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Name: Pandorum
Director: Christian Alvart
Genre: action, horror, mystery, science-fiction, thriller
Released: 2009
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.7

Pandorum has an iRankMovies score of 48.1/100, based on a weighted combination of IMDb (×3.0), Rotten Tomatoes (×2.0), Metacritic (×1.5), and TMDb (×1.0).

Pandorum (2009)

Don't fear the end of the world. Fear what happens next.

Release:2009

Runtime:1h 48m

Country:Germany

Director:Christian Alvart

Language:English

Genre

ActionHorrorMystery

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Keywords

SpacecraftMissionMutationdystopia survivalCreaturePandorum

iRank48

Pandorum rating: IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic

IMDb6.7/10· 167K votes

Rotten Tomatoes26%

Metacritic28%

TMDb6.589/10· 3K votes

With 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, backed by 6.7/10 on IMDb and 28/100 on Metacritic, critical reception of this film has been modest.

About Pandorum

Two crew members wake up on an abandoned spacecraft with no idea who they are, how long they've been asleep, or what their mission is. The two soon discover they're actually not alone – and the reality of their situation is more horrifying than they could have imagined.

Cast of Pandorum

Ben Foster
as Bower
Dennis Quaid
as Payton
Cam Gigandet
as Gallo
Antje Traue
as Nadia
Cung Le
as Manh
Eddie Rouse
as Leland
Norman Reedus
as Shepard
André Hennicke
as Hunter Leader
Friederike Kempter
as Evalon
Niels-Bruno Schmidt
as Insane Officer 'Eden'
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Asia Luna Mohmand
as Child Hunter
Delphine Chuillot
as Young Bower's Mother

Pandorum facts

Budget: $33M
Box office: $20.6M

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Audience opinions

What the audience liked

•Creature horror in claustrophobic spacecraft setting creates sustained tension
•Dystopian mystery plot delivers genuine surprises and creative twists
•Multi-genre blend of action and horror maintains engagement throughout

What the audience disliked

•Complicated narrative becomes confusing despite creative science fiction concepts
•Mutation body horror elements feel disconnected from primary mission plot