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IO

  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
4.8/10
37K
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Anthony Mackie and Margaret Qualley in IO (2019)
Sam (Margaret Qualley), one of the last survivors on a post-cataclysmic Earth, is a young scientist dedicated to finding a way for humans to adapt and survive, rather than abandon their world.  But with the final shuttle scheduled to leave the planet for a distant colony, her determination to stay is rocked by the arrival of another survivor, Micah (Anthony Mackie). She must decide whether to journey with him to join the rest of humanity and begin life anew, or stay to fight for Earth's survival.
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As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.As a young scientist searches for a way to save a dying Earth, she finds a connection with a man who's racing to catch the last shuttle off the planet.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Helpert
  • Writers
    • Clay Jeter
    • Charles Spano
    • Will Basanta
  • Stars
    • Margaret Qualley
    • Anthony Mackie
    • Danny Huston
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.8/10
    37K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jonathan Helpert
    • Writers
      • Clay Jeter
      • Charles Spano
      • Will Basanta
    • Stars
      • Margaret Qualley
      • Anthony Mackie
      • Danny Huston
    • 922User reviews
    • 48Critic reviews
    • 40Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Margaret Qualley
    Margaret Qualley
    • Sam
    Anthony Mackie
    Anthony Mackie
    • Micah
    Danny Huston
    Danny Huston
    • Henry
    Tom Payne
    Tom Payne
    • Elon
    Emma Fitzgerald
    • Radio Broadcaster
    • (voice)
    Justin Jamieson
    • TV Broadcast Newscaster
    • (as Justin Andrew Jamieson)
    Teagan Johnson
    Teagan Johnson
    • Boy
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jonathan Helpert
    • Writers
      • Clay Jeter
      • Charles Spano
      • Will Basanta
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    • Trivia
      Io was the original title of Outland (1981) but at that time testing showed people read the name Io as 10, and so the name was changed.
    • Goofs
      At the beginning of the movie, Sam takes a sample looking to see if bacteria can use ammonia (NH3) as an oxygen (O2) source. Ammonia has no oxygen available to be used.
    • Quotes

      Sam: Do you think it's absurd to love someone that's millions of miles away?

      Micah: Not at all. So ancient is the desire for one another which is implanted in us. Reuniting our original nature, seeking to make one of two and healing the state of man.

      Sam: What's that?

      Micah: Plato. Symposium.

      Sam: What does it mean?

      Micah: He says, humans originally had two faces. Four arms, four legs. And they were happy like that. Complete. Then they defied the gods, so the gods split us in two as punishment. Tore us away from our other halves. He said, each of us, when separated, is always looking for our other half. It's our nature. But when one is met with this other half... the pair are lost in an amazement of love, friendship, intimacy. And one will not be seen out of the other's sight. See, the reason is, human nature was once originally one. And we were whole. And the desire and the pursuit of the whole... is called love.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Flix Forum: IO (2021)
    • Soundtracks
      Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2
      Written by Frédéric Chopin (as Frederic Chopin)

      Performed by Idil Biret

      Courtesy of Naxos

      By arrangement with Source/Q

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    2/10

    Slow and painfully dull.

    How did this get made? It's like listening to your girlfriend tell you about a boring dream she had for 90 minutes straight. Achingly pretentious but without the artistic beauty to back it up. Mackie struggles with Twilight level dialogue while a surprisingly graceful score beautifully frames the drama and emotion that should be there but simply isn't. A crushing waste of everyone's time.
    • artenfrize
    • Jan 17, 2019
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    • Release date
      • January 18, 2019 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Netflix
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sống Còn
    • Filming locations
      • Observatoire de Nice, Nice, France(shot on location at)
    • Production companies
      • Mandalay Pictures
      • Sunset Junction Entertainment
      • Untitled Entertainment
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 36 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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