Vivarium

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Vivarium

2020

1h 37m

Mystery & Thriller

Sci-Fi

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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

Dec 30, 2020

Vivarium's purgatory is more clear-cut, though that somehow doesn't make it any less mysterious...

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Apr 1, 2020

3/5

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...

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A.A. Dowd

AV Club

Apr 1, 2020

C+

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.

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Akos Peterbencze

The Screen

Dec 2, 2024

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.

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Ethan Gordon

InSession Film

Mar 21, 2024

C

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.

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

Mar 21, 2023

Vivarium is an interesting one. It might frustrate a lot of viewers with its surreal aspects, but it's still a compelling film.

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Jonathan H

@RT66479691 1 day ago

Had a lot of potential, but man, this movie drags on and on... Strange, obnoxious and hopeless. I just gave it a re-watch and was reminded of why I didn't care for it much the first time. Ugh! This might be a metaphor for different stages of a pointless existence, but any imagery is lost in the boring void, just like the dirt hole being dug. Many other films have explored existential philosophy with more depth and meaning that this could ever hope to attain. Woof, woof.

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Kim S

@wimmi 5 days ago

Was promising to start with. Then it just went through the floor. Utter shite

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Nina S

@RT45165078 Sep 5, 2026

TRASHHHGGGGHHHGHGG!!!!!!

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Nekko W

@Fishy23 Aug 29, 2026

I decided to watch the movie only because Jesse Eisenberg was playing in it. Turned out to be a disappointment... Lack of depth in the story, not even a single plot twist. Writers....what were you thinking??

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BruhCage T

@RT13017643 Aug 25, 2026

This film lacked thematic nuance, it failed to challenge me as a viewer. It is within the top 5 worst films i've ever personally seen.

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Oso B

@Bby13 Aug 24, 2026

Honestly I don’t get dislike for this movie, I always enjoy a weird suspense film with aliens

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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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