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Vivarium

  • 20192019
  • 14A14A
  • 1h 37m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
54K
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POPULARITY
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Vivarium (2019)
On their search for the perfect home, Gemma and Tom visit a new house in a labyrinthine suburban neighbourhood. When they attempt to leave, each road mysteriously takes them back to where they started, leading them on a mind-bending trip, trapped in a surreal nightmare.
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A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.A young couple looking for the perfect home find themselves trapped in a mysterious labyrinth-like neighborhood of identical houses.

IMDb RATING
5.8/10
54K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,664
70
  • Director
    • Lorcan Finnegan
  • Writers
    • Garret Shanley
    • Lorcan Finnegan
  • Stars
    • Imogen Poots
    • Danielle Ryan
    • Molly McCann
Top credits
  • Director
    • Lorcan Finnegan
  • Writers
    • Garret Shanley
    • Lorcan Finnegan
  • Stars
    • Imogen Poots
    • Danielle Ryan
    • Molly McCann
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 215Critic reviews
    • 64Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 10 nominations

    Videos5

    International Trailer
    Trailer 1:31
    International Trailer
    Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:16
    Official Trailer
    Vivarium
    Trailer 2:16
    Vivarium
    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of Feb. 24, 2020
    Video 1:01
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    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of Jan. 27, 2020
    Video 0:59
    The Trailer Trailer for the Week of Jan. 27, 2020

    Photos90

    Jesse Eisenberg, Côme Thiry, and Imogen Poots in Vivarium (2019)
    Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg, Imogen Poots, and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots in Vivarium (2019)
    Imogen Poots and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Imogen Poots and Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg, Côme Thiry, and Imogen Poots in Vivarium (2019)
    Senan Jennings in Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots in Vivarium (2019)
    Jesse Eisenberg and Imogen Poots in Vivarium (2019)

    Top cast

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    Imogen Poots
    Imogen Poots
    • Gemmaas Gemma
    Danielle Ryan
    Danielle Ryan
    • School Momas School Mom
    Molly McCann
    Molly McCann
    • Mollyas Molly
    Jesse Eisenberg
    Jesse Eisenberg
    • Tomas Tom
    Jonathan Aris
    Jonathan Aris
    • Martinas Martin
    Côme Thiry
    • Babyas Baby
    Senan Jennings
    Senan Jennings
    • Young Boyas Young Boy
    Éanna Hardwicke
    Éanna Hardwicke
    • Older Boyas Older Boy
    • (as Eanna Hardwicke)
    Fionn Lockett
    • Boy of TVas Boy of TV
    Olga Wehrly
    Olga Wehrly
    • Crying Womanas Crying Woman
    Walter McCabe
    • Clayying Boyas Clayying Boy
    Terence McEneaney
    • Sex Coupleas Sex Couple
    Sarolta Charlotte Simo
    • Sex Coupleas Sex Couple
    Stephen Morrison
    • Dead Man in Bathas Dead Man in Bath
    Jack Hudson
    Jack Hudson
    • Estate Agentas Estate Agent
    • (uncredited)
    Michael McGeown
    • Workeras Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Lorcan Finnegan
    • Writers
      • Garret Shanley(story by)
      • Lorcan Finnegan(story by)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    A young couple is thinking about buying their starter home. And to this end, they visit a real estate agency where they are received by a strange sales agent, who accompanies them to a new, mysterious, peculiar housing development to show them a single-family home. There they get trapped in a surreal, maze-like nightmare. —Sitges Film Festival
    psychological torturerapidly growing childsupernatural prisoncouple held captiveno escape334 more
    • Plot summary
    • Plot synopsis
    • Taglines
      • You're Home. Forever
    • Genres
      • Horror
      • Mystery
      • Sci-Fi
    • Certificate
      • 14A
    • Parents guide

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      The opening sequence displays the activities of an avian (bird) brood parasite, which are organisms that rely on others to raise their young. The brood parasite manipulates a host, either of the same or of another species, to raise its young as if it were its own, using brood mimicry, for example by having eggs (or pudgy, weird babies) that resemble the host's. This behavior relieves the parasitic parents from the investment of rearing young. Some bird species mitigate the risk of egg loss by distributing eggs among a number of different hosts.
    • Goofs
      When Gemma and Tom are trying to leave that strange neighborhood with the car, Gemma is looking at their both cellphones. None of it have phone network. But they could have use the GPS instead, to find out where they are, and find a possible way out - except that there is no reason to suppose that GPS would ever work, in an alien realm where space & time are distorted, and the ground itself can be bent & twisted.
    • Quotes

      Gemma: Did you see the boy?

      Tom: No.

      Gemma: He's gone missing.

      Tom: Well, so have we.

    • Connections
      Featured in Half in the Bag: Quarantine Catch-up (part 2 of 2) (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Rudy A Message To You
      Written by Dandy Livingstone (as Robert Thompson)

      Performed by Dandy Livingstone

      Used by permission of Carlin Music Delaware, a Round Hill Music Company

      Courtesy of Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company

    User reviews1.2K

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Would have made a good short film
    Unfortunately there's not enough substance here to fill up an entire feature film. There's A LOT of padding. For example the scene where they're listening to ska music in the car. It doesn't add anything much to the movie. It feels like the actors were told to just make up a dialogue on the spot.

    For a movie of this kind to sustain our attention for a full hour and a half there needs to be more than just the initial concept. Unfortunatley there's not. There's no twist. There's no second act. There's a really interesting "nightmare"-type scene towards the end which feels for a moment like the movie's finally going somewhere. But then it dissipates and we're left with nothing much once more.

    Why didn't the protagonists try and decipher the book that was delivered? Surely that was a vital clue? What caused their health to fail? Why didn't they try breaking into other houses on the street? I wanted these characters to fight to the death but they really went out with a wimper.

    Could have been great.... but wasn't. Watch "the Platform" instead if you want surreal horror with a message.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 27, 2020 (Ireland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Ireland
      • Belgium
      • Denmark
    • Official site
      • Official site (Japan)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Віварій
    • Filming locations
      • Ardmore Studios, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
    • Production companies
      • Fantastic Films
      • Frakas Productions
      • Fís Éireann/Screen
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $4,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $434,030
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 37 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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