The Platform

Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): March 20, 2020

6.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 295 Ratings

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LadyViper_23Jun 22, 2020

The most irritating thing about this movie it's that people really think it's so profund, meaningfull, innovative. So, men are bad, it's their nature, society is unjust and even more bad, it's intrinsic in human nature to be absolutelyThe most irritating thing about this movie it's that people really think it's so profund, meaningfull, innovative. So, men are bad, it's their nature, society is unjust and even more bad, it's intrinsic in human nature to be absolutely selfish and anyone is willing to do anything to survive. THANKS TO "THE PLATFORM" now I know these absolutely obvious concepts. This movie try so hard to be deep, to make a social criticism but it fails in the intent becouse of lack of plot, good directing and onestly the whole premise has not sense at all. I do not intend to make comments about the ending because it's really an offense to the spectator's intelligence. I go with 2/10 instead of 0 because panna cotta is my favourite dessert. What a waste of time.… Expand

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svoychikMar 26, 2020

The plot is really straightforward. Complete story has no explanation. Another one film to show how "bad" society is

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gameplayer911Mar 27, 2020

The premise of the movie is really stupid and makes no sense. The second act is not that bad but then the ending is terrible. In short: great image but stupid plot and no sense ending. stay away

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PanchogulApr 27, 2020

Debería llamarse El Obvio en vez de El Hoyo, que desagradable por tantas veces una misma palabra sea enunciada en una sola película, tiene sus mensajitos políticos sociales, pero no por eso es buena habiendo un montón de peliculas con eseDebería llamarse El Obvio en vez de El Hoyo, que desagradable por tantas veces una misma palabra sea enunciada en una sola película, tiene sus mensajitos políticos sociales, pero no por eso es buena habiendo un montón de peliculas con ese tipo de mensajes sin caer en lo pretencioso.… Expand

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Sputnik-IApr 2, 2020

I have watched a lot of dark films (Guinea Pig 2 anyone?) so I am no stranger to films that border on snuff. But by the end of this film, even I felt degraded and defiled. While the eponymous platform is an innovative basis on which the plotI have watched a lot of dark films (Guinea Pig 2 anyone?) so I am no stranger to films that border on snuff. But by the end of this film, even I felt degraded and defiled. While the eponymous platform is an innovative basis on which the plot unfolds, gratuitous levels of violence and disturbing imagery still need to be justified by a satisfactory denouement. Do not expect to find that here. Rather, watch the first half and make up your own ending. It will probably be better than the real one.… Expand

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ThomastreisabApr 6, 2020

Filme insconsistente e fraco. Roteiro ruim, dialogos pessimos, nao passa de um trabalho de colegial anticapitalista.

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SimaoOct 1, 2020

ive never been so mad at myself for watching a movie... what the **** did i just watch i want the last 1:30h back rn this is not a joke.....

the concept was decent but the execution was the worst thing i’ve ever seen. the acting was so badive never been so mad at myself for watching a movie... what the **** did i just watch i want the last 1:30h back rn this is not a joke.....

the concept was decent but the execution was the worst thing i’ve ever seen. the acting was so bad too and the entire movie is disgusting....

and all this for what?? for the "rich people bad
2 metaphor? like this is not how u do it.. omfg if marx saw this.....… Expand

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RudygerMay 17, 2020

Oh, not again, d**n it, not again ! I swear it happened 20+ times with those Netflix movies, having a simple plot but NO ending. I hate those movies !

The point ? Society = bad. Ending ? Non-existent. There, i saved you 1h30.

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DrakeUpCallFeb 7, 2021

The movie is about as subtle in its social commentary as the gratuitous violence on display. Their is literally dialogue to the effect of:
“why don’t we share” “What are you, a communist?”
So yeah, a good deal of the dialogue flat out feelsThe movie is about as subtle in its social commentary as the gratuitous violence on display. Their is literally dialogue to the effect of:
“why don’t we share” “What are you, a communist?”
So yeah, a good deal of the dialogue flat out feels like it’s written by an angsty teen who just discovered socialism. The concept is also similarly shallow. I’ll grant that the movie does slowly draw you in. So in essence what the movie has going for it was a good amount of intrigue as to what the protagonist was going to do to shake this little hell up. Unfortunately the ending only left a hollow feeling for me in its poor execution. The worst part is, you come to the realisation that the protagonist could have not bothered himself in the slightest and the ending could have worked out just the same.… Expand

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SiomeAug 8, 2021

The movie appears to be inteligent but in fact, it is completly stupid. A lot of inconstancies, paradoxes, errors, bad knowlege of the story writer... VERY BAD movie. Unless you want to appear intelligent to stupid people.

