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Vivarium

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Critics Consensus

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... Go to Full Review
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... Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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. Go to Full Review
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Luke H @RT65751890 14 hrs ago It’s like a crap black mirror episode, can’t believe I thought it was going to be a cult classic. I wouldn’t waste my time watching this film again. It’s labelled as horror on Amazon but it’s honestly just dog sheet, would have expected more from a film with Jessie Eisenberg. If you’ve not already watched it don’t. The best bit is before the film even starts See more Freddy V @RT18427309 1 day ago This is one of those movies that feel like a short film stretched into two hours. It gets boring quickly. See more Marc T @RT14101201 2 days ago TERRIBLE MOVIE. I would rather have my house burn down than watch this movie 1 single more of a time. It’s that bad. The plot sound good a couple trapped in a place infinitely unless they raise an alien which is a lie. But the entire movie the child is screaming. How do you call that horror. At this point I want this movie to cease out of reality See more Leonard N @Tallica021 6 days ago One of the dumbest movies I've ever seen. Incredible waste of time. Sitting and watching a TV that is turned off would have been more interesting than this was. See more Ivan R @RT88443011 Sep 17, 2026 I really liked this movie, it was weird as hell though. I think if you’re looking for something different this one should be on your radar See more ziomzziom T @ziomzziom Sep 16, 2026 An unsettling, hard-to-pin-down allegory that I still can’t fully rate or shake off. The lack of escape isn’t a flaw—it’s the point: a life built on prescribed norms quietly consumes you and moves on See more 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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