Infinity Pool
A blocked novelist’s luxurious island escape mutates into a surreal descent through clone-enabled violence, erotic corruption, and the impunity of the wealthy.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Graphic
- surreal
- disturbing
- paranoid
- late night horror viewing
- arthouse film night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film’s provocative Cronenbergian body horror, stylish direction, and lead performances while finding its increasingly bizarre narrative divisive.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The resort guests exploit a system that allows wealthy tourists to evade the consequences of fatal violence.
The island’s cloning process turns James’s fear of inadequacy into a literal crisis of selfhood.
The resort subculture links eroticism, orgiastic behavior, and disturbing bodily imagery.
The all-inclusive island vacation gradually becomes a threatening environment rather than an escape.
Films like Infinity Pool, and why
Possessor
Shares visceral body horror, identity destabilization, erotic transgression, and an unsettling critique of privileged self-indulgence.
The Menu
Combines affluent social satire, surreal psychological horror, sexual menace, and escalating moral disorientation.
Titane
Features transgressive erotic horror, grotesque transformation, and a formally bold exploration of bodily and psychological identity.
The White Lotus
Uses a privileged vacation setting for oppressive satire, violent ritual, and the collapse of ordinary moral boundaries.
Movie Details
- Director
- Brandon Cronenberg
- Release Date
- 2023-01-27
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Rating
- 6.0 / 10 (1121)
Cast
- Alexander Skarsgård
- Mia Goth
- Cleopatra Coleman
- Jalil Lespert
- Adam Boncz
- Amanda Brugel
- John Ralston
- Jeff Ricketts
- Caroline Boulton
- Thomas Kretschmann
Where to watch in United States
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex
- 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 Infinity Pool about?
- A blocked novelist’s luxurious island escape mutates into a surreal descent through clone-enabled violence, erotic corruption, and the impunity of the wealthy.
- What is Infinity Pool like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Infinity Pool as measured, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Infinity Pool violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in Infinity Pool as graphic.
- What did critics think of Infinity Pool?
- Critics broadly praised the film’s provocative Cronenbergian body horror, stylish direction, and lead performances while finding its increasingly bizarre narrative divisive.
- Which films are like Infinity Pool?
- Films with a similar feel include Possessor, The Menu, Titane, and The White Lotus.
- How long is Infinity Pool?
- Infinity Pool runs 118 minutes.
- Where can I watch Infinity Pool?
- In United States, Infinity Pool is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex.
