Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) leads this claustrophobic sci-fi thriller from director Alexandre Aja (Crawl), following a woman's desperate attempts to...
Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds) leads this claustrophobic sci-fi thriller from director Alexandre Aja (Crawl), following a woman's desperate attempts to escape a cryogenic chamber before her air supply runs out.
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89 %107 reviewsRotten Tomatoes® rating
73 %812 reviewsAudience score rating
"Oxygen won't quite leave you breathless, but it should leave you thinking -- and surprised. For this sort of movie, that's perhaps the most precious fuel of all."
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CNN
CNN"As one might expect, much of the responsibility for keeping Oxygen compelling rests on Laurent, who runs through all the stages of grief, from denial to acceptance, as she thrashes against her high-tech prison."
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A.V. Club
A.V. Club"Alexandre Aja turns Oxygen's sci-fi horror into a love letter to human survival."
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Paste
Paste"A clever, claustrophobic thriller that runs out of gas once it starts revealing its secrets."
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Screen Daily
Screen Daily"The plot holes become apparent. Some are big enough to push an asteroid through. But it's an intriguing journey all the same..."
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Variety
Variety"A tight exercise in breathless unease."
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Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter"Laurent is terrific, deserving of top billing even were she not the only actor in sight."
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Financial Times
Financial Times"Derivative but well-designed..."
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Slant Magazine
Slant MagazineOxygen (2021) | Details
- Genre
- Science Fiction, Thriller
- Country of origin
- France, USA
