The Assessment
Directed by Fleur Fortuné6.6
Set in a world destroyed by climate change. Part of society has created a parallel world for itself. Life is controlled and optimized, and the desire to have children is also not left to chance. The lives of a successful young couple are therefore put under close scrutiny by a female assessor over the course of seven days.
Cast of The Assessment
The Assessment Ratings & Reviews
- Kit LazerApril 13, 2025I’m surprised this hasn’t made more of a splash. Sure, it’s weird as fuck and extremely discomforting but the production design and cinematography are pretty stellar and Ex Machina fans should be eating this up. They’re not similar in themes or plot but the aesthetic and tone is spot on—plus, you know, Alicia Vikander. Many might find it relatable trying to raise children in a dystopian hellscape wrecked by selfish fucks and climate change, idk.
- russrev1ews1d agoIntriguing world building and some genuine laugh out loud moments capturing the absurdities of parenthood, but something about the ending left me feeling a little muted.
- Kevin WardJune 30, 2025The Assessment is a thought-provoking Lo-fi Sci-fi drama that imagines a future where reproduction is no longer a right but a privilege—strictly controlled by the state to conserve dwindling resources like clean air, food, and fresh water. In this world, couples must undergo a rigorous seven-day government evaluation to determine their “worthiness” to become parents. Elizabeth Olsen and Himesh Patel play Mia and Aaryan, a couple selected for one such trial. Enter Alicia Vikander, chillingly effective as Virginia, their live-in assessor. She doesn’t just observe from afar—she embeds herself in their home and roleplays their potential future child, staging a series of challenges to test their parenting instincts. One moment she’s throwing a tantrum; the next, she’s refusing to eat her food or making a mess of the living room. There’s even an IKEA-style build-a-playset challenge that pushes the couple’s communication skills and patience to the edge. It’s often uncomfortable, sometimes absurd, and yet disturbingly accurate. Seeing childish behavior performed by an adult illuminates just how chaotic and unpredictable parenting can be, even when you’re doing your best. The Assessment occasionally speaks to the larger moral cost of ceding personal freedoms to an authoritarian system. Should decisions about procreation be relinquished to government control. It’s rather absurd to think about a criteria that could be used to determine who is “ready to be a parent.” I don’t know that anyone is actually truly ready for making that leap. As a species we all just learn as we go. Entertaining, thought provoking and a beautiful looking film. Killer Minnie Driver cameo as well.
- Marian IulianJune 12, 2025Not sure how to rate this, not so bad but not so good, strange but with a story
- superhoops73June 11, 2025Technically very well made but a completely soulless vapid empty depressing film. I can appreciate the performances and the film making craft from all but the film has no heart and I absolutely never want to watch this again.
- Yuvi RandhawaMay 20, 2025cinematography is excellent, story is also great (I love apocalypse stories) and the performances are next level
- Mr. DMay 16, 2025Highly psychological ride. Nice to see new ideas backed with fantastic performances.
- ayayronApril 19, 2025Ex Machina's Ava just trying to find her role in The New World
- michael.r10April 18, 2025A somewhat dystopian film that feels very real with an outstanding caste.
- EdwardApril 16, 2025In a way, it was cute and you could see where they were going with it but left me feeling a bit empty afterward. It was an interesting, somewhat new, sci-fi concept without the refinement you would have hoped for.
- Rob Logan | The Geek GenerationApril 12, 2025This is a perplexing one for me as I generally love these type of high-concept sci-fi movies. The world-building is solid, the cinematography is on point, and the performances across the board are impressive, especially Vikander and Olsen. However, while The Assessment proposes some interesting questions and explores them to a point, it also contradicts itself at times. While it held my attention throughout due to the wild nature of its premise, it left me wanting more in the end.
- Teddy DaBearApril 11, 2025Thought-provoking film with amazing acting performances. Especially by Alicia Amanda Vikander as she played the child. It's definitely worth a watch
- h2trott1April 9, 2025RT 83% 93%
