Vivarium

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Lorcan Finnegan

Producer:

Todd Brown, Brunella Cocchiglia, Maxime Cottray

Writer:

Lorcan Finnegan, Garret Shanley

Release Date:

Mar 27, 2020

Runtime:

1hr 37m

Synopsis

Tom and Gemma (Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots) are looking for the perfect home. When a strange real-estate agent takes them to Yonder, a mysterious suburban neighborhood of identical houses, Tom and Gemma can't leave quick enough. But when they try to exit the labyrinth-like housing development, each road takes them back to where they started. Soon, they realize their search for a dream home has plunged them into a terrifying nightmare, in this taut thriller filled with white-knuckle suspense.

Cast

  • Imogen Poots
  • Danielle Ryan
  • Molly McCann
  • Jesse Eisenberg
  • Jonathan Aris
  • Côme Thiry
  • Senan Jennings
  • Eanna Hardwicke
  • Olga Wehrly
  • Michael McGeown

Letterboxd User Reviews

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2.7
  • Apr 15, 2020

    There's a solid 30m short film in here.

    7.2K Likes
    Josh Lewis
    Josh Lewis
    Mar 22, 2020

    The point....where is it

    5.2K Likes
    Ella Kemp
    Ella Kemp
    Mar 27, 2020

    the worst part of this movie is that the second you see the kid, you know exactly how the story is going to end. and it takes another hour and twenty minutes to get there.

    4.2K Likes
    john
    john
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    May 18, 2019

    Interesting documentary about how Estate Agents are trained.

    4.1K Likes
    Elliot
    Elliot
    Jul 12, 2019

    Imogen Poots hospitalized with severe back pain from carrying the entire indie film industry

    4.1K Likes
    Emily M
    Emily M
    Jun 11, 2020

    Is this a documentary of how mark zuckerberg was created?

    4.0K Likes
    bhita
    bhita
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    Mar 28, 2020

    Now I know how my sims feel!

    3.1K Likes
    heykorra
    heykorra
    Jan 7, 2022

    The heterosexual experience

    3.1K Likes
    Erik 🎼
    Erik 🎼
    Mar 29, 2020

    maybe child abuse made some points

    3.1K Likes
    tyler
    tyler

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Top Reviews
  • Alex
    Alex disliked
    Vivarium

    Great concept but an extremely disappointing execution.

    🔥 😂 😭 22 3Y
    kayl
    kayl is "meh" on
    Vivarium

    5/10 the acting was great, and the story was pretty good up until the end. but the reason its a meh is bc they needed to explain why they were stuck there in the first place and what that monster is. im not gonna rewatch bc its only decent if you dont know whats gonna happen. 🤷‍♀️

    2 🔥 🥱 🤔 19 3Y
    yani
    yani disliked
    Vivarium

    There was just no rhyme or reason to anything, no backstory or explanation was given. They never had a chance at getting out. It felt like the entire movie was pointless and my first thought when it ended was “why did I watch this.” 3/10

    🔥 13 3Y
  • Emily G
    Emily G liked
    Vivarium

    Very weird movie it wasn’t bad but just very odd.

    6 🔥 👀 4 4Y
    emma
    emma liked
    Vivarium

    forever in the climax of the story

    2 🔥 👀 7 4Y
    Luke Buccellato
    Luke Buccellato is "meh" on
    Vivarium

    this movies concept is very good, but it fails to hit the mark on several levels. there are many parts in the movie where something great could happen with the tense situation, but it never really does. This movie is a big tease and it feels like you are never satisfied with it.

    2 🔥 6 3Y
  • Dan
    Dan liked
    Vivarium

    He dig

    😂 🔥 🤔 7 2Y
    easton
    easton liked
    Vivarium

    it was overall good, fairly slow, but the slowness definitely added onto the eeriness of the entire film. i think it’s a one-time watch type of movie primarily because it’s meant to be unpredictable. in the end i give it a 6/10

    2 🔥 👀 4 4Y
    Urmom
    Urmom liked
    Vivarium

    Based on brood parasitism- where it seems aliens leave their young with unwilling human couples. As time passes the alien begins to learn to mimic these humans and are then sent out into the world to bring new unsuspected parents in to repeat the process.

    1 🔥 4 3Y

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Metacritic

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Based on 23 Critics
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USER SCORE (96)

Mixed or average reviews based on 96 Reviews
70
Apr 2, 2020

Though it verges on the overstuffed at times, Vivarium is dirty, sinister, hair-raising, and thoroughly entertaining — and completely worth a watch if you’re feeling a little, well, trapped.

Alissa Wilkinson
Vox
91
Mar 26, 2020

While I already miss the experience of seeing these films in a theatre, Vivarium does evoke TV precedents, most notably Twilight Zone in the cleanness of its premise and the parsing out of dark details on a need-to-know basis.

Jim Slotek
Original-Cin

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Vivarium (2020) family-friendly?
The movie has been rated as R, meaning that Under 17 requires an adult accompaniment.
How long is Vivarium (2020)?
The movie is 1hr 37min long.
What's Vivarium (2020) about?
Tom and Gemma (Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots) are looking for the perfect home. When a strange real-estate agent takes them to Yonder, a mysterious suburban neighborhood of identical houses, Tom and Gemma can't leave quick enough. But when they try to exit the labyrinth-like housing development, each road takes them back to where they started. Soon, they realize their search for a dream home has plunged them into a terrifying nightmare, in this taut thriller filled with white-knuckle suspense.
Who's the cast of Vivarium (2020)?
  • Imogen Poots as Gemma
  • Danielle Ryan as School Mom
  • Molly McCann as Molly
  • Jesse Eisenberg as Tom
  • Jonathan Aris as Martin
  • Côme Thiry as Baby
  • Senan Jennings as Young Boy
  • Eanna Hardwicke as Older Boy
  • Olga Wehrly as Crying Woman
  • Michael McGeown as Worker
Who's the director behind Vivarium (2020)?
Lorcan Finnegan directed Vivarium (2020).
Who produced Vivarium (2020)?
Todd Brown, Brunella Cocchiglia and Maxime Cottray produced Vivarium (2020).