Dead Space: Aftermath
A doomed rescue crew faces grotesque extraterrestrial horrors and collapsing sanity aboard a lost spacecraft in the Dead Space universe.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- horrifying
- bleak
- paranoid
- late night horror marathon
- videogame adaptation night
What critics said
Critics found the film a competent but largely derivative expansion of the Dead Space mythology, with some appreciation for its storytelling and visual experimentation but frequent complaints about thin characterization and inconsistent animation.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The surviving crew of the USG O'Bannon confronts danger after the rescue ship loses contact with Earth and the wider Dead Space crisis.
Critical reception specifically identifies the film's shifting and contrasting animation styles as a defining formal feature.
The film expands plot threads associated with Dead Space 2 and assumes familiarity with the existing game universe.
The film's gore, body horror, and Dead Space premise center on monstrous transformations threatening the O'Bannon survivors.
Films like Dead Space: Aftermath, and why
Dead Space: Downfall
animated science fiction horror with graphic gore, space survival, and videogame-derived worldbuilding
Event Horizon
adult animated science fiction horror centered on isolated crews, extraterrestrial threats, and escalating paranoia
Pandorum
graphic space horror combining survival thriller tension, grotesque creatures, and doomed expedition atmosphere
Movie Details
- Director
- Mike Disa
- Release Date
- 2011-01-27
- Runtime
- 85 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (216)
Cast
- Christopher Judge
- Peter Woodward
- Kari Wahlgren
- Ricardo Chavira
- Gwendoline Yeo
- Curt Cornelius
- Graham McTavish
- Yorgo Constantine
- Christine Lakin
- Jesse Head
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel
- 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 Dead Space: Aftermath about?
- A doomed rescue crew faces grotesque extraterrestrial horrors and collapsing sanity aboard a lost spacecraft in the Dead Space universe.
- What is Dead Space: Aftermath like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Dead Space: Aftermath as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Dead Space: Aftermath violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Dead Space: Aftermath as graphic.
- What did critics think of Dead Space: Aftermath?
- Critics found the film a competent but largely derivative expansion of the Dead Space mythology, with some appreciation for its storytelling and visual experimentation but frequent complaints about thin characterization and inconsistent animation.
- Which films are like Dead Space: Aftermath?
- Films with a similar feel include Dead Space: Downfall, Event Horizon, and Pandorum.
- How long is Dead Space: Aftermath?
- Dead Space: Aftermath runs 85 minutes.
- Where can I watch Dead Space: Aftermath?
- In United States, Dead Space: Aftermath streams on MovieSphere+ Amazon Channel.
