Where to Watch The Pod Generation
- Kevin WardJuly 2, 2025Plenty of interesting ideas, sci-fi world building and solid performances from Chiwitel Ejiofor and Emilia Clarke make this a watchable diversion. However, the idea presented could have a used a bit longer gestation period before being let out of the pod. The overarching theme of natural vs artificial is ever-present but isn’t explored with any consequence. Folks see AI therapists, go on artificial “nature walks” of some sort, and of course gestate their unborn children in artificial pods rather than carry them to term in utero. The most interesting idea touched on was the (potential) impact motherhood has on career focused women. A pod could be empowering. At the same time, we could see corporation pressuring employees to opt into pod births. These few moments in the film were the only ones that provoked much deeper thought. Everything else is very surface level. I like the Lo-Fi Sci-Fi aspects, but on this whole this was rather bland experience even if Ejiofor and Clarke breathe some life into it.
- l.c.waOctober 9, 2024Amusant et burlesque, avec des personnages s'occupant d'un œuf comme des poules, le film se distingue par sa critique de l'IA à la façon Black Mirror. Cependant, il souffre de lenteurs et de représentations caricaturales. Certaines intrigues restent incomplètes et les séquences oniriques, trop nombreuses, semblent hors de propos.
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The Pod Generation was released on September 21, 2023.
The Pod Generation was directed by Sophie Barthes.
The Pod Generation has a runtime of 1h 50m.
The Pod Generation was produced by Yann Zenou, Geneviève Lemal, Valerie Berlemont, Jean-François Camilleri, Tanguy Dekeyser, Philippe Logie, Martin Metz, Géraldine Ohana, Raphaël Perchet, Oliver Roskill.
In a not-so-distant future, tech giant Pegazus offers couples the opportunity to share their pregnancies via detachable artificial wombs or pods. And so begins Rachel and Alvy's wild ride to parenthood in this brave new world.
The key characters in The Pod Generation are Rachel (Emilia Clarke), Alvy (Chiwetel Ejiofor), Linda Wozcheck (Rosalie Craig).
The Pod Generation is rated PG-13.
The Pod Generation is a Comedy, Romance, Science Fiction film.
The Pod Generation has an audience rating of 5.5 out of 10.
The Pod Generation has made $58,309 at the box office.