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Prometheus

Prometheus

Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror · 2012

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

Movie details

Prometheus

“The search for our beginning could lead to our end.”

2012 Science Fiction · Mystery · Horror 2h 4m

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TMDB

6.6 / 10

Community rating

A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.

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What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over Prometheus?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Ridley Scott

Written by

Jon Spaihts · Damon Lindelof

Noomi Rapace

Noomi Rapace

Elizabeth Shaw

Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender

David

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Meredith Vickers

Idris Elba

Idris Elba

Janek

Guy Pearce

Guy Pearce

Peter Weyland

Logan Marshall-Green

Logan Marshall-Green

Charlie Holloway

Sean Harris

Sean Harris

Fifield

Court is in session

Put Prometheus on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Arthouse Gremlin

“Its refusal to behave is the point.”

The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.

The prosecution The Prestige Tourist

“Oddness is not depth.”

A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.