Europa Report

PG-13

Released Aug 2, 2013

1h 29m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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80%

Tomatometer

81 Reviews

57%

Audience Score

10,000+ Ratings

When unmanned probes suggest that a hidden ocean and single-celled life exists on one of Jupiter's moons, six astronauts embark on an ill-fated exploratory mission.

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Critics Consensus

Claustrophobic and stylish, Europa Report is a slow-burning thriller that puts the science back into science fiction.

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Bill Goodykoontz

Arizona Republic

There is something refreshing in the decidedly downbeat "Europa Report," a science-fiction film with the emphasis on science that doesn't cheat on the tension.

Rated: 4/5

Aug 22, 2013

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Walter V. Addiego

San Francisco Chronicle

Low key and earnest, Sebastin Cordero's "Europa Report" makes compelling use of familiar genre material to create an intelligent science fiction thriller.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 15, 2013

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Tirdad Derakhshani

Philadelphia Inquirer

There are scenes of unutterable beauty in Europa Report, a low-budget space exploration sci-fi suspenser from Ecuadorian director Sebastin Cordero.

Rated: 3/4

Aug 9, 2013

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Jennifer Bisset

CNET

Prepare to be sucked into a vacuum of suspense, made more heart-pumping by Europa Report's preoccupation with plausibility.

Mar 21, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

Cordero can’t seem to decide if he’s made a horror movie or a heady sci-fi tale, and his genre mashup feels unbalanced for it.

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 2, 2022

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

Filmmaker Cordero delivers a found-footage thriller that admittedly does suffer from the various problems one associates with the genre...

Rated: 2.5/4

Sep 27, 2020

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Audience Member

There's a lot of scientific and engineering problems with this movie that is trying to portray itself as realistic. So, it hides its shortcomings behind a ton of distortion. Every time something interesting is about to happen the cameras stop working so you don't see the thing that is supposed to be thrilling. You get the sense that it would have cost too much to show you so they cut the cameras and told you to take their word for it. Bottom line, it's a flimsy sci-fi thriller that neither fascinates nor thrills.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

05/24/24

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Zorra R

I'm almost to the end of the movie. I rarely watch Sci-fi but I love this movie! Enjoyable, well put together, great story telling, low key drama. It feels like it could be real.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

04/27/24

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Aaron D

Effective scares, great tension and suspense and an overwhelming sense of dread, claustrophobia and feelings of insignificance are in large heaps in this movie! The only thing that holds it back are post-production editing choices (the schizophrenic changes of camera angles, or 'radiation' effects), deaths that make little sense or are easily avoidable and bland characters. The actors were passably believable, but the characters themselves were not all that interesting. Set and costume design was great and overall atmosphere and ambience was well done. Would recommend!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

04/03/24

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Ollie W

The movie had a weird downbeat vibe.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/24

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Allen K

Brilliant. At last a SciFi film for people with a brain. The few ‘boring' reviews here are obviously from those who prefer endless explosions, mutant monsters, laser-gun battles, and space-ships crashing into each other left, right and centre. It's a SCIENCE fiction film. The clue is in the genre.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/10/24

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Tony G

Great subject and concept but the delivery is stiff and disjointed. Clearly unconvincing 'in ship' footage didn't help and a highly predictable ending too.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/30/24

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Sebastián Cordero

Director

Sharlto Copley

James Corrigan

Michael Nyqvist

Andrei Blok

Christian Camargo

Daniel Luxembourg

Daniel Wu

William Xu

Karolina Wydra

Katya Petrovna

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