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Pandorum is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Christian Alvart, produced by Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson (the latter two through their Impact Pictures banner), and starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. Travis Milloy wrote the screenplay from a story by Milloy and Alvart. The film's title is a fictional slang term for a form of psychosis caused by deep space and triggered by emotional stress, leading to severe paranoia, delirium, and nosebleeds. Pandorum was released on 25 September 2009 in the United States, and on 2 October 2009 in the UK. The film was poorl

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Pandorum is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed and written by Christian Alvart. Produced by Paul W. S. Anderson, the movie features Dennis Quaid, Ben Foster, Cam Gigandet, and Antje Traue in the cast, with Morgan Freeman serving as narrator. The production involves Constantin Film, Studio Babelsberg, Summit Entertainment, and Impact Pictures, with filming taking place in Berlin, Germany. The narrative centers on population transfer and generation ships, set within a fictional planet and subaquaria environment.

The film was released in various countries including Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, with an original language of English. It has a runtime of 108 minutes and a budget of 33,000,000. Distribution was handled by Overture Films and Netflix, including video on demand formats. Critical reception included a review score of 30% and 28/100, while audience ratings reached 6.7 on IMDb and 6.591 on TMDb. The story explores themes of mutation, dystopia, and survival.

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Film · TMDB

6.6

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.

Released: 2009-09-08108 minDir: Christian AlvartAction, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, ThrillerBudget: $33.0MBox office: $20.6M

Cast

  • Ben Foster as Bower
  • Dennis Quaid as Payton
  • Cam Gigandet as Gallo
  • Antje Traue as Nadia
  • Cung Le as Manh
  • Eddie Rouse as Leland

Themes

  • spacecraft
  • mission
  • mutation
  • dystopia
  • survival
  • creature
  • pandorum

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Ratings

IMDb

6.7/10

168,161 votes

Year
2009
Runtime
108 min
Genres
Action, Horror, Mystery

via IMDb

Key facts

Film.name
Pandorum
Film.image
Pandorum-Poster.jpg
Film.caption
Theatrical release poster
Film.director
Christian Alvart
Film.screenplay
Travis Milloy
Film.music
Michl Britsch
Film.cinematography
Wedigo von Schultzendorff
Film.runtime
108 minutes
Film.language
English
Film.budget
$33 million
Film.gross
$20.6 million
Album.name
Pandorum
Album.type
soundtrack
Album.artist
Michl Britsch
Album.released
25 September 2009
Album.recorded
2009
Album.genre
Electronic
Album.length
71:06

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
film
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English language
Main subject
generation ship
Screenwriter
Christian Alvart
Production company
Constantin Film
Filming location
Germany
Duration
109
FilmAffinity ID
344966
Distribution format
video on demand
Official website
www.pandorummovie.com
Image
Pandorum panel at WonderCon 2009.JPG
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Commons category
Pandorum
publication date
2009-01-01
title
Pandorum
distributed by
Netflix
make-up artist
Arjen Tuiten
assessment
Bechdel test
set in environment
subaquaria
review score
28/100
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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents
  • Plot
  • Cast
  • Production
  • Release
  • Reception
  • Soundtrack
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Pandorum is a 2009 science fiction horror film directed by Christian Alvart, produced by Robert Kulzer, Jeremy Bolt and Paul W. S. Anderson (the latter two through their Impact Pictures banner), and starring Dennis Quaid and Ben Foster. Travis Milloy wrote the screenplay from a story by Milloy and Alvart. The film's title is a fictional slang term for a form of psychosis caused by deep space and triggered by emotional stress, leading to severe paranoia, delirium, and nosebleeds. Pandorum was released on 25 September 2009 in the United States, and on 2 October 2009 in the UK. The film was poorly received and a box office flop.

== Plot ==

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