Meanwhile on Earth
Metrograph Pictures | Release Date: November 8, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Generally favorable reviews based on 16 Critic Reviews
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11
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5
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Paste MagazineJim VorelNov 4, 2024
Ultimately, the ambiguousness of the conclusion can’t really dim the engrossing and nigh-mystical sense of enrapturement that Meanwhile on Earth can project when it’s really firing on all cylinders. Read full review
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The Daily BeastNick SchagerNov 8, 2024
Resembling an ethereal and despondent companion piece to Jonathan Glazer’s "Under the Skin," it’s a genre effort that’s off the beaten path—even if an invisible path is precisely what its protagonist traverses. Read full review
80
The GuardianCatherine BrayAug 20, 2025
It uses its supernatural premise to explore some very human behaviour. Read full review
80
ColliderChase HutchinsonJul 23, 2024
Jérémy Clapin’s Meanwhile on Earth is a mesmerizing work of science fiction with a magnificent performance by Megan Northman. Read full review
80
Screen DailyNikki BaughanJul 17, 2024
Like I Lost My Body, Meanwhile On Earth is a moving elegy on the power of grief, and the lengths to which we are driven in order to feel whole. While it may not have quite the same visceral impact as Clapin’s animation, and culminates in a soft, somewhat-obvious ending, it nevertheless leaves its own mark. Read full review
75
Original-CinChris KnightNov 8, 2024
Clapin uses animated interludes to flesh out his human characters — his previous feature was 2019’s Oscar-nominated animated film J’ai Perdu Mon Corps (I Lost My Body). It’s an effective and beautiful way of turning emotions into visuals. Read full review
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RogerEbert.comClint WorthingtonNov 8, 2024
Grief and loss can take hold of your soul, not unlike a possession; what Clapin explores here is the temptation of reconnection, and what that oft-impossible yearning can do to a person. Read full review
70
VarietyCarlos AguilarMar 11, 2025
This sophomore directorial effort proves Clapin’s adept hand for soulful, existentialist tales with an offbeat touch, regardless of the medium he’s creating in. Read full review
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The New York TimesJeannette CatsoulisNov 7, 2024
Small and strange, Meanwhile on Earth seduces with its soft, barren beauty (the chilled cinematography is by Robrecht Heyvaert) and Dan Levy’s surreal score. Read full review
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IndieWireDavid EhrlichNov 7, 2024
Meanwhile on Earth is a film that feels more compelled by its premise than it is by its story, but Clapin is able to suffuse it with the same ethereal hauntedness that brought “I Lost My Body” to life. Read full review
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The Film StageJared MobarakJul 23, 2024
Northam is very good in the lead role. Read full review
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New York Magazine (Vulture)Bilge EbiriNov 8, 2024
Clapin has made a film that leaves us puzzled but also curious. Where he stumbles is in evoking the emotional charge he’s clearly aiming for. Meanwhile on Earth is beautiful, but alienating. Read full review
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Screen RantAbigail StevensNov 7, 2024
Meanwhile on Earth is an odd blend of genres that distracts from its arguments, even though the unresolved ending isn't really the problem. Read full review
60
IGNErik AdamsNov 7, 2024
A modest French sci-fi fable whose messages about letting go aren’t half as moving as the images surrounding them. Read full review
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Slant MagazineWilliam RepassSep 12, 2024
The overbearing plot of the film sadly obscures the humanity of its characters. Read full review
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The Hollywood ReporterJordan MintzerJul 17, 2024
If the film teeters unsteadily between sci-fi and psychology, it nonetheless confirms Clapin’s visual talents, which are backed by a dreamy score from Dan Levy, who also scored I Lost My Body. In its best moments, Meanwhile on Earth takes us beyond our desolate everyday lives to a place we can indeed dream of — and also witness on screen. Read full review
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