Save Yourselves!

Name: Save Yourselves!
Genre: Sci-Fi, Comedy
Released: October 2, 2020
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 67
Cast: Amy Sedaris, Ben Sinclair, Gary Richardson, Jo Firestone, Johanna Day

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levelFILM | Release Date: October 2, 2020 | R

Starring: Amy Sedaris, Ben Sinclair, Gary Richardson, Jo Firestone, Johanna Day, John Early, John Reynolds, Stephen Koepfer, Sunita Mani, Zenobia Shroff

Summary: Jack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are a hip Brooklyn couple who, like many of their friends, find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing to unplug fromJack (John Reynolds) and Su (Sunita Mani) are a hip Brooklyn couple who, like many of their friends, find themselves dependent on technology and unable to put down their phones. Fearing their mindless scrolling may impact their connection with each other, they seize the chance to head to an isolated cabin in the woods, vowing to unplug from the outside world for a week. Sheltered from texts and push notifications, they are blissfully unaware that the planet is under attack. As strange events unfold, the couple must figure out a way back to civilization—or what’s left of it.… Expand

Director: Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 93 min

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Mike D'Angelo

Sep 30, 2020

Save Yourselves! didn’t have the budget to pull off its ambitiously bizarre and essentially unresolved ending (which might not have been satisfying even had it been fully realized—it’s really way out there, quite literally), but it gets the small things just right, and that’s far more important. Read full review

Alex Saveliev

Feb 20, 2021

In a miserable year filled with grim cinematic fare, this eminently re-watchable science-fiction comedy provides a much-needed spark of lighthearted exultation. Read full review

Jocelyn Noveck

Oct 1, 2020

A diversion like Save Yourselves! might just save your week. Read full review

Bilge Ebiri

Sep 30, 2020

Save Yourselves! is a small movie about small people doing small things in the face of a (mostly unseen) big event. If it plays things a little too safe at times, that’s probably because it has to. And besides, it’s charming enough that you may not notice, or care. Read full review

Stephanie Zacharek

Oct 2, 2020

Save Yourselves! was completed well before the pandemic hit—it played at Sundance in January — but it’s one of those works that has magically landed at the right time. It takes itself just seriously enough, but not too seriously. Read full review

Kristen Yoonsoo Kim

Oct 1, 2020

The quirky Save Yourselves! is not necessarily a genre reinventor but a good example of how much fun you can have on a non-studio budget. Read full review

Jake Cole

Sep 28, 2020

The film fails to use its millennial characters to investigate contemporary attitudes about the possibility of world annihilation. Read full review

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festooned

Oct 4, 2020

Original and funny - loved the performances. What’s particularly great about it is how unafraid it is to be earnest

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206John

Oct 5, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I went in to this with low expectations but I thoroughly enjoyed it, the end of the world couldn’t be funnier… Expand

0 of 1 users found this helpful01

obstinate

Jan 13, 2022

I thought the dynamic between the leading couple was really adorable. Yes, they are a little device addicted, but they also care about each other and treat each other well. They are both a little neurotic without it being overbearing, and the various touches of romance and affectionI thought the dynamic between the leading couple was really adorable. Yes, they are a little device addicted, but they also care about each other and treat each other well. They are both a little neurotic without it being overbearing, and the various touches of romance and affection throughout especially the first part really work for me. The light alien horror element was done reasonably well, although that was secondary to the character relationships for me. This is *not* an incisive social commentary, but it is a fun movie.… Expand

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TVJerry

Oct 4, 2020

John Reynolds and Sunita Mani play a hip Brooklyn couple who are typically attached to their devices. In an attempt to reconnect with each other, they disconnect from the world to spend a weekend in an isolated cabin. While there, the planet endures an alien invasion that eventually involvesJohn Reynolds and Sunita Mani play a hip Brooklyn couple who are typically attached to their devices. In an attempt to reconnect with each other, they disconnect from the world to spend a weekend in an isolated cabin. While there, the planet endures an alien invasion that eventually involves them. The beginning of the movie effectively portrays the self-indulgent narcissism of this hipster culture along with their reliance on social media. However, when it’s time for the extraterrestrial encounters, there’s little suspense and the comic moments are slight…a lot more distressed ranting than action. Overall, this is a low-budget indie with an promising concept and admirable intentions that aren’t always achieved.… Expand

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Brent_Marchant

Oct 10, 2020

What's been billed as a hip comedy about a millennial couple trying to personally reconnect with one another in the midst of an alien invasion they know nothing about may be incisive in its social commentary, but it's virtually devoid of laughs (so where is the comedy?). This overly talky,What's been billed as a hip comedy about a millennial couple trying to personally reconnect with one another in the midst of an alien invasion they know nothing about may be incisive in its social commentary, but it's virtually devoid of laughs (so where is the comedy?). This overly talky, slowly paced, hyper-analytical slog is about as entertaining as a root canal. And the real shame here is that this could have been an excellent premise for being both observant and funny. "Save Yourselves!" may indeed be an appropriate title, but mainly as an admonition to would-be viewers to stay away and save themselves the price of admission.… Expand

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White_Bear

Oct 31, 2020

I think before production at least two guys were drugged by aliens. The screen writer and director. But they missed their epinephrine shot.

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danzam

Apr 2, 2023

The two main characters are boring, insufferable, aggravating, annoying people. The movie is boring, nothing happens but a lot of inane yammering by two morons. I knew they were idiots but they proved it when they choose CNN first for a news source. Do yourself a favor and avoid this like a plague.

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