Womb
A grieving woman recreates her dead lover through cloning, only to confront the disturbing consequences of loving someone who is also her child.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Slow
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- melancholic
- austere
- eerie
- quiet evening
- thought provoking double feature
What critics said
Critics found an ambitious but uneven European science fiction drama whose provocative cloning premise and emotional seriousness were weakened by its slow pacing and inconsistent execution.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Rebecca's decision to bear a clone of her dead beloved transforms mourning into a lifelong reproductive and ethical dilemma.
The cloned beloved's biological identity creates an unsettling convergence of romantic attachment, parenthood, and familial boundaries.
Human cloning is presented through an austere, intimate relationship drama rather than spectacle or technological adventure.
The film's contemplative science fiction atmosphere emphasizes isolation, bodily experience, and uncomfortable intimacy through restrained presentation.
Films like Womb, and why
Never Let Me Go
ethically unsettling speculative premise, restrained science fiction, and intimate romantic tragedy
Under the Skin
European art-house science fiction exploring identity, embodiment, and emotionally fraught human relationships
The Clone Returns Home
philosophical cloning themes, mournful atmosphere, and questioning of human attachment
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
melancholic speculative romance centered on loss, memory, and unconventional intimacy
Movie Details
- Director
- Benedek Fliegauf
- Release Date
- 2010-07-15
- Runtime
- 111 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (424)
Cast
- Eva Green
- Matt Smith
- Lesley Manville
- Peter Wight
- István Lénárt
- Hannah Murray
- Ruby O. Fee
- Tristan Christopher
- Jesse Hoffmann
- Natalia Tena
Common questions
- What is Womb about?
- A grieving woman recreates her dead lover through cloning, only to confront the disturbing consequences of loving someone who is also her child.
- What is Womb like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Womb as slow, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Womb violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Womb.
- What did critics think of Womb?
- Critics found an ambitious but uneven European science fiction drama whose provocative cloning premise and emotional seriousness were weakened by its slow pacing and inconsistent execution.
- Which films are like Womb?
- Films with a similar feel include Never Let Me Go, Under the Skin, The Clone Returns Home, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
- How long is Womb?
- Womb runs 111 minutes.
