Life

2017
R
1h 44m

IMDb RATING

6.6/10

265K

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Space Sci-Fi Tragedy Horror Sci-Fi Thriller

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.

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IMDb RATING

6.6/10

265K

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POPULARITY

972

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Awards
- 7 nominations total

Ekaterina Golovkina
(as Olga Dihovichnaya)

Ariyon Bakare

Hugh Derry

Jesus Del Orden

Student 2

Allen McLean

Student 1

Leila Grace

Student 3
(as Leila Grace Bostwick-Riddell)

Mari Gvelesiani

Student 4

David Muir

David Muir - 20…

Elizabeth Vargas

Elizabeth Vargas - 20…

Camiel Warren-Taylor

Dominique

Haruka Kuroda

Doctor

Naoko Mori

Kazumi

Alexandre Nguyen

Fisherman 1

Hiu Woong-Sin

Fisherman 2
(as Woong-Sin Hiu)

Director
- Daniel Espinosa
Writers
- Rhett Reese
- Paul Wernick
All cast & crew
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Trivia
To emulate the lack of gravity, the actors were all suspended on wires that were all later digitally removed.

Goofs
In the opening scene, the view of outer space from the International Space Station shows twinkling stars. Stars do not actually twinkle in the way we see them, but the twinkling is an optical illusion of the light from stars being refracted by the earth's atmosphere.

Quotes
David Jordan: Goodnight, nobody.

Crazy credits
The music for the end titles begins with the song Spirit in the Sky. This was used during the live broadcast from the ill-fated Apollo XIII moon mission. A recreation of this broadcast, along with this song, was included in the film of the same name. The irony is intentional, as the song is about dying.

Connections
Featured in Film '72: Episode #46.7 (2017)

Soundtracks
Let's Get It On
Written by Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend

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Featured review

8/10

Good quality sci fi horror

Just got back from seeing this and I have to say that I thought it was a really good film.

I see that RT only has it at 65% and it's being made out to be a cheap Alien clone but I think that is doing it a dis-service. I felt it was intelligently made, set characters and situations well and created a palpable sense of tension. Criticism that it's a blatant re-run of Alien are unjustified. Granted, it's about an alien life form in space but that to me is where the similarity ends.

Alien isn't the only scary film set in space that is allowed to be made and if Prometheus is anything to go by, Ridley has no right to be the only person allowed to make sci-fi horror films. It captured well the excitement of discovery, the wonder of space and the precariousness of facing any problems up there.

The effects were good, you could see what was going on, there was unease and dread and it kept me thoroughly absorbed and entertained. I don't want to elaborate anymore for fear of giving away spoilers but if you like a bit of tension with your sci-fi, it's worth checking out. Try to avoid the critic reviews if you can as I think going in a little blind will help your enjoyment.