Paradise
A desperate husband challenges a dystopian economy that converts human lifespan into collateral after his wife loses decades to an insurance debt.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- dystopian
- disheartening
- paranoid
- thought-provoking movie night
- dark science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly woven, suspenseful dystopian science fiction thriller built around a provocative premise.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Elena loses forty years of life to settle an insurance debt, making time the film's central commodity.
The premise directly centers on ageing and ageism within a society that can redistribute years between people.
Max searches for a way to recover Elena's stolen years while confronting the system that enabled the transaction.
The dystopian setting is organized around the visible exchange and ownership of human lifespan.
Films like Paradise, and why
In Time
shares a dystopian society, commodified human life, and an urgent thriller structure
Gattaca
shares near-future social inequality, body and identity commodification, and paranoid suspense
Never Let Me Go
shares emotionally driven science fiction, oppressive institutions, and a desperate struggle against an unjust system
Movie Details
- Director
- Boris Kunz
- Release Date
- 2023-06-24
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rating
- 6.5 / 10 (747)
Cast
- Kostja Ullmann
- Corinna Kirchhoff
- Marlene Tanczik
- Iris Berben
- Lisa-Marie Koroll
- Lorna Ishema
- Alina Levshin
- Numan Acar
- Lisa Loven Kongsli
- Cornelia Heyse
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Paradise about?
- A desperate husband challenges a dystopian economy that converts human lifespan into collateral after his wife loses decades to an insurance debt.
- What is Paradise like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Paradise as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Paradise violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Paradise as moderate.
- What did critics think of Paradise?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a tightly woven, suspenseful dystopian science fiction thriller built around a provocative premise.
- Which films are like Paradise?
- Films with a similar feel include In Time, Gattaca, and Never Let Me Go.
- How long is Paradise?
- Paradise runs 117 minutes.
- Where can I watch Paradise?
- In United States, Paradise streams on Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads.
