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Infinity Pool

Infinity Pool

Find out what kind of creature you really are.

2023117 minRMidcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Director
Brandon Cronenberg
Starring
Alexander Skarsgård, Mia Goth, Cleopatra Coleman, Jalil Lespert

While staying at an isolated island resort, James and Em are enjoying a perfect vacation of pristine beaches, exceptional staff, and soaking up the sun. But guided by the seductive and mysterious Gabi, they venture outside the resort grounds and find themselves in a culture filled with violence, hedonism, and untold horror. A tragic accident leaves them facing a zero tolerance policy for crime: either you'll be executed, or, if you’re rich enough to afford it, you can watch yourself die instead.

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Highlights

What stands out about Infinity Pool?

Infinity Pool earns 5 badges, led by Award Winner and Heavy for an R-rated film.

  • Reception
  • Awards and box office
  • Content

Reception

Is Infinity Pool worth watching?

Infinity Pool's Midcredits score is the 45th percentile of all films, from 513K ratings across 6 sources. 42% liked it (rated it 7 or higher out of 10).

Midcredits score

How well it was received

45th percentile

Better received than 45% of films

46th percentile among Crime46th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)49th
Approval (how many liked it)41st

61 /100

49th percentile of all films

50th percentile among Crime51st percentile among 2020s

Critics 72 · Audience 60

Critics liked it more than audiences did.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 6.0 — solid but not unanimous.

42% liked it

41st percentile of all films

41st percentile among Crime42nd percentile among 2020s
42% rated it 7–1058% rated it 1–6

Critics 87% · Audience 52%

On Rotten Tomatoes, a bigger share of critics approved than audiences.

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 3 wins / 30 noms overall

98th percentile

513K ratings across platforms

98th percentile among Crime98th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 14% in 30 days

Box office

Opening weekend$2.5M
Domestic gross$5.1M
Worldwide gross$5.2M

69th percentile earner in its genre.

What reviewers say

Common ground

A visually striking, deranged fever dream of wealth, excess, and cloning that prioritizes style and provocation over coherent storytelling.

Fans praised

  • Mia Goth's unhinged, magnetic performance
  • Dizzying, hallucinatory cinematography and atmosphere
  • Bold, original premise skewering wealth and consequence

Detractors panned

  • Shock for shock's sake, gratuitous and pretentious
  • Convoluted, pointless plot that goes nowhere
  • Goth's shrieking, grating performance

What stands out

CinematographyDivisive83

Kaleidoscopic, disorienting, dreamlike visuals

AtmosphereDivisive82

Nauseating dread, unsettling, immersive resort

ActingDivisive78

Goth's manic energy, Skarsgård's descent

OriginalityDivisive78

Unique premise, derivative execution

Sound and musicDivisive75

Tim Hecker's oppressive, nervy score

Plot and storyDivisive35

Convoluted, goes nowhere, unfocused

CharactersDivisive30

Shallow, unlikable, illogical protagonists

EndingDivisive25

Anticlimactic, confusing, unsatisfying

Preferred by

Women vs men

Preferred by Men

Men scored it 19 points higher than women.

Critics vs users

Preferred by Critics

Critics scored it 19 points higher than users.

No notable difference between the other groups: each pair ranks it within 10 percentile points.

  • Under-30s vs over-30s 1 point apart
  • US vs non-US 1 point apart

Watch experience

What is Infinity Pool like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Scary: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you are ready for heavy feelings, and you want to be scared.

It is intense and leaves you unsettled. Skip it when you want an easy night or you want every question answered.

ToneFeelDemandwhat the answer rests onexact position · filled zone: the category

What it asks of you

Room for heavy feelings and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Scary.

The answer rests on this: Moods
DreadTenseBittersweet
Heaviest: late
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Cold and cerebral · 4% of films: Detached and precise; keeps the viewer at arm's length.Brutal · 7% of films
Told as
Three-act: Setup, confrontation, resolution — the default Hollywood shape.
ToneThe film presents its depraved world with a cold, detached precision, never winking at the audience despite the absurdity.
The rideSustained dread with tense rhythms; the heaviest emotional weight accumulates as James is coerced into killing and faces the consequences.
StructureThe story unfolds in a conventional chronological order from the accident through James's transformation.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Unsettled.

UnsettlingHaunting · 14% of films
Why it leaves you this wayThe film's depiction of moral decay and the casual cruelty of the wealthy lingers in a disturbing, eerie way.
How it ends · evidence
Ambiguous ending

