Realive
A terminally ill man awakens six decades after cryogenic preservation to confront the emotional cost of becoming humanity’s first revived person.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- intimate
- contemplative
- reflective evening
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics recognized the film's assured technical design and graceful orchestration, while finding its emotional treatment too antiseptic.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Marc's revival in 2084 makes the moral and emotional consequences of defeating death the central dramatic problem.
The 2084 setting primarily frames Marc's personal adjustment to revival, memory, love, and loss.
Naomi remains connected to Marc across the sixty years between his freezing and revival.
The revival experiment and future technology are presented through carefully designed, technically controlled spaces.
Films like Realive, and why
The Discovery
shared cryonics premise, existential science fiction, and intimate romantic drama
The Age of Adaline
shared far-future setting, mortality themes, and melancholic romantic atmosphere
Never Let Me Go
shared speculative technology, grief, and emotionally intimate relationship drama
The Fountain
shared meditation on death, consciousness, and the emotional costs of extending life
Movie Details
- Director
- Mateo Gil
- Release Date
- 2016-12-13
- Runtime
- 112 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (226)
Cast
- Tom Hughes
- Charlotte Le Bon
- Oona Chaplin
- Barry Ward
- Julio Perillán
- Rafael Cebrian
- Bruno Sevilla
- Daniel Horvath
- Alex Hafner
- Godeliv Van den Brandt
Common questions
- What is Realive about?
- A terminally ill man awakens six decades after cryogenic preservation to confront the emotional cost of becoming humanity’s first revived person.
- What is Realive like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Realive as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Realive violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Realive.
- What did critics think of Realive?
- Critics recognized the film's assured technical design and graceful orchestration, while finding its emotional treatment too antiseptic.
- Which films are like Realive?
- Films with a similar feel include The Discovery, The Age of Adaline, Never Let Me Go, and The Fountain.
- How long is Realive?
- Realive runs 112 minutes.
