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The Assessment

2025 · 114 min

A cold, claustrophobic chamber piece that slowly tightens its grip, unsettling you with quiet intrusiveness and a mounting sense of dread.

Directed by
Fleur Fortuné
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel
Tagline
Would you pass?
Overview
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.

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Directed by
Fleur Fortuné
Genres
Science fiction, Drama, Thriller
Starring
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel
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Tone
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 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
  • parenthood
  • identity
  • isolation
  • betrayal
  • grief
Places
  • single country house
  • home
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror4
Humour2
Realism6
Romance3
Tension8
Darkness8
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
science fiction, drama, thriller
Directed by
Fleur Fortuné
Written by
Nell Garfath-Cox, Dave Thomas, John Donnelly
Starring
Elizabeth Olsen, Alicia Vikander, Himesh Patel, Indira Varma, Minnie Driver, Nicholas Pinnock, Charlotte Ritchie, Leah Harvey
Music
Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch
Cinematography
Magnus Nordenhof Jønck
Runtime
114 min
Country
Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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