Life vs Vivarium
Life has the higher audience score (6.4/10 against 6.1/10 for Vivarium). Vivarium is the shorter watch at 1h 37m compared with 1h 44m. Life is the older of the two (2017 against 2019). Both are horror, mystery, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Life
Vivarium| Life | Vivarium | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 6.1/10 |
| Year | 2017 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 37m |
| Genres | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Daniel Espinosa | Lorcan Finnegan |
| Main cast | Jake Gyllenhaal, Naoko Mori, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare | Imogen Poots, Jonathan Aris, Jesse Eisenberg, Senan Jennings, Éanna Hardwicke |
Synopsis
Life
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Vivarium
A young woman and her fiancé are in search of the perfect starter home. After following a mysterious real estate agent to a new housing development, the couple finds themselves trapped in a maze of identical houses and forced to raise an otherworldly child.