Why watch?

Robert Pattinson plays a disposable worker on an ice planet, and the system that clones him every time he dies is both hilarious and devastating. Bong Joon Ho made something between sci-fi, comedy, and drama—scenes are weird, surreal, sometimes pitch-black, and genuinely unpredictable in tone. It's 137 minutes with no clear direction where you never know whether to laugh or worry, and that's exactly why it sticks with you.

Who is it for?

Watch this when you want sci-fi that doesn't take itself seriously — Bong Joon Ho riffs on the genre, Robert Pattinson and Steven Yeun are committed to the weirdness, and the whole thing is chaotic and absurd. If you liked Arrival or Passengers, this plays with the genre in a similar way but way more irreverent. There's violence and language, not for kids, but standard for adults.

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If you dug how Mickey 17 takes an absurd premise — a disposable clone sent on suicide missions — and runs with it as pitch-black comedy without getting sappy, check out High Life, where Pattinson plays an astronaut in an alien, hostile world, but Claire Denis's film is way darker and hypnotic. Operacion Fortuna has that same casual tone toward mayhem, packed with improvised set pieces where characters have to constantly adapt to new rules. And if you want sci-fi that doesn't take itself seriously, Under the Skin also leaves you disoriented but in a weirdly gripping way.

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Mickey 17

2025 · 2h 17min6.8R
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Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.

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Robert Pattinson plays Mickey, a disposable crew member on a colonial mission to the frozen planet Niflheim—when dangerous jobs need doing, Mickey volunteers knowing he'll die and just get cloned back. Bong Joon Ho directs this with the same dark humor and visual flair he brought to Parasite, mixing comedy with genuine stakes as Mickey slowly realizes what his contract actually means. Mark Ruffalo, Steven Yeun, and Toni Collette anchor the crew around him, and the chemistry is sharp. If you liked Under the Skin's unsettling sci-fi or The Adam Project's mix of comedy and pathos, Mickey 17 lands in that space.

Why watch?

Robert Pattinson plays a disposable worker on an ice planet, and the system that clones him every time he dies is both hilarious and devastating. Bong Joon Ho made something betwee…

Who is it for?

Watch this when you want sci-fi that doesn't take itself seriously — Bong Joon Ho riffs on the genre, Robert Pattinson and Steven Yeun are committed to the weirdness, and the whole…

Similar titles

If you dug how Mickey 17 takes an absurd premise — a disposable clone sent on suicide missions — and runs with it as pitch-black comedy without getting sappy, check out High Life,…

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