Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (2024)

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Oxygen is a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja. The film tells the story of a young woman (Mélanie Laurent, 6 Underground, Inglourious Basterds), who wakes up in a cryogenic pod. She doesn't remember who she is or how she ended up there. As she's running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.

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Oxygen gets the white-knuckle maximum out of its claustrophobic setting, with director Alexandre Aja and star Mélanie Laurent making this a must-watch thriller for sci-fi fans.

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Viewers expecting standard sci-fi might be a little put off by some of its more unexpected choices, but Oxygen is tremendously creative and rarely less than engaging.

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Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Stephen Romei The Australian All I will say is that after watching this movie you will want your passwords etched in stone. Rated: 4/5 Jun 1, 2021 Full Review Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review Absolutely pulpy, but gripping and well-done... May 24, 2021 Full Review Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Randy Myers San Jose Mercury News "Oxygen" takes us on a thrilling voyage and lands at an unexpected destination. Rated: 3/4 May 20, 2021 Full Review Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Anya Stanley Vague Visages Oxygen’s relevance strikes like lightning in a year when time is measured less by Earth’s tilt and more by first wave, second wave, red phase, yellow phase; not by time passing daily, but by how much danger remains in the room. Jan 8, 2024 Full Review Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Serena Seghedoni Loud and Clear Reviews Starring a superb Mélanie Laurent, Alexandre Aja’s Oxygen is both a claustrophobic survival thriller and an introspective drama about memory, identity, and the ethics of scientific advancement. Rated: 4/5 Aug 15, 2023 Full Review Oxygen (2021) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Manuel São Bento MSB Reviews Oxygen is a phenomenal example of one-location filmmaking done right. Brutal moral dilemmas, surprising discoveries about the mysterious protagonist, and a fantastic one-woman show from Mélanie Laurent keep the slow, flashback-heavy narrative engrossing. Rated: A- Jul 24, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member This film was so tense from start to finish. A must watch movie. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 10/18/24 Full Review Audience Member Liked this movie a lot. Very well directed and acted, with a unique and original story. The ending felt a little too convenient and could have been a little better, but overall I found this to be an excellent sci-fi movie. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 08/31/24 Full Review Sun The beginning is a bit confusing, but as the film progresses you really start to lose yourself in it. It's very intriguing and has a very good plot twist. I've watched it a thousand times. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/12/24 Full Review Alec B The ending feels a little too easy and I wish the movie didn't feel the need to re-explain things verbally that were already clear visually. That said it is more compelling than a lot of other confined space movies and I really like the pain triggers memory narrative. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/10/24 Full Review Camila R Oxygen is a well-written film with a brilliant performance of the leading actress, but the best part is its original and well thought plot twist. Rated 4/5 Stars • Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/06/24 Full Review R Z Cool that they managed to make the entire story happen inside the pod. But the story is pretty lame. A lot of it revolves around "where's Leo?" but as a viewer I don't know who Leo is, so I don't care. Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 12/29/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alexandre Aja Director Mélanie Laurent Elizabeth Hansen Mathieu Amalric M.I.L.O Malik Zidi Léo Ferguson Marc Saez Ortiz Eric Herson-Macarel Capitaine Moreau
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Synopsis Oxygen is a French survival thriller directed by Alexandre Aja. The film tells the story of a young woman (Mélanie Laurent, 6 Underground, Inglourious Basterds), who wakes up in a cryogenic pod. She doesn't remember who she is or how she ended up there. As she's running out of oxygen, she must rebuild her memory to find a way out of her nightmare.

Director
Alexandre Aja

Producer
Brahim Chioua, Noémie Devide, Grégory Levasseur, Vincent Maraval, Alexandre Aja

Screenwriter
Christie LeBlanc

Production Co
Getaway Films, Echo Lake Productions, Wild Bunch International Sales

Genre
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi

Original Language
French (France)

Release Date (Streaming)
May 12, 2021

Runtime
1h 41m
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