High Life

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High Life

R

2019

1h 53m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

Adventure

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Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

Critics Consensus

High Life is as visually arresting as it is challenging, confounding, and ultimately rewarding - which is to say it's everything film fans expect from director Claire Denis.

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Sophie Monks Kaufman

Little White Lies

Dec 23, 2019

5/5

All I can say is that it's a pleasure to have my reviewing faculties blown and my psyche splintered by this master filmmaker.

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Donald Clarke

Irish Times

Dec 21, 2019

3/5

There is much of Tarkovsky's Solaris in the main body and the flashbacks... could be lifted straight from the same director's Stalker. High Life is, however, stuffed with Denis' characteristic philosophical derangement.

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

May 22, 2019

It goes out into the universe to look in...it is first and foremost a film by Claire Denis.

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Nairon Santos de Morais

Loud and Clear Reviews

Feb 7, 2025

4/5

While High Life flopped upon its release in 2019, Claire Denis’ English-language debut is not a film that should be forgotten. On the contrary, it’s a movie to discover and fall in love with.

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Calum Cooper

Source (Scotland)

Jul 14, 2024

4/5

There’s such conviction in its refusal to bend to convention that I find it hard not to admire the film in some way, shape or form.

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Paul Kanieski

KSQD Community Radio

Jul 19, 2023

Composed of equal parts mystery, thriller and speculative fiction, High Life starts off slowly but rewards patience, gradually working towards a finale which weaves elements of Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey into something uniquely Claire Denis.

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Abraham R

Apr 27, 2019

amazing movie liked box sex scene

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Han R

Apr 27, 2019

High Life (2018) #MovieReview 1â?ï¸? Presos condenados sÃ£o enviados ao espaÃ§o para missÃ£o, junto com mÃ (C)dica. Roteiro queijo suÃÃ§o com milhares de furos, desde estÃ³ria, atuaÃ§Ã£o e cenÃ¡rios de Sci-Fi de baixo orÃ§amento (e toscos). Sem contar a nave caixa.

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Kylo S

Apr 26, 2019

Worst scifi of all time! Pretentious and tedious, to the nth degree! The film producers must have bribed the critics in order to induce unwarranted praise for this sleeping pill masquerading as cinema...there can be no other explanation! Avoid avoid avoid!!!

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Hermione S

Apr 26, 2019

A creepy and enthralling sci fi experience. High Life is a masterfully shot film with that purposely leaves the audience with questions to spark debate. The film doesn't always choose to focus on the stronger aspects of the plot, which can be a little frustrating; but overall High Life is as original and visceral as it gets.

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Finn W

Apr 26, 2019

Beautifully filmed; especially on such a small budget for a science fiction film. Gritty and haunting at times but Robert Pattinson is capable of bringing tenderness to an otherwise bleak storyline.

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Luke W

Apr 25, 2019

My advise, save your money. This is the worst movie I've seen in a long time. Movie was dull and pacing was slow. Couldn't understand a word that was said.

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Synopsis

Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.

Director: Claire Denis
Producer: Oliver Dungey, Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery-Lapiney, Christophe Friedel, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Klaudia Śmieja, Claudia Steffen
Screenwriter: Geoff Cox, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Distributor: A24
Production Co: Alcatraz Films, arte France Cinéma, A24, Andrew Lauren Productions, Madants, Arte, Pandora Filmproduktion, BFI Film Fund
Rating: R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Language|Sexual Assault)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 5, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $1.2M
Runtime: 1h 53m

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