Pandorum

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Pandorum

R

2009

1h 48m

Sci-Fi

Horror

Action

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Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

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Critics Consensus

While it might prove somewhat satisfying for devout sci-fi fans, Pandorum's bloated, derivative plot ultimately leaves it drifting in space.

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Keith Uhlich

Time Out

11/17/2011

1/5

As the credit "Produced by Paul W.S. Anderson" attests, this is hackwork of the highest order.

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Perri Nemiroff

CinemaBlend

08/12/2010

2.5/5

It takes a brilliant concept and stellar performances and buries them in banality and mediocre scares.

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Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

10/04/2009

2/5

Pandorum is a hodge-podge of familiar sci-fi stuff, which feels as if it were adapted from a computer game.

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

08/30/2023

2/4

It wants to transcend several genres at once, and by doing so become something original. Except it doesn’t realize these many goals, nor does it accomplish maybe just one or two.

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Sean Axmaker

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08/19/2023

It’s basically a zombie movie set-up on an industrial spaceship, a fast-moving B-movie that throws out lots of theories that don’t stand up to the light of reason and then moves on to the next chase and feeding frenzy by the mutant hordes.

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Taylor Baker

Drink in the Movies

09/14/2021

68/100

Episode 32: Captive State / Pandorum / Mirror Image / Us

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Jack F

@MovieFan111 Dec 4

It's not memorable, but not exactly forgettable. I wouldn't watch it again.

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Santiago M

Nov 21

I don't know why so much hate for this movie. Director tried to create a enjoyable movie combining already used elements to create a claustrophobic sci-fi horror story. A very satisfying ending in an story which leaves open theories for an intelligent spectator.

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Jay O

Oct 23

I really enjoyed this movie, not sure all the hate

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Terry P

Oct 11

Can’t understand why there’s a lot of negativity about this movie. I thought it was excellent. It’s dark, gritty and claustrophobic. There’s a couple of great twists to the story towards the end. Dennis Quaids character slowly becoming unhinged is one of them.

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Lovell T

@Lovell Oct 1

Despite the chaotic script, improbable plot and tons of loopholes, but as pure sci-fi goes, it's exciting, fast-paced, with great atmosphere and production setting.

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Harrison R

Sep 13

I did not appreciate that the movie abused God's name several times, and almost turned it off as a result. Overall, it is a movie that certainly should not be at a 26% tomato score. The creature effects are pretty decent and practical, and it had some fun twists and turns in the story telling. They could've built the world up some more and it could have been directed a little better. But it is nice to have a balanced and fulfilling sci-fi/horror story. Certainly, an underrated movie, but it definitely had some wasted potential to elevate itself to be something more special.

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Synopsis

Astronauts Payton (Dennis Quaid) and Bower (Ben Foster) awake in a hypersleep chamber with no memory of who they are or what their mission might be. While Payton stays behind to monitor the radio transmitter, Bower ventures out of the chamber into the seemingly abandoned spaceship. The men quickly realize that they are not alone and that the fate of mankind hinges on what they do next.

Director: Christian Alvart
Producer: Paul W.S. Anderson, Jeremy Bolt, Robert Kulzer
Screenwriter: Travis Milloy
Distributor: Overture Films
Production Co: Constantin Film, Studio Babelsberg, Impact Pictures
Rating: R (Strong Horror Violence|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Horror, Action
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 25, 2009, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 13, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $10.3M
Runtime: 1h 48m

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