The Platform

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The Platform

2019

1h 34m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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2,500+ Ratings

In the future, prisoners housed in vertical cells watch as inmates in the upper cells are fed while those below starve.

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Critics Consensus

While it may feel muddled at times, The Platform is an inventive and captivating dystopian thriller.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

Nov 28, 2020

3/5

It's anything but a balanced diet, but there's much to chew on regardless.

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Adam Graham

Detroit News

Apr 4, 2020

B+

If you can stomach it, "The Platform" is a funny and fierce farce with its eyes on race, class and the ways people can rise up for the betterment of all by working together.

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Olly Richards

Empire Magazine

Mar 26, 2020

4/5

Gaztelu-Urrutia is making accusatory points about society, but he's not finger-wagging. The Platform delivers its moral message with the mechanics of a lean thriller.

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David Day

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 18, 2025

9/10

The Platform is not without hope, but it is chock-full of extreme violence, imagery, and ideas that make this a real stomach turner.

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Vera Wylde

Council of Geeks

Nov 5, 2024

If you're a fan of single setting movies like Cube, or Exam, then you definitely should seek this out.

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Bianca Garner

InSession Film

Jul 31, 2024

A-

The Platform leaves you craving more. A word of a warning: it’s probably best to go into this film on an empty stomach.

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Hayleigh P

@haytay.shows22 Nov 4, 2026

I can’t stand movies that are originally in a different language and it’s just lipsyncing that doesn’t add up but I forced myself to watch this cause I’ve been wanting too for awhile. It was actually really good.

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Dani T

@RT06629677 Sep 29, 2026

malisima una perdida de tiempo

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Rachel A

@Scissorgirl Aug 10, 2026

The concept of humanity’s decline and dystopian illlustration of how "power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely is difficult to stomach. It’s brutal and disgusting,…obviously.

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royalnuggetgaming T

@aaronak Jul 25, 2026

Amazing movie that takes so many aspects of our society into account.

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diogo13 T

@Tua_mera Jul 14, 2026

Às vezes, tudo o que você precisa para fazer um filme decente é muita comida, um cenário brilhante e uma única metáfora estendida por duas horas e centenas de andares de altura. "O Poço", de Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia, não é um filme sutil.

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Par H

@Parhwy Jun 14, 2026

The Platform (2019) is a 95-minute-long Spanish thriller I saw on Netflix in June 2026. This film isn’t fucking around. I had no idea this film existed until it popped up on my Netflix recommendations. Damn glad to have watched it. I could prattle on about its acting, directing, staging, scripting, etc, etc. I won’t. I’m just going to repeat myself: This film isn’t fucking around, damn glad to have watched it. Rewatch? Yes. Recommend? Yes. 9/10.

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Synopsis

In the future, prisoners housed in vertical cells watch as inmates in the upper cells are fed while those below starve.

Director: Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia
Producer: Ángeles Hernández, Carlos Juárez, David Matamoros
Screenwriter: David Desola, Pedro Rivero, David Desola
Production Co: Basque Films, Mr Miyagi Films
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: European Spanish
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 21, 2020
Runtime: 1h 34m

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