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  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary New York couple Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), are ready to start a family. As a rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples the opportunity to share pregnancy on a more equal footing by way of mobile, artificial wombs, or pods. Alvy, a botanist and devoted puri...

Directed By: Sophie Barthes

Written By: Sophie Barthes

  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2023
  • PG-13
  • Roadside Attractions
  • 1 h 50 m

The Pod Generation

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
60
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 7 User Ratings
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Summary New York couple Rachel (Emilia Clarke) and Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), are ready to start a family. As a rising tech company executive, Rachel lands a coveted spot at the Womb Center, which offers couples the opportunity to share pregnancy on a more equal footing by way of mobile, artificial wombs, or pods. Alvy, a botanist and devoted puri...

Directed By: Sophie Barthes

Written By: Sophie Barthes

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
14 Reviews
35% Mixed
8 Reviews
4% Negative
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Mixed or Average Based on 23 Critic Reviews
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61% Positive
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35% Mixed
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4% Negative
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80
Jan 26, 2023
The Pod Generation is a science-fiction film with something to say and forces us to confront our future by asking questions. Just because we can screw around with biology, should we? Sophie Barthes’ futuristic tale is worth watching just for the conversation that’s bound to happen afterward.
By Alan Ng FULL REVIEW
75
Jan 23, 2023
Strong performances by both Clarke and Chiwetel Ejiofor, plus compelling production design from Clem Price Thomas (the pods and the wider world around them are instantly credible) recommend the feature, even if some of Barthes’ biggest ideas (she also wrote the film’s script) sometimes feel under-explored by the time the film reaches its conclusion.
By Kate Erbland FULL REVIEW

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29% Negative
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70
Aug 14, 2023
While its heady themes yield commentary that is ultimately just a tad thin, Barthes’s satire is best enjoyed the way it’s made — without taking itself too seriously.
By Brandon Yu FULL REVIEW
67
Jan 31, 2023
The resulting film is lacking in subtlety at times, but the world-building offered up some fascinating details, especially in a time when we’re seeing real-life human professions be reconsidered as potential tasks for artificial intelligence.
By Liz Shannon Miller FULL REVIEW
50
Aug 14, 2023
In Barthes’ curiously distanced, muted handling, we only sense points being made, not lives being lived.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 23, 2023
What The Pod Generation lacks in cohesion it (mostly) makes up for in laughs.
By Chris Evangelista FULL REVIEW
38
Aug 11, 2023
The Pod Generation is thoughtful and timely but flat, an opaque expression of an overly simple thesis.
By Peyton Robinson FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Quad, Scope Pictures
Release Date Aug 11, 2023
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating PG-13
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Awards

Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Nantucket Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Stockholm Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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