The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.8/10, Metacritic 50/100. Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do. Streaming on Paramount+.
Synopsis
In 2019, Lincoln Six-Echo is a resident of a seemingly "Utopian" but contained facility. Like all of the inhabitants of this carefully-controlled environment, Lincoln hopes to be chosen to go to The Island — reportedly the last uncontaminated location on the planet. But Lincoln soon discovers that everything about his existence is a lie.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
Metacritic50/100
Audiences rate it 18 points higher than critics do.
6,055 audience votes
Key crew
- Michael BayDirector
- Caspian Tredwell-OwenScreenplay
- Alex KurtzmanScreenplay
- Roberto OrciScreenplay
- Steve JablonskyOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ewan McGregorLincoln Six Echo / Tom Lincoln
- Scarlett JohanssonJordan Two Delta / Sarah Jordan
- Djimon HounsouAlbert Laurent
- Sean BeanDr. Bernard Merrick
- Steve BuscemiJames 'Mac' McCord
- Michael Clarke DuncanStarkweather Two Delta / Jamal Starkweather
- Ethan PhillipsJones Three Echo
- Brian StepanekGandu Three Echo
- Noa TishbyCommunity Announcer
- Siobhan FlynnLima One Alpha
- Troy BlendellLaurent Team Member
- Jamie McBrideLaurent Team Member
Stills
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Themes
geneticslove of one's lifeescapefreedomdystopiatranshumanismfalse memoryplaguehuman clone2010sorgan traffickingsympathetic
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