Vivarium
2019 · Movie · R · 99 min · ★ 6.1 · 69% critics
A young couple searches for a starter home and follows a mysterious real estate guide into a suburban maze of identical houses. When they discover they can’t escape and must care for a strange child delivered to their door, their routine turns eerie, claustrophobic, and unsettling.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-09-07
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 69/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (2,549 votes)
About
You might like Vivarium if you enjoy slow-burn mystery and surreal unease in a trapped suburban setup, but Not for you if you need clear answers or a satisfying payoff, especially if you prefer Watcher or Greener Grass.
Pros: eerie suburban atmosphere; strong performances; intriguing premise | Cons: repetitive plot; little explanation; feels pointless
Themes
- baby
- suburbia
- suburb
- trapped
- cynical
- body bag
- real estate agent
- awestruck
- suspense mystery
Awards & recognition
- Sitges Film Festival Best Actress award · 2019
Cast & crew
Imogen Poots
as Gemma
Jesse Eisenberg
as Tom
Senan Jennings
as Young Boy
Éanna Hardwicke
as Older Boy
Jonathan Aris
as Martin
- CT
Côme Thiry
as Baby
Molly McCann
as Molly
Danielle Ryan
as School Mom
Olga Wehrly
as Crying Woman
- FL
Fionn Lockett
as Boy at TV
Directed by Lorcan Finnegan