Story archetype

where it sits among all films
Monster — 21% of films. A threat menaces the hero's world and must be defeated.Rags — 3% of films. A rise from lowliness to fortune, status, or recognition.Quest — 10% of films. A journey toward a defined objective, with companions and obstacles.Voyage — 4% of films. Into a strange world and back again, changed.Comedy — 11% of films. Confusion and cross-purposes resolved into harmony.Tragedy — 9% of films. A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin.Rebirth — 13% of films. A stalled or darkened life reopened and renewed.Mystery — 7% of films. A question drives the story — who did it, what happened, what is real — until it is answered.No archetype — 22% of filmsPredator — 6% of films. A creature or killer hunts the protagonists (Jaws, Alien).Tyrant — 6% of films. A human villain holds power over the hero's world (Die Hard).Invasion — 2% of films. An external force attacks the home or world (Independence Day).Oppressive state — 2% of films. A government, its agencies or a secret faction inside them is the monster (V for Vendetta).Corporate villainy — 1% of films. A company or its bosses are the monster (Erin Brockovich).Institutional injustice — 1% of films. A court, prison, police force, school or church is itself the enemy (Spotlight).Class system — under 1% of films. The gap between rich and poor, or a rigid hierarchy, is the monster (Parasite).Technology turns — under 1% of films. Technology people rely on becomes the threat (The Terminator).Inner demon — 1% of films. The monster is within — addiction, illness, a dark double.Underdog triumph — 2% of films. Rise through competition or contest (Rocky).Social ascent — under 1% of films. A climb in class or status (Pretty Woman).Fame and fortune — under 1% of films. An artistic or showbiz rise (A Star Is Born).Rise and fall — under 1% of films. Wealth or power gained, self lost (Scarface).Hidden worth revealed — under 1% of films. The protagonist's true value finally recognized.Treasure hunt — 1% of films. Retrieve an object of value (Raiders of the Lost Ark).Rescue — 4% of films. Retrieve or save a person (Saving Private Ryan).Mission — 5% of films. Accomplish or destroy a defined objective (Mission: Impossible).Journey home — under 1% of films. The goal is getting back (Finding Nemo).Pilgrimage — 1% of films. The journey itself transforms; the destination is symbolic.Portal fantasy — under 1% of films. Transported into another world (The Wizard of Oz).Fish out of water — 2% of films. Displaced into an unfamiliar social world (Elf).Survival ordeal — 1% of films. Trapped in a hostile environment, fighting back (Cast Away).Time displacement — under 1% of films. Unstuck in time (Back to the Future).Descent — 1% of films. A night-journey into an underworld or subculture (After Hours).Romantic comedy — 4% of films. Lovers kept apart by confusion, united at last.Comedy of errors — 3% of films. Mistaken identity or misunderstanding drives the plot.Farce — 2% of films. Escalating absurd chaos and coincidence (The Hangover).Buddy comedy — 1% of films. A mismatched pair forced together (Rush Hour).Comedy of manners — 1% of films. Social codes and class satirized (Clueless).Hubris — 1% of films. Pride or ambition invites the fall (There Will Be Blood).Obsession — 2% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Corruption arc — 2% of films. Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).Doomed love — 2% of films. Love destroyed by circumstance (Brokeback Mountain).Crushed by fate — 3% of films. Destroyed by forces beyond the protagonist's control.Redemption — 3% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Healing — 5% of films. Recovery from grief or trauma (Good Will Hunting).Liberation — 2% of films. Breaking free of a confining life (Room).Second chance — 2% of films. A stagnant life re-opened to love or purpose (Groundhog Day).Puzzle — 1% of films. A clue-by-clue puzzle you can try to solve before the reveal (Knives Out, Clue).Investigation — 5% of films. A long pursuit of the truth that may never be fully solved (Zodiac, Memories of Murder).Enigma — 2% of films. The mystery is what is real, or what is actually happening (Mulholland Drive).Tragedy
Every story archetype, clockwise from the top
  • Monster 21%: Predator 6% · Tyrant 6% · Invasion 2% · Oppressive state 2% · Corporate villainy 1% · Institutional injustice 1% · Class system under 1% · Technology turns under 1% · Inner demon 1%
  • Rags 3%: Underdog triumph 2% · Social ascent under 1% · Fame and fortune under 1% · Rise and fall under 1% · Hidden worth revealed under 1%
  • Quest 10%: Treasure hunt 1% · Rescue 4% · Mission 5% · Journey home under 1% · Pilgrimage 1%
  • Voyage 4%: Portal fantasy under 1% · Fish out of water 2% · Survival ordeal 1% · Time displacement under 1% · Descent 1%
  • Comedy 11%: Romantic comedy 4% · Comedy of errors 3% · Farce 2% · Buddy comedy 1% · Comedy of manners 1%
  • Tragedy 9% (this title): Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% (this title) · Doomed love 2% · Crushed by fate 3%
  • Rebirth 13%: Redemption 3% · Healing 5% · Liberation 2% · Second chance 2%
  • Mystery 7%: Puzzle 1% · Investigation 5% · Enigma 2%
  • No archetype 22%

Tragedy: A flaw or fixation drives the protagonist to ruin. · Corruption arc: Step-by-step moral decay (The Godfather).

9% of films fit this archetype

Why this archetypeJames Foster, a struggling novelist, descends into hedonistic violence after a fatal accident introduces him to a corrupt legal system that allows the wealthy to clone and kill doubles for their crimes.

