The Bad Batch
2016 · Movie · R · 119 min · ★ 5.3 · 54% critics
Exiled to a fenced-off desert wasteland, a young woman is seized by a brutal group and forced to survive on her own. As she pushes through harsh settlements and uneasy rules, she takes on a risky mission to reunite a lost child with family in a world with little mercy.
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Details
- Years
- 2016
- Release date
- 2017-06-23
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 119 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 54/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.3/10 (1,165 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy offbeat, dreamlike post-apocalyptic stories with strong visuals and a loose, unsettling vibe, similar to Vivarium or In the Earth; Not for you if you want clear answers and tight plotting.
Pros: striking desert visuals; bold dystopian premise; memorable odd moments | Cons: confusing story beats; thin character motivations; slow, sparse dialogue
Themes
- amputation
- kidnapping
- dystopia
- post-apocalyptic future
- exile
- drug use
- cannibal
- cult leader
- woman director
Cast & crew
Suki Waterhouse
as Arlen
Jason Momoa
as Miami Man
Yolonda Ross
as Maria
Keanu Reeves
as The Dream
Giovanni Ribisi
as The Screamer
Jim Carrey
as The Hermit
- JF
Jayda Fink
as Honey
- CR
Cory Roberts
as Bridge Man in the Desert
Aye Hasegawa
as Mousey
- LJ
Louie Lopez Jr.
as Chewy
Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour