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- 2021
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 48 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 48 m
Summary With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into ch...
Directed By: Neil Burger
Written By: Neil Burger
- 2021
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 48 m
- 2021
- PG-13
- Lionsgate Films
- 1 h 48 m
Voyagers
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4.9
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Summary With the future of the human race at stake, a group of young men and women, bred for intelligence and obedience, embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they defy their training and begin to explore their most primitive natures. As life on the ship descends into ch...
Directed By: Neil Burger
Written By: Neil Burger
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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17% Positive
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6 Reviews
66% Mixed
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23 Reviews
17% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
44
17% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
66% Mixed
23 Reviews
23 Reviews
17% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Voyagers is a smart and effective little sci-fi thriller about the best-laid plans of scientists crumbling in the face of teenage hormones and human frailty.
Burger has crafted a shrug of a movie that insists teenagers should follow the rules and submit to the greater good, but fails to imagine what toll that kind of sacrifice would really take.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
4.9
20% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
65% Mixed
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
15% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
4.9
20% Positive
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
65% Mixed
26 Ratings
26 Ratings
15% Negative
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
The classic novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is not only a beloved classic but has been assigned reading for generations of students since it was first published in 1954. The book has been adapted into plays and films over the years and remains a chilling and poignant cautionary tale.
In the new movie “Voyagers” audiences are introduced to an Earth that has been ravaged by climate change and disease. In an effort to save the species; a grand experiment to genetically create a group of children who are the origins of a colonization effort is undertaken.
The planet is 86 years away so the decision is made that the children will be raised and trained indoors without any exposure to nature, open skies, fresh air, and other aspects they will be deprived of on the ship.
Richard (Colin Farrell) decides to accompany the children on the mission as he wants to protect them and ensure things go as planned so their progeny will be well suited to continue on the mission to the next generation who will ultimately be the ones who colonize the planet.
Ten years into the mission things are going well until a discovery is made that a drink the children take daily known as “The Blue” is a drug used to suppress their emotions and keep them docile and easy to control.
When friends Christopher (Tye Sheridan) and Zac (Fionn Whitehead); who learned the secret of the drug decide to stop taking it; they soon reveal the truth of their discovery to the rest of the children who in turn stop using the drug.
In no time rampant emotions, aggressions, desires, paranoia, and mistrust start to run wild and Zac becomes obsessed with Sela (Lilly-Rose Depp). His unwelcome advances soon become more and more aggressive which causes Christopher and Richard to intervene and tragedy soon follows.
Christopher and Zac soon find themselves at odds with one another and fear and paranoia lead the crew to form into factions and turn on one other which not only threatens the mission but their very survival.
The film was very engaging and while I saw the influence of Lord of the Flies early on; the engaging cast and setting make the film entertaining and enjoyable despite any really unexpected twists.
The young leads work well with one another and it will be very interesting to watch how their careers unfold in the years to come. “Voyagers” is a refreshing new take on a classic tale and provides an entertaining and engaging adventure for viewers to enjoy.
4 stars out of 5
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This is a pulpy B movie that is dying to be a prestige project, and there’s a big part of you that wishes everyone had just leaned into the teensploitation aspects more.
The conflicts feel just a tad too routine and the characters too thinly drawn to get the blood flowing.
The film is mostly just a rehash of Lord of the Flies set in space. It turns down all the expected corridors and leaves most of its chilling implications unexplored.
It’s all just too sanitised and safe, a journey that stumbles as it takes us from the unknown to the familiar, a film that plods when it should stride. How did a bracing idea about rebellion, sexual awakening and lawlessness turn out so boring?
Burger’s half-assed attempt at an updated Lord of the Flies makes you long for a good old-fashioned school bus and a pig’s head on a stick.
Not sure what some of the critics are driving at, but I've always felt that sci-fi has always been a whipping post for them (unless it's a beloved franchise that they can gush over). I like movies that take a chance and aren't trying for a trilogy. I also love the space roadtrip genre, and there just aren't enough of them for me. I thought this was an interesting take on the generational ship, enough so that I was able to start plugging plot holes and enjoy it. Production values were on point, acting was fine, and the story, while an obvious Lord of the Flies vibe, was engaging. Given these same critics gush over superhero movies (even calling them sci-fi when they're really just action movies in a sci-fi setting), I'm not surprised they **** old.whips out for something that doesn't have the armor of a franchise to protect it.
As per usual, I disagree with some of the worst redballs on here, and even some of the yellow. I dug this.
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Overall was not a bad movie and I feel like they left an opening for a sequel. I wouldn't say it was an overall great or bad movie the acting could have been better. I wouldn't watch the movie again but would be interested in a sequel. If you haven't watched it, it is worth a watch even more so if you are into sci fi movies with an underlying statement.
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Wildly evocative and almost unbearable to watch, this movie doesn’t pull any punches. I had to watch it in several separate sittings as the atmosphere they pull off was really intense for me. That said I don’t think I love the cinematography. I really don’t like some of the editing choices that felt very over used as a way for suggesting what they where “showing” through fast cuts on screen. The easiest way to sum this film up is “Lord of the Flys…in Space.” The thing is that’s not an entirely fare review. The parallels are there, but there really is a lot more to it. I gave it a lower score because I couldn’t watch this again, but if you are a diehard sci-fi fan there is quite a bit to like here. Other then that I can’t recommend it. The final thing I will say is that this kind of film relies heavily on music and sound design. While both are very familiar in composition and style, they do their job very well and stand out in a good way.
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[SPOILER ALERT: This review contains spoilers.]
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A great idea which can create amazing movie, BUT NO with an insignificant script caused a completely clichéd story and we faced movie with lowest quality. BY WATCHING it, You frittered away your time! By the way! How “COLIN FARREL” Accepted This Scenario?!
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Production Company
AGC Studios,
Fibonacci Films,
Freecs Films,
Icon Films,
Ingenious Media,
Nota Bene Productions,
Stillking Films,
Thunder Road Pictures
Release Date Apr 9, 2021
Duration 1 h 48 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline What does it feel like?
