Aniara
A luxury ark bound for Mars becomes a drifting monument to ecological ruin, consumer distraction, and cosmic despair.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- bleak
- melancholic
- oppressive
- late night introspection
- arthouse science fiction viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly praised Aniara's striking production design, existential ambition, and performances while finding its philosophical drama emotionally or dramatically underdeveloped.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Earth is rendered nearly uninhabitable, forcing settlers toward Mars aboard the Aniara.
The passengers must reconsider their place in the universe after the ship loses its course and propulsion.
The Aniara resembles a vast liner with restaurants and consumer amenities while carrying displaced settlers through deep space.
The liner-like spaceship, artificial habitats, and production design create a striking industrial futurist environment.
Films like Aniara, and why
Solaris
Shares existential science fiction, ecological anxiety, and a bleak meditation on humanity's place in the cosmos.
High Life
Comparable for philosophical space travel, oppressive isolation, and emotionally austere speculative drama.
Snowpiercer
Shares dystopian world-building, social collapse, and an unsparing critique of human consumption.
Melancholia
Resonates through melancholic science fiction, environmental devastation, and intimate human responses to catastrophe.
Movie Details
- Directors
- Pella Kågerman, Hugo Lilja
- Release Date
- 2019-02-01
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (459)
Cast
- Emelie Garbers
- Arvin Kananian
- Bianca Cruzeiro
- Anneli Martini
- Jennie Silfverhjelm
- Peter Carlberg
- Emma Broomé
- Jamil Drissi
- Leon Jiber
- Juan Rodríguez
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Aniara about?
- A luxury ark bound for Mars becomes a drifting monument to ecological ruin, consumer distraction, and cosmic despair.
- What is Aniara like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Aniara as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Aniara violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Aniara as mild.
- What did critics think of Aniara?
- Critics broadly praised Aniara's striking production design, existential ambition, and performances while finding its philosophical drama emotionally or dramatically underdeveloped.
- Which films are like Aniara?
- Films with a similar feel include Solaris, High Life, Snowpiercer, and Melancholia.
- How long is Aniara?
- Aniara runs 106 minutes.
- Where can I watch Aniara?
- In United States, Aniara is available to rent or buy from Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
