OR INTERESTING MOVIE YOU ARE THE MOST DENSE PERSON ON EARTH!!!!!!!!!!! p.s. if you like trash movies you should get in contact with my random roomate freshman year of college #nevergetarandomroomate Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Angrez S Slow and forcely try to give meaning Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/28/25 Full Review Michael H You can tell how BAD a film will be by how many studios it took to green light its production. This is BY FAR the most pointless movie I have ever seen. Interesting premise that goes ABSOLUTELY NOWHERE!! Your LIFE is far more valuable that to waste your time on this!~!! Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Holly O This was hard to finish, no plot not story line. Boring Rated 1 out of 5 stars 08/22/25 Full Review Big D Rarely do I come across something I can't finish or struggle to finish. I can't even begin to start with whats wrong with this thing.... Hate it. 0/5 Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/21/25 Full Review Claudio C Vivarium (2019) Motherhood (11,888 – 18 Aug 2025 – by Claudio Carvalho) School teacher Gemma (Imogen Poots) and her boyfriend Tom (Jesse Eisenberg) visit a real estate agency, where the realtor Martin (Jonathan Aris) welcomes them. He invites the couple to follow his car to visit the new enterprise Yonder in the suburbs. The houses and the streets are identical, and they stop at house number 9. While visiting the house, Martin disappears, and the couple cannot find the way out of Yonder. They run out of gas and stop at house number 9. Soon they receive a box with a baby inside and they raise like a son. The baby turns into a boy in a short time, and they realize they are breeding an alien form. When will they be released from their duty? “Vivarium” (2019) is an Irish, Belgium and Danish production by Lorcan Finnegan with a different story. The plot is absolutely original and supported mostly by the great performance of Imogen Poots. The plot may also be also understood in another layer as how the tedious life of a young suburban couple changes and “stops” when they have a child, i.e., an “alien” that enters their lives. My vote is seven. Title (Brazil): “Viveiro” (“Vivarium”) My Blog: https://maniacosporfilme.wordpress.com/ Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 08/25/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Director
Lorcan Finnegan
Producer
Brendan McCarthy, John McDonnell
Screenwriter
Garret Shanley
Production Co
Fantastic Films, PingPongFilm, Frakas Productions
Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 25, 2020
Runtime
1h 37m
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