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Summary
A brilliant but disturbed scientist freezes his children alive, while he races to cure their deadly genetic disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish.
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- Drop-in friendly
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
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Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 69GoodWatch 62
Audience score92%
User score7.3
IMDb4.2
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 sci-fi movies, −19 min on the typical 99
typical 9980Half of all sci-fi movies run 90–112 min.
Reach
Streams in 10 countries
Released
2018
February 24, 2018
8 years ago
Genres
Science FictionThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceModerate
- Gore, disturbing imagesModerate
- Frightening scenesStrong
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesStrong
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsSolo WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 3 moreDirecting · 1
- Maurice Haeems Director, Writer
Sound · 1
- Aled Roberts Sound
Art · 1
- Caitilin Lynch Property Master
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