Vivarium fingerprintHigh energy, funny, light on feelings.
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
The mind, society, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction and performances
Standout cinematography
Tense
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Vivarium is tense. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Profoundly sad and moving
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's profoundly sad and moving. Much of it is about family.
Plenty of satire and absurdist humor
Expect plenty of satire and absurdist humor.
The mind, society, and family
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the mind, society, and family. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction and performances
The direction and performances stand out.
Standout cinematography
Look and sound: the cinematography stand out.
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You're home. Forever.
Overall: Similar vibe.
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Vivarium is included with a subscription to Amazon Prime Video, Philo, and Amazon Prime Video with Ads in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on Kanopy, Hoopla, and Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads. You can also rent or buy it from Apple TV, Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, and Google Play Movies. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 61/100 (IMDb 5.8, Rotten Tomatoes 73%, and Metacritic 64). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated R in the United States. Content advisories: disturbing imagery.
1 h 39 min
Vivarium runs 1 h 39 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Vivarium higher (69) than audiences (50). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
No. It cost about $4 million to make and earned $488,000 worldwide, 12% of its budget.
It was made in English. Produced in Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, United States.
+50GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Vivarium in 64 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 42 storytelling tropes for Vivarium, including Unnaturally Looping Location, Eldritch Location, Cigarette of Anxiety.
5.8
