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High Life

2018 · 113 min

A haunting, slow-burning descent into isolation and brutality, punctuated by moments of strange tenderness.

Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth
Tagline
Oblivion Awaits.
Overview
Monte and his daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to deep space. The crew—death-row inmates led by a doctor with sinister motives—has vanished. As the mystery of what happened onboard the ship is unraveled, father and daughter must rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

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Directed by
Claire Denis
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Mystery
Starring
Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • survival
  • obsession
  • trauma
  • parenthood
Places
  • space
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex strong
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror6
Humour1
Realism6
Romance2
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Genres
science fiction, drama, mystery
Directed by
Claire Denis
Written by
Geoff Cox, Jean-Pol Fargeau, Claire Denis
Starring
Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Mia Goth, André 3000, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger, Claire Tran, Ewan Mitchell
Music
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Cinematography
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113 min
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