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Life

Movie · 2017 · 104 min

A claustrophobic, nerve-shredding ride that traps you in orbit with a relentless predator and never lets go.

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2017 film directed by Daniel Espinosa
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Year
2017
Runtime
104 min
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • isolation
  • fate
  • science
  • freedom
Places
  • space
  • single country house
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
  • ensemble
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror7
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension9
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

Details

Genres
drama, action, horror, science fiction, thriller
Directed by
Daniel Espinosa
Written by
Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick
Starring
Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Naoko Mori, Olga Dykhovichnaya, Ariyon Bakare
Music
Jon Ekstrand
Cinematography
Seamus McGarvey
Runtime
104 min
Country
United States
Languages
English, Japanese, Vietnamese

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