Infinity Pool (2023)
88%RT Audience Score:
Awards & Nominations: NA
Turbulent waters even for strong swimmers, Infinity Pool provides a visceral all-inclusive retreat of Cronenbergian perversion for those wanting to escape commercial sundries.
Infinity Pool is definitely a wild time, but when it’s trying to be scary or provocative, it’s often just confusing.
Production Company(ies)
Psychological, Road Trip / Journey
Distributor
NEON
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Budapest, Hungary; Sibenik, Croatia
MPAA / Certificate
R
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:1.78 : 1
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Runtime:1h 57m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:Canada, France, Hungary
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Jan 27, 2023 Wide
Genre(s)
Horror/Mystery & Thriller
Keyword(s)
starring Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Thomas Kretschmann, Amanda Brugel, John Ralston, directed by Brandon Cronenberg, written by Brandon Cronenberg, horror, mystery, thriller, sci-fi, box office performance, budget, reviewed by Tim Cogshell, Kristy Puchko, John Semley, Joshua Rothkopf, Jordan Hoffman, A.A Dowd, Amanda the Jedi, Linda Cook, Eric Eisenberg, George Elkind, Sara Clements, produced by Andrew Cividino, Rob Cotterill, Jonathan Halperyn, Karen Harnisch, Anita Juka, Daniel Kresmery, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal, R rating, isolated island resort, vacation, beaches, staff, sun, seductive, mysterious, culture, violence, hedonism, horror, tragic accident, zero tolerance policy, execution, death, satire, wealth, privilege, mind-bending, violence, suspenseful, sick, thriller, sci-fi, hedonism
Worldwide gross: $5,182,778
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: $5,078,400
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend: $2,514,364
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $2,692,039
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,174
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Mia Goth – Gabi
Cleopatra Coleman – Em Foster
Thomas Kretschmann – Thresh
Amanda Brugel – Jennifer
John Ralston – Dr. Modan
Director – Brandon Cronenberg
Producers – Andrew Cividino, Rob Cotterill, Jonathan Halperyn, Karen Harnisch, Anita Juka, Daniel Kresmery, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal
Writer – Brandon Cronenberg
Director(s)
Brandon Cronenberg
Writer(s)
Brandon Cronenberg
Producer(s)
Andrew Cividino, Rob Cotterill, Jonathan Halperyn, Karen Harnisch, Anita Juka, Daniel Kresmery, Christina Piovesan, Noah Segal
Film Festivals
Sundance, Berlin
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (163) | Top Critics (36) | Fresh (140) | Rotten (23)
It wants to say something about society. It’s trying, but it doesn’t get there.
February 11, 2023
Tim Cogshell
FilmWeek (KPCC – NPR Los Angeles)
TOP CRITIC
Infinity Pool will make you squirm, but without the release of a climactic punchline. Instead, this satire of wealth and privilege will leave you stranded in its putrid muck, but perhaps smiling at the sheer gall of its horror.
February 4, 2023
Kristy Puchko
Mashable
TOP CRITIC
Ultimately, Brandon Cronenberg’s new movie may not be very good. But at least he’s failing on his own terms.
February 2, 2023
John Semley
The New Republic
TOP CRITIC
Brandon Cronenberg’s slick, strenuously naughty Infinity Pool, letting the characters descend into a moral freefall without any real downside gets tiresome fast.
February 1, 2023 | Rating: B-
Joshua Rothkopf
Entertainment Weekly
TOP CRITIC
Everyone, even the most well-adjusted person, dances with self-destructive behavior. How else can we explain Wendy’s Baconator?
January 28, 2023
Jordan Hoffman
AV Club
TOP CRITIC
It’s the Grand Guignol fever dream of a bored Roman emperor.
January 28, 2023
A.A. Dowd
Chron
TOP CRITIC
Regardless of how you feel about the movie, nothing feels quite like Brandon Cronenberg.
February 10, 2023 | Rating: 3/5
Amanda the Jedi
Amanda the Jedi (Youtube)
Dip into ‘Infinity Pool’ for mind-bending horror.
February 9, 2023 | Rating: 3 1/2 stars
Linda Cook
OurQuadCities / WHBF-TV (Illinois)
[Cronenberg’s] boundary-pushing aesthetic is weaponized brilliantly in Infinity Pool, an extreme examination of the lawlessness of the affluent.
February 9, 2023 | Rating: 4/5
Eric Eisenberg
CinemaBlend
Verging on camp in a way that recalls Harmony Korine’s own satire of entitlement Spring Breakers, her [Goth’s] commitment both transcends and accentuates the film’s fine rote style, making it just barely worth the time.
February 8, 2023
George Elkind
Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Brandon Cronenberg delivers The White Lotus dialed up to eleven on the violence scale. A kaleidoscopic, suspenseful, and sick satire that blends the thriller, horror, and sci-fi genres to its will to craft a story fueled by the wealthy’s hedonism.
February 8, 2023
Sara Clements
Pay or Wait
Brandon Cronenberg is one of the most creative and twisted minds in Hollywood. He follows up his 2020 film Possessor with another wild ride in Infinity Pool.
February 8, 2023 | Rating: 3.5/5
Ricky Valero
Ready Steady Cut…
Plot
While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you’ll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Alexander Skarsgård plays the character James Foster in Infinity Pool.
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