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The Assessment
Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller · 2025
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
Movie details
The Assessment
“Would you pass?”
2025 Science Fiction · Drama · Thriller 1h 54m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
6.6 / 10
18.6K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
83 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
62 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
6.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
In a climate change-ravaged world, a utopian society optimizes life, including parenthood assessments. A successful couple faces scrutiny by an evaluator over seven days to determine their fitness for childbearing.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over The Assessment?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Fleur Fortuné
Written by
Nell Garfath-Cox · John Donnelly · Dave Thomas
Elizabeth Olsen
Mia
Alicia Vikander
Virginia
Himesh Patel
Aaryan
Indira Varma
Ambika
Minnie Driver
Evie
Nicholas Pinnock
Walter
Charlotte Ritchie
Serena
Court is in session
Put The Assessment on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.