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Summary It’s the year 2073, and the worst fears of modern life have been realized. Surveillance drones fill the burnt orange skies and militarized police roam the wrecked streets, while survivors hide away underground, struggling to remember a free and hopeful existence. In this ingenious mixture of visionary science fiction and speculative nonf...

Directed By: Asif Kapadia

Written By: Asif Kapadia, Tony Grisoni

2073

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
52
User Score Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
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Summary It’s the year 2073, and the worst fears of modern life have been realized. Surveillance drones fill the burnt orange skies and militarized police roam the wrecked streets, while survivors hide away underground, struggling to remember a free and hopeful existence. In this ingenious mixture of visionary science fiction and speculative nonf...

Directed By: Asif Kapadia

Written By: Asif Kapadia, Tony Grisoni

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
52
30% Positive
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 10 Critic Reviews
52
30% Positive
3 Reviews
60% Mixed
6 Reviews
10% Negative
1 Review

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83
2073 might sacrifice some eloquence to make its creative points, but the sincerity shines poignantly and powerfully. Let it be a galvanizing call to action.
By Marshall Shaffer FULL REVIEW
70
Those who might be able to put aside despair and absorb this strictly as a work of persuasive rhetoric will be impressed with its intellectual scope, the economy of the storytelling in its fictional narrative, the bravura editing and visual panache as it builds a world full of dust, detritus and debased morals.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW
60
Jan 7, 2025
It’s a tricky balance, and one that the film doesn’t always quite pull off, between sounding a warning and screaming with existential terror; between galvanising the audience into action and plunging them into despair.
By Wendy Ide FULL REVIEW
60
2073 is certainly a relevant shout of rage against the authoritarian forces despoiling our democracy and our environment – and the bland and complaisant naivety that’s letting it happen.
By Peter Bradshaw FULL REVIEW
50
The documentary elements are fantastic; then we have to return to 2073, a time and place that simply lacks the story, conception, cinematography, and funding needed to make it work.
By Luke Hicks FULL REVIEW
40
The conceit of a film as a warning from the future is a promising one, but 2073 feels more like political signalling for the present.
By Robbie Collin FULL REVIEW
38
Dec 25, 2024
“Don’t Look Up” told a story while jackhammering its message, but “2073” plunges its audience right into police violence and terror with little thought in the sci-fi aspect of the narrative. It’s merely the aluminum foil to deliver the filmmaker’s thesis.
By Monica Castillo FULL REVIEW

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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
4.2
38% Positive
5 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
54% Negative
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User Score
Mixed or Average Based on 13 User Ratings
4.2
38% Positive
5 Ratings
8% Mixed
1 Rating
54% Negative
7 Ratings

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1
Therealsully
Jan 22, 2025
Couldn’t get past the 1st 20 minutes. Movie assumed the future following far left propaganda and lies. It’s a shame as it seemed like a good premise but how we get to this dystopian world is completely backwards in its premise.
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Production Company
  • Double Agent
  • Film4
  • HBO Theatrical Documentary
  • Lafcadia Productions
  • Neon
  • Sheep Thief Films
Release Date Dec 27, 2024
Duration 1 h 25 m
Rating R
Genres
Tagline This is a warning.
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Awards

Montclair Film Festival (MFF)
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Sitges - Catalonian International Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Cinema for Peace Awards
• 1 Nomination

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