Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child
A haunted drifter and an Exor lieutenant cross a colonized cosmos to save a child before corporate catastrophe overwhelms the worlds they inhabit.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Moderate
- pulpy
- propulsive
- overheated
- accessible sci fi night
- action movie marathon
What critics said
Critics generally found the film serviceable and energetic, with appealing performances and direction offset by an unoriginal, occasionally incoherent screenplay.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film combines interplanetary colonization, military contractors, creatures, and a fast rescue mission in an overheated genre register.
Exor is an off-world military contractor whose global crisis and colonial power structure drive the conflict.
Sy Lombrok is introduced as a former nurse and haunted drifter before joining Kane to rescue Indi.
The Australian production presents interplanetary colonization and creature dangers on an independent scale.
Films like Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child, and why
Pandorum
shared pulpy science fiction adventure, interplanetary colonization, and creature-threat survival
The Last Days on Mars
shared low-budget space opera energy, military conflict, and endangered-colony setting
Pitch Black
shared accessible space action, alien creatures, and desperate rescue mission
Cargo
shared Australian science fiction production, dystopian world-building, and kinetic genre filmmaking
Movie Details
- Director
- Shane Abbess
- Release Date
- 2016-02-17
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Rating
- 5.6 / 10 (552)
Cast
- Kellan Lutz
- Daniel MacPherson
- Isabel Lucas
- Luke Ford
- Rachel Griffiths
- Temuera Morrison
- Bren Foster
- Luke Hemsworth
- Zoe Carides
- Zoe Ventoura
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child about?
- A haunted drifter and an Exor lieutenant cross a colonized cosmos to save a child before corporate catastrophe overwhelms the worlds they inhabit.
- What is Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child as moderate.
- What did critics think of Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child?
- Critics generally found the film serviceable and energetic, with appealing performances and direction offset by an unoriginal, occasionally incoherent screenplay.
- Which films are like Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child?
- Films with a similar feel include Pandorum, The Last Days on Mars, Pitch Black, and Cargo.
- How long is Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child?
- Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child runs 95 minutes.
- Where can I watch Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child?
- In United States, Science Fiction Volume One: The Osiris Child streams on Philo.
