Splice (2010)
61%RT Audience Score: 37%
Awards & Nominations: 4 wins & 23 nominations
It doesn’t take its terrific premise quite as far as it should, but Splice is a smart, well-acted treat for horror fans
Splice is like a science experiment gone wrong, but in a good way. The movie explores the dangers of gene-splicing and the moral ambiguity of human decisions, all while keeping you on the edge of your seat. The performances by Adrian Brody and Sarah Polley are top-notch, and the character of Dren (nerd spelled backwards) is both fascinating and disturbing. Just be warned, the last 15 minutes of this movie will leave you speechless. Overall, Splice is a refreshingly grown-up science-fiction movie that’s not afraid to tackle some disturbing ideas.
Production Company(ies)
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Release Type
Theatrical
Filming Location(s)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
MPAA / Certificate
Rated R for disturbing elements including strong sexuality, nudity, sci-fi violence and language
Year of Release
2010
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS DTS Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 47m
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Language(s):English, French
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jun 4, 2010 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 5, 2010
Genre(s)
Horror
Keyword(s)
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Worldwide gross: $27,127,620
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $36,876,921
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,469
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 4,021,474
US/Canada gross: $17,010,170
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $23,123,396
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,363
US/Canada opening weekend: $7,385,277
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $10,039,446
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 957
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $30,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $40,781,596
Production budget ranking: 947
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $21,960,889
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$25,865,564
ROI to date (est.): -41%
ROI ranking: 1,630
Wendy Ettinger – Executive Producer
Robert Mclellan – Executive Producer
Katie Dellamaggiore – Producer
Nelson Dellamaggiore – Producer
Brian Schultz – Producer
Director(s)
Vincenzo Natali
Writer(s)
Vincenzo Natali, Antoinette Terry Bryant, Doug Taylor
Producer(s)
Steven Hoban
Film Festivals
Toronto
Awards & Nominations
4 wins & 23 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (198) | Top Critics (50) | Fresh (149) | Rotten (49)
November 17, 2011 | Rating: 2/5
Hank Sartin
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
Fascinating and exciting yet disturbing and potentially upsetting.
August 13, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Perri Nemiroff
Shockya.com
TOP CRITIC
I love the character of Dren, which is nerd spelt backwards. I loved the relationship between her and her putative parents: Adrian Brody and Sarah Polley.
August 11, 2010 | Rating: 3.5/5
David Stratton
At the Movies (Australia)
TOP CRITIC
It doesn’t go the complete distance, but this is a wholly admirable, refreshingly grown-up science-fiction movie: a Frankenstein with a beating, gene-spliced heart and top-of-the-range performances.
July 22, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Kim Newman
Empire Magazine
TOP CRITIC
This Cronenbergian exploration of the perils of inter-species gene-splicing wrestles with some topical and disturbing ideas, but never quite pins them down.
July 22, 2010 | Rating: 3/5
Nigel Floyd
Time Out
TOP CRITIC
It’s refreshing to see a genre movie that credits its audience with a bit of intelligence, and Splice has got a lot going on under the bonnet.
July 22, 2010 | Rating: 4/5
Robbie Collin
News of the World
TOP CRITIC
It takes the goalposts of a made-for-SyFy movie and goes so far with them that we as viewers are left in awe.
September 10, 2021
Jason Shawhan
Nashville Scene
The big showdown, when it comes, is a disappointment. But on reflection, that’s probably because the determination to get there overshadows the moral ambiguity of human decisions which is, as in life, where the real horror lies.
May 19, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Andrea Hubert
NME
Nothing can quite prepare you for the last 15 minutes of this movie.
February 9, 2021 | Rating: 3.5/5
Trace Thurman
Horror Queers Podcast
It takes a deeply debated subject and treats it with the utmost seriousness for the first half-hour, then slowly digresses into an often uncomfortably bizarre monster movie.
November 30, 2020 | Rating: 3/10
Mike Massie
Gone With The Twins
A film that detours from potential greatness for the sake of a few dark laughs and modestly chilling thrills.
September 24, 2020 | Rating: 1.5/4.0
Richard Propes
TheIndependentCritic.com
Brody and Polley both bring a seriousness of purpose to their portrayal…their authenticity lends an air of substance to what might have been just another risible creature feature in the hands of lesser actors…
March 5, 2020
Kathi Maio
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction…
Plot
Two young rebellious scientists are told by their employers to halt groundbreaking work that has seen them produce new creatures with medical benefits by splicing together multiple organisms’ DNA. They decide to secretly continue their work, but this time splicing in human DNA.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
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