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  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Syfy Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Syfy Films
  • 1 h 21 m

Summary In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two em...

Directed By: Dagen Merrill

Written By: Fred Armesto, Kevin Burke, Adam Gyngell

  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Syfy Films
  • 1 h 21 m
  • 2017
  • Not Rated
  • Syfy Films
  • 1 h 21 m

Atomica

Metascore Generally Unfavorable
33
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 5 User Ratings
4.6
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Summary In the near future, when communications go offline at a remote nuclear power plant isolated in the desert, a young safety inspector, Abby Dixon, is forced to fly out to bring them back online. Once inside the facility, mysterious clues and strange behaviors cause Abby to have doubts about the sanity, and perhaps identities, of the two em...

Directed By: Dagen Merrill

Written By: Fred Armesto, Kevin Burke, Adam Gyngell

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Generally Unfavorable Based on 4 Critic Reviews
33
25% Positive
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70
Mar 16, 2017
While its premise and some of its effects may be B-movie grade, Atomica — like the best B movies — delivers an unexpectedly rewarding kick.
By Andy Webster FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 16, 2017
While there’s nothing particularly wrong about minimalistic science fiction — some of the genre’s best offerings have been of that variety — Atomica is a lifeless, tedious affair that won’t play any better on the small screens for which it was obviously intended.
By Frank Scheck FULL REVIEW
30
Mar 16, 2017
Dagen Merrill’s thriller, made under the Syfy channel’s banner, is strictly cheap-TV genre fare that might have passed muster as an average episode of “The Outer Limits,” but over feature length simply feels slipshod and dull.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
10
Mar 15, 2017
Atomica's slapdash script is a hasty aggregation of screenwriting and science fiction clichés, barely feature-length and possibly written over a single weekend.
By Chris Packham FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Lifeboat Productions
Release Date Mar 17, 2017
Duration 1 h 21 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Earth needs a hero.
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