What it's about

7 groups · 53 themes
Bonds — 27% of filmsSelf — 22% of filmsPower — 7% of filmsMorality — 16% of filmsSurvival — 15% of filmsSociety — 9% of filmsIdeas — 5% of filmsRomantic love — 15% of filmsMarriage — 2% of filmsFamily bonds — 21% of filmsParenthood — 2% of filmsFriendship — 9% of filmsLoyalty — 4% of filmsIdentity — 14% of filmsComing of age — 5% of filmsAging — under 1% of filmsSelf-worth — 7% of filmsAmbition — 7% of filmsPurpose — 9% of filmsMemory — 3% of filmsObsession — 3% of films. A fixation consumes the protagonist (Black Swan).Power — 2% of filmsCorruption — 3% of filmsGreed — 3% of filmsClass — 3% of filmsOppression — 4% of filmsFreedom — 5% of filmsJustice — 13% of filmsDuty — 2% of filmsRevenge — 4% of filmsGuilt — 3% of filmsRedemption — 6% of films. Moral reawakening of a hardened soul (A Christmas Carol).Forgiveness — 1% of filmsSacrifice — 4% of filmsBetrayal — 5% of filmsDeception — 9% of filmsSurvival — 17% of filmsWar — 1% of filmsViolence — 4% of filmsMortality — 2% of filmsGrief — 6% of filmsTrauma — 7% of filmsMental illness — 1% of filmsAddiction — 1% of filmsIllness and disability — under 1% of filmsCommunity — 14% of films. Consequences reach a town, institution or group.Isolation — 5% of filmsPrejudice — 3% of filmsDisplacement — 1% of filmsFaith — 3% of filmsTradition vs change — 2% of filmsFame — 3% of filmsLegacy — 4% of filmsFate — 1% of filmsFree will — under 1% of filmsTruth — 4% of filmsHope — 5% of filmsNature — 2% of filmsArt — 4% of filmsTechnology — 1% of filmsSelfCorruption
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22%: Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7% (this title): Power 2% · Corruption 3% (this title) · Greed 3% · Class 3% · Oppression 4% · Freedom 5%
  • Morality 16%: Justice 13% · Duty 2% · Revenge 4% · Guilt 3% · Redemption 6% · Forgiveness 1% · Sacrifice 4% · Betrayal 5% · Deception 9%
  • Survival 15%: Survival 17% · War 1% · Violence 4% (this title) · Mortality 2% · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% · Prejudice 3% · Displacement 1% · Faith 3% · Tradition vs change 2% · Fame 3% · Legacy 4%
  • Ideas 5%: Fate 1% · Free will under 1% · Truth 4% · Hope 5% · Nature 2% · Art 4% · Technology 1%

Power

Corruption · 3% of filmsViolence · 4% of filmsIdentity · 14% of films
Warns its theme: Presents its theme as a danger or a coming cost.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe film examines how wealth and impunity corrupt individuals, turning tourists into serial killers through systematic moral decay.
StanceThe film warns against the corrosive effect of wealth and impunity, focusing on one man's moral collapse.

The world

ContemporaryRuralInstitutionalStylized realism
ElectronicAmbientForeground music · original score · Tim Hecker
Settinga fictional island nation with a corrupt legal system and a resort catering to wealthy criminals
MusicAtmospheric electronic score that amplifies the dread and disorientation.

Content guide

Is Infinity Pool okay for kids?

R

Infinity Pool is rated R: “Rated R for graphic violence, disturbing material, strong sexual content, graphic nudity, drug use and some language” (MPAA). As of October 3, 2026, Midcredits content scores put its violence at severe (91/100), sexual content at severe (85/100), language at intense (69/100), drug and alcohol content at severe (85/100) and frightening material at severe (88/100). Overall it is heavier than 97% of R-rated films.

Ratings in 17 other countries
  • UK18
  • CanadaR
  • AustraliaR 18+
  • Germany18
  • France18
  • Ireland18
  • South Korea19
  • Brazil18
  • Czechia18+
  • FinlandK-18
  • MexicoC
  • Norway18
  • PRR
  • RO18
  • Spain18
  • Sweden15
  • Taiwan18+
Overall
Severe · all five categories
Heavier than 98% of all filmsHeavier than 97% of R-rated films
Violence & Gore
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 86%
Sex & Nudity
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 99%
Profanity
Intense
typical for an R-rated film
heavier than 54%
Alcohol & Drugs
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 95%
Frightening / Intense
Severe
heavy for an R-rated film
heavier than 92%

Point along a line to see a well-known title at that level.

Heavy almost across the board: violence, frightening material, drug and alcohol content, sexual content, and language.

Source: Midcredits content scores, 0 (none) to 100 (severe) per category, with each standing ranked against other films that have them.

What content warnings does Infinity Pool have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Infinity Pool?

Cast

2 of the 10 billed cast had never appeared on screen; 2 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Alexander Skarsgård
as James Foster
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Mia Goth
as Gabi Bauer
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Cleopatra Coleman
as Em Foster
Jalil Lespert
as Alban Bauer
Adam Boncz
as Ketch
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Amanda Brugel
as Jennifer
John Ralston
as Dr. Bob Modan
Jeff Ricketts
as Charles
Screen debut: No prior film or television role.
Caroline Boulton
as Bex
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.
Thomas Kretschmann
as Thresh
Established: A standing when this film came out that a top-10% working actor has today.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.

Crew

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Balanced: every group counts the same, and production only breaks ties.

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