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Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
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High Life is as visually arresting as it is challenging, confounding, and ultimately rewarding - which is to say it's everything film fans expect from director Claire Denis.

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Sophie Monks Kaufman Little White Lies 12/23/2019
5/5
All I can say is that it's a pleasure to have my reviewing faculties blown and my psyche splintered by this master filmmaker. Go to Full Review
Donald Clarke Irish Times 12/21/2019
3/5
There is much of Tarkovsky's Solaris in the main body and the flashbacks... could be lifted straight from the same director's Stalker. High Life is, however, stuffed with Denis' characteristic philosophical derangement. Go to Full Review
Mark Kermode Kermode & Mayo's Film Review 05/22/2019
It goes out into the universe to look in...it is first and foremost a film by Claire Denis. Go to Full Review
Nairon Santos de Morais Loud and Clear Reviews 02/07/2025
4/5
While High Life flopped upon its release in 2019, Claire Denis’ English-language debut is not a film that should be forgotten. On the contrary, it’s a movie to discover and fall in love with. Go to Full Review
Calum Cooper Source (Scotland) 07/14/2024
4/5
There’s such conviction in its refusal to bend to convention that I find it hard not to admire the film in some way, shape or form. Go to Full Review
Paul Kanieski KSQD Community Radio 07/19/2023
Composed of equal parts mystery, thriller and speculative fiction, High Life starts off slowly but rewards patience, gradually working towards a finale which weaves elements of Interstellar and 2001: A Space Odyssey into something uniquely Claire Denis. Go to Full Review
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Beks C @beks22 3d A truly unique, creative and deeply thought-provoking film with stellar performances by the entire cast. Robert Pattinson is brilliant as Monte. There was something about the ending that I just found so intensely moving. See more Noa B @RT43503535 Jan 14 It's a slow burn.. to put it politely. Way too slow for me. Got as far as 40 minutes. You get a gratuitous masturbation scene which is always super fun in a sci-fi movie, which did nothing to advance the plot. The set design was flat. Effects were even flatter and I have no idea still what the film was supposed to be about. Nor do I care. See more RACHAEL A @REELTHOUGHTS Dec 26 I couldn't get past the first 15 minutes a crying baby put me off. Hard pass. See more Jack F @MovieFan111 Nov 19 I hated it. Slow boring space travel movie for adults. See more Sarah C. @RT58188431 Nov 19 After the fifth sexual assault scene, you begin to wonder what the point is. Mia Goth gets spaghettified. EDIT: I’m ashamed to say I wrote this before finishing the movie. The last twenty minutes I actually enjoyed, since they involved more space exploration, with stunning astronomic visuals, and less gratuitous sexual violence interspersed with annoying narration. This last bit also made the daughter a likable character you could root for, and somehow gave Robert Pattinson’s character more depth than the first hour and a half could. Overall, the last part gave it half a star more for me. I’m not sure why they gave the daughter a full beat in the black hole, though. See more James B @Madstylesnz Nov 1 If you’re after a slow burn, arthouse sci fi film this should appeal. I recommend just watching it and accepting it’s ambiguity. It’s an interesting space travel film but there are deeper metaphorical aspects of life the director is exploring here. I have to admit I do quite like Robert Pattinson in films, he’s one of those actors where the ‘camera loves ‘em’ as they say. See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Monte and his baby daughter are the last survivors of a damned and dangerous mission to the outer reaches of the solar system. They must now rely on each other to survive as they hurtle toward the oblivion of a black hole.
Director
Claire Denis
Producer
Oliver Dungey, Laurence Clerc, Olivier Thery-Lapiney, Christophe Friedel, D.J. Gugenheim, Andrew Lauren, Klaudia Śmieja, Claudia Steffen
Screenwriter
Geoff Cox, Jean-Pol Fargeau
Distributor
A24
Production Co
Alcatraz Films, arte France Cinéma, A24, Andrew Lauren Productions, Madants, Arte, Pandora Filmproduktion, BFI Film Fund
Rating
R (Disturbing Violent Content|Disturbing Sexual Content|Graphic Nudity|Language|Sexual Assault)
Genre
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Apr 5, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 11, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA)
$1.2M
Runtime
1h 53m
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