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Lapsis

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2021 | 108 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Drama

Saturday Specialearly rating

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Critics loved it (95% on Rotten Tomatoes), despite a box office flop. A strong pick for the weekend.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing and sci-fi fans. If you loved Colossus: The Forbin Project or The Day the Earth Stood Still, start here.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 48 min.
What might put you off
Nothing much for most grown-ups.

In a parallel present, delivery man Ray Tincelli is struggling to support himself and his ailing younger brother. After a series of two-bit hustles and unsuccessful swindles, Ray takes a job in a strange new realm of the gig economy: trekking deep into the forest, pulling cable over miles of terrain to connect large, metal cubes that link together the new quantum trading market. As he gets pulled deeper into the zone, he encounters growing hostility and the threat of robot cablers, and must choose to either help his fellow workers or to get rich and get out.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 74 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsWeak

    Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award.

  • Reach & staying powerWeak

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 6K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Noah Hutton

  • Dean ImperialRay
  • Madeline WiseAnna
  • Ivory AquinoJo
  • Babe HowardJamie
  • Dora MadisonErica
  • James McDanielFelix
  • Arliss HowardDr. Mangold
  • Frank WoodJohn
  • Violet AdamsVal
  • Jason BabinskyBrian