Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- eerie
- oppressive
- claustrophobic
- late night horror
- immersive sci-fi viewing
What critics said
Critics broadly admired the film’s bold, eye-catching science-fiction design and resourceful low-budget world-building, while finding its video-game-like journey emotionally thin.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The abandoned mine, secret observation cells, and monitored plant-based ecosystem combine cybernetic infrastructure with organic growth.
Tolbiac navigates cemetery-like tunnels, observation cells, and an alien subterranean world while searching for the surface.
Tolbiac wakes without knowing how he arrived or what happened to the dead man beside him, forcing him to reconstruct the situation through exploration.
Roots guide Tolbiac through the complex, while the plant remains the primary subject of REZO ZERO’s observation.
Films like Eden Log, and why
Cube
claustrophobic science fiction horror, amnesiac protagonist, and oppressive biomechanical environments
The City of Lost Children
French dystopian science fiction, surreal production design, and nightmarish enclosed worlds
The Cell
biological horror, decaying industrial spaces, and visually driven creature menace
Dante 01
minimalist post-apocalyptic science fiction, environmental mystery, and resourceful protagonists
Movie Details
- Director
- Franck Vestiel
- Release Date
- 2007-12-26
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Rating
- 5.1 / 10 (171)
Cast
- Clovis Cornillac
- Vimala Pons
- Zohar Wexler
- Sifan Shao
- Arben Bajraktaraj
- Benjamin Baroche
- Alexandra Ansidei
- Gabriella Wright
- Liina Brunelle
- Alicia Roda
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo
- Buy
- Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Eden Log about?
- A memory-wiped survivor crosses a decaying subterranean maze where a mysterious plant and a pursuing creature conceal the logic of his imprisonment.
- What is Eden Log like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Eden Log as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Eden Log violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Eden Log as moderate.
- What did critics think of Eden Log?
- Critics broadly admired the film’s bold, eye-catching science-fiction design and resourceful low-budget world-building, while finding its video-game-like journey emotionally thin.
- Which films are like Eden Log?
- Films with a similar feel include Cube, The City of Lost Children, The Cell, and Dante 01.
- How long is Eden Log?
- Eden Log runs 98 minutes.
- Where can I watch Eden Log?
- In United States, Eden Log streams on Philo.