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86itMay 7, 2020

Задумка интересная, исполнение нет. Не предназначен для просмотра всем. Отвратительно

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NightggAug 15, 2020

Holy **** **** of movie give me back my time, 3mendous zurhoyo. There are better things to do instead of wasting your time watching this ****

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ArshiaBorjaliDec 26, 2020

This is what happens when we build a house for a door (instead of building a house and then put doors in it); An exotic, dirty and cluttered movie. Dirty but not necessarily in the visual meaning but in the cinematic meant. The director doesThis is what happens when we build a house for a door (instead of building a house and then put doors in it); An exotic, dirty and cluttered movie. Dirty but not necessarily in the visual meaning but in the cinematic meant. The director does not know what he wants to do at all, the camera angles, the frames, the compositions and everything are completely in the air, he just knows he wants to beat capitalism but he does not know how and for this purpose, which is what He does not do well, he comes to the great art of cinema and insults it with this film. A film must first become a cinematic work and then speak, first a house must be built and then several doors must be left for it, it is not possible to throw an ideology in the middle and make a film around it, of course, if it is possible to call this film, a film! Symbolism and the use of symbols are correct when the director does not shout with every dialogue and every scene that this object is a symbol! The symbol should not be completely revealed to be a symbol. If he is going to make a symbolic film, he must first know how, then put signs in his symbols, not to turn the whole film into a bunch of ridiculous symbols. From one place, the director does not even remember what his goal was and enters another phase, which he thinks is a revolution. Not only he does not understand and show the revolution, but he forces his two main characters, who are not characters at all, to beat everyone so that they can only get food to the final stage! you are kidding! How do these movements represent revolution, leftism, and helping others? They go downstairs and beat everyone, and finally they feed their ridiculous symbol (the dessert) to the child and send him down to, for example, when she returns to the top floor, the tyrants become surprised! So what? what will happen! Did the film become a leftist film? Did it promote revolution and resistance? Did it help everyone and save them? Never. In general, it can be said that "Platform" is a disgusting, ridiculous and shameless film that insults both the cinema and its audience, and there is no cinematic or ideal value in it, and in the humblest case, even a slogan.… Expand

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ChupinacasSep 23, 2020

La peli se puede describir como: Un episodio mediocre de Black Mirror pero hecho en España, lo que supone actuaciones reguleras y lo que es peor, que muchas veces no se les entienda un carajo al hablar por falta de vocalización (y ya no teLa peli se puede describir como: Un episodio mediocre de Black Mirror pero hecho en España, lo que supone actuaciones reguleras y lo que es peor, que muchas veces no se les entienda un carajo al hablar por falta de vocalización (y ya no te digo nada cuando aparece la del acento andaluz).
Pretenciosa en su pésimo intento de criticar el capitalismo y las clases sociales reduciéndolo a lo absurdo.
Se supone que tiene el Goya a los mejores efectos especiales, lo que dice mucho del nivel que tenemos en nuestro país.

En resumen un castañaco de hora y media con su dosis de mensajito político.… Expand

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kokowz198Dec 23, 2020

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. this movie is ultra mega ass.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................… Expand

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HellHoleHorrorFeb 16, 2022

This does have a lot of promise and interest. On the positive side it’s a high-concept social experiment horror, on the negative side I just can’t get over the broken socio-economical reasoning and lack on physics! These are the exact sameThis does have a lot of promise and interest. On the positive side it’s a high-concept social experiment horror, on the negative side I just can’t get over the broken socio-economical reasoning and lack on physics! These are the exact same issues I had with Cube (1997). You really want to understand the reasoning of the characters and the people that built the facility but it’s left so open and so illogical from any view that you become disconnected and ultimately lose interest before the conclusion. For The Platform I would say that the ending is especially disappointing and no matter how much thought I put into it I cannot work out what on earth they were getting at. Maybe it got lost in translation. Ultimately this has an interesting concept over-stretched and lacking reasoning, unless you are smarter than me and have been able to figure it out!… Expand

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