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Pandorum (2009) (2009) poster

2009 · sci-fi · horror · thriller

Pandorum (2009)

Directed by Christian Alvart1h 48m2009

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Our read: Pandorum (2009) (2009) reads as a heavy, kinetic, inventive sci-fi · horror · thriller entry — extreme in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook.

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Heavy, kinetic, extreme sci-fi / horror, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.

ElsewhereIMDb6.7167kRT26%Metacritic28TMDB6.63k
  • heavy
  • brisk
  • extreme
  • inventive
  • bleak
  • cold
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DNA · twelve axes

How Pandorum feels to watch.

Each axis is scored by hand, not from votes or genre averages. The bar uses the film's own colours.

MoodHeavy ↔ Cosy
PacingSlow-burn ↔ Kinetic
IntensityGentle ↔ Extreme
WeirdnessConventional ↔ Surreal
HopeNihilistic ↔ Redemptive
StakesIntimate ↔ Epic
HumourNone ↔ Broad
RealityGrounded ↔ Fantastical
DensitySparse ↔ Twisty
WarmthCold ↔ Tender
AuteurTransparent ↔ Signature
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“You want claustrophobic spaceship horror with memory-loss dread and nasty surprises.”

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Skip it tonight — You hate dark confined sci-fi and mutant-creature jumpscare gross-outs.

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