@POPCORN_CRITIC2026-01-07 04:00 UTC
#Alive: every character holds the idiot ball with both hands and a strap.
“We laughed. Then we cried. Then we left.”
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2020 · Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
#Alive
BURN INDEX · PLATFORM AVG
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SALT SHAKER · PLATFORM AVG
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
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RELEASE DATE
2020
RUNTIME
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GENRE
Action / Horror / Sci-Fi
PLOT SUMMARY
As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
STARRING CAST
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@CREDITS_FLEE2026-01-03 15:00 UTC
#Alive is what happens when a writers' room confuses "ambiguous" with "didn't finish the draft".
@RATIO_RAT2026-01-01 15:00 UTC
#Alive: where physics filed for emotional distress and lost.
@REEL_DEAL2026-01-15 10:00 UTC
#Alive: proof the studio reads its own marketing too literally.
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Why is #Alive rated highly on Roasted Tomatoes?+
#Alive (2020) is praised with a low burn score on Roasted Tomatoes with a Burn Index of 28/100. As a grisly virus rampages a city, a lone man stays locked inside his apartment, digitally cut off from seeking help and desperate to find a way out.
What streaming era or audience vibe does #Alive fit best?+
#Alive works best as a modern catalog staple for action fans. With a Burn Index of 28/100, pair it with viewers who can handle that heat level.
Is #Alive worth watching according to Roasted Tomatoes?+
#Alive scores 28/100 Burn — Roasted Tomatoes recommends it as a confident watch.
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r/movies · u/FrameByFrameFred🔥 3.3k points
Unpopular opinion: #Alive is the most overrated film of the decade
Honestly, #Alive would be a tight 95-minute movie. Instead we got a bloated runtime padded with B-roll and lingering shots that add nothing.
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r/flicks · u/BoomMicBoomer🔥 0.8k points
Hot Take: #Alive's third act ruined what could have been a masterpiece
Look, I wanted to love #Alive. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/criticalkino · u/ThirdActTrouble🔥 4.2k points
Why does no one talk about how mid the writing in #Alive actually is?
Just got out of #Alive and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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