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  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 35 m

Summary On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments,...

Directed By: Alice Waddington

Written By: Sofía Cuenca, Brian DeLeeuw, Nacho Vigalondo, Alice Waddington

  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 35 m
  • 2019
  • TV-14
  • Samuel Goldwyn Films
  • 1 h 35 m

Paradise Hills

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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User Score Mixed or Average Based on 17 User Ratings
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Summary On an isolated island, Uma (Emma Roberts) wakes up to find herself at Paradise Hills, a facility where high-class families send their daughters to become perfect versions of themselves. The facility is run by the mysterious Duchess (Milla Jovovich) where calibrated treatments including etiquette classes, vocal lessons, beauty treatments,...

Directed By: Alice Waddington

Written By: Sofía Cuenca, Brian DeLeeuw, Nacho Vigalondo, Alice Waddington

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
49
29% Positive
4 Reviews
64% Mixed
9 Reviews
7% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 14 Critic Reviews
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29% Positive
4 Reviews
64% Mixed
9 Reviews
7% Negative
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75
Oct 31, 2019
Alice Waddington makes her feature directing debut with this futuristic sci-fi psychological thriller, and she is a clearly talented visual stylist.
By Richard Roeper FULL REVIEW
70
Oct 26, 2019
Paradise Hills has pacing issues, and a made-for-TV feel it can’t quite escape. A firmer grasp of tone would’ve benefited the narrative. Yet its creators’ boundless imagination carries it through the rougher patches.
By Alex Saveliev FULL REVIEW

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29% Mixed
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29% Negative
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60
Oct 24, 2019
Words can't do justice to the truly lavish sets and costumes on display here which are so dazzling, intricate and bizarre they serve as a useful distraction from the awkward dialogue and plot holes.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
50
Oct 24, 2019
If you’ve ever wanted a mashup of Disney princess movies and “The Stepford Wives” or imagined “The Handmaid’s Tale” as a swoony YA fantasy, Paradise Hills is absolutely the movie for you.
By Dennis Harvey FULL REVIEW
42
Nov 1, 2019
If Waddington’s fairy tale harbored any substance to counterbalance its external beauty, it might have established itself as a pleasingly subversive piece of pop art. Yet, despite its commendable goals, Paradise Hills will likely be lost to time.
By Jonathan Christian FULL REVIEW
42
Oct 24, 2019
Paradise Hills posits that its entire world is a shell game built on outdated ideas and a resistance to originality, but it’s the film itself that’s most woefully unable to ever go anywhere new.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW
38
Oct 25, 2019
Paradise Hills wants so badly to be a sci-fi movie with a message for right now — perhaps to tap into the feminist anger out there now or to cash in on the interest in women filmmakers — but it feels like a rushed draft. There are a few good ideas, a few good twists at the end but not enough to make up for the rookie mistakes that undercut its potential.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Nostromo Pictures, Colina Paraiso AIE, Radio Televisión Española (RTVE), Crea SGR, Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament de Cultura, Instituto de Ciencias y Artes Cinematográficas del Ministerio de Cultura, Nublar Productions
Release Date Oct 25, 2019
Duration 1 h 35 m
Rating TV-14
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Awards

Gaudí Awards
• 2 Nominations
Toronto After Dark Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Austin Fantastic Fest
• 1 Nomination

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