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Voyagers

2021

Neil Burger

Colin Farrell, Lily-Rose Depp, Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead ...

5.0

2,111

Sci-Fi. Thriller Set in the near future, the film chronicles the odyssey of 30 young men and women who are sent deep into space on a multi-generational mission in search of a new home. The mission descends into madness, as the crew reverts to its most primal state, not knowing if the real threat they face is what's outside the ship or who they're becoming inside it.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ty Burr Boston Globe	"'Voyagers' shows that Burger can still move a story along with craft, pace, and skill, even if that story is, in the end, awfully predictable (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Tim Grierson Screendaily	"The Lord Of The Flies setup leads to predictable results, but writer-director Neil Burger wrings ample tension from his study of humanity’s self-destructive tendencies"
		Alonso Duralde The Wrap	"A smart and effective little sci-fi thriller (...) the results are genre cinema that’s both thrilling and thought-provoking."
		Brian Truitt USA Today	"Outer space is not the best place to hit puberty (...) Even with ace performers and heady thoughts, "Voyagers" is a clever trip that, like its crew, unfortunately goes primal at the wrong time (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"
		Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"[It] sputters mid-flight (...) Farrell provides some gravitas, taking his role seriously in a movie that cannot be taken seriously (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"A youth sci-fi action movie doesn't make any obvious wrong moves, but it's more dutiful than exciting."
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"Despite the familiar nature of the themes writer-director Neil Burger is exploring, his film still offers plenty of tension and his trademark visual panache. (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		David Rooney The Hollywood Reporter	"Lacks oxygen (...) Despite its descent into nihilistic disorder, Voyagers ultimately doesn't travel far from familiar conflicts."
		Matt Fowler IGN	"A sci-fi thought experiment that, at times, is too obvious and on-the-nose for its own good (...) The cast is talented and the premise is promising, but the story plays out in a predictable fashion"
		Katie Walsh Los Angeles Times	"'Voyagers' feels like the product of a brainstorming session that started with the concept “Nostromo for teens."
		David Ehrlich IndieWire	"The predictability inherent to any honest 'Lord of the Flies' riff becomes a problem in a movie that’s literally on auto-pilot"
		Benjamin Lee The Guardian	"How did a bracing idea about rebellion, sexual awakening and lawlessness turn out so boring? (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 5)"
		Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"A new sci-fi thriller presents some intriguing possibilities, but does nothing with them (...) Voyagers could have gone on such a bigger trip."
		Peter Travers ABC News	"'Voyagers' thinks it's 'The Lord of the Flies' in space, with none of the urgency and political relevance of William Golding's landmark 1954 novel."
		Christy Lemire rogerebert.com	"Despite the familiar nature of the themes writer/director Neil Burger is exploring, his film still offers plenty of tension and his trademark visual panache (…) Rating: ★★½ (out of 4)"
		Johnny Oleksinski New York Post	"The description is more action-packed than the film, which is ho-hum and inert (…) Rating: ★ (out of 4)"

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