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I Origins

6.8

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Original title: I Origins
Year: 2014
Running time: 113 min.
Country: United States
Director: Mike Cahill
Screenwriter: Mike Cahill
Music: Will Bates, Phil Mossman
Cinematography: Markus Förderer
Cast: Michael Pitt, Brit Marling, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Steven Yeun, Archie Panjabi, Kashish, Cara Seymour, William Mapother, Venida Evans, Ako, Dorien Makhloghi, Charles W. Gray, John Schiumo, Farasha Baylock, Christopher Santamaria, Sebastian Santamaria, Rhonda Ayers, Crystal Anne Dickinson, Venida EvansSee 6 More
Producer: Verisimilitude, WeWork Studio, Bersin Pictures
Genre: Drama. Romance. Sci-Fi | Independent Film (US). Romantic Drama. Religion
Synopsis: Dr. Ian Gray (Michael Pitt), a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the eye, finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman (Astrid Bergès-Frisbey) who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner Karen (Brit Marling), they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

Rankings Position

#133 Best Science Fiction Movies

Awards: 2014: Sitges Film Festival: Best Film

Critics' reviews

"I Origins is a bracingly venturesome, exploratory work that achieves an exceptional balance between the emotional and intellectual aspects of its unusual story"

Todd McCarthy: The Hollywood Reporter
"Though presented as a thinking man’s thriller, 'I Origins' instead asks intelligent auds to dive deep, while insisting that they overlook its more glaring plot holes"

Peter Debruge: Variety
"Persuasive sci-fi tech talk, soulful romance and an earnest stab at metaphysics combine in director Mike Cahill's polished second feature (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"

Joshua Rothkopf: Time Out
"It may blow your mind, but only if you’re not in the habit of using it"

A. O. Scott: The New York Times
"'I Origins' has a pleasing way of working expansive ideas into a suspenseful, twisting story line (...) A bold, impressive step up for writer-director Mike Cahill (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Kyle Smith: New York Post

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Ranking Lists Position

27 My Top 10 Movies from 2014 (171)
57 Weird Films I Actually Love - Not Everybody's Thing (10)
97 Little Gems: Little Known Movies I've Discovered (39)

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