Life

Life

Be careful what you search for.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa

Produced by Columbia Pictures, Skydance Media

2017104 min6.5 / 10

A claustrophobic sci-fi thriller about a crew trapped aboard a space station with an intelligent, lethal alien organism that systematically hunts them.

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

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Questions people ask

  • Is Life scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 97% of films.

  • Does Life end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Life violent? Yes. More violent than 88% of films.

  • Is Life easy watching? Barely. Less comforting than 86% of films.

  • Is Life sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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45/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity52

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise39

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Everything like Life, and what each one shares →

Like Life

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Life

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Life, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Life, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Life, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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