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Coma

Coma

202282 minNot RatedMidcredits score: 45th percentile of all films
Director
Bertrand Bonello
Starring
Julia Faure, Louise Labèque, Mathilde Riu, Violette Guillon

Amidst a period of unprecedented world events, an eighteen-year-old girl’s life is placed on hold. Isolated in her bedroom, she falls under the spell of the mysterious vlogger Patricia Coma. As time carries on, the lines between her dreams, fears, hopes, and reality begin to blur into one another.

Where to watch

Where can I watch Coma?

As of October 24, 2026, MovieCove lists Coma streaming on Film Movement Plus via Prime Video and to rent or buy on Prime Video.

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Highlights

What stands out about Coma?

Coma earns 2 badges, led by One of a kind and Award Winner.

  • Craft and mood
  • Awards and box office

Reception

Is Coma worth watching?

Coma's Midcredits score is the 45th percentile of all films, from 6.6K ratings across 5 sources. 43% 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

43rd percentile among Drama46th percentile among 2020s
Acclaim (how much people like it)48th
Approval (how many liked it)42nd

61 /100

48th percentile of all films

47th percentile among Drama50th percentile among 2020s

Critics 64 · Audience 61

Critics and audiences broadly agree.

Rating distribution

A broad spread centered near 5.9 — solid but not unanimous.

43% liked it

42nd percentile of all films

39th percentile among Drama44th percentile among 2020s
43% rated it 7–1057% rated it 1–6

Awards

0 Oscars won · 0 Oscar noms · 1 wins / 5 noms overall

Reach

How many have seen it

71st percentile

6.6K ratings across platforms

73rd percentile among Drama70th percentile among 2020s
TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 18% in 30 days

Box office

Budget€250K

In euro, not converted to dollars.

What reviewers say

Common ground

The film is a deliberately fragmented, avant-garde lockdown story that prioritizes surreal mood over conventional storytelling.

Fans praised

  • daring formal mashup of live-action, animation, and video art
  • incisive portrait of pandemic-era anxiety and mortality
  • keeps viewer on edge despite fragmented structure

Detractors panned

  • unfocused and undisciplined narrative
  • stream-of-consciousness style that drains emotional investment
  • isolated characters fail to generate dramatic oxygen

What stands out

OriginalityDivisive85

inventive mashup of styles defies pandemic-film conventions

AtmosphereDivisive75

surreal, dreamlike lockdown immersion

Emotional impactDivisive60

captures uncertainty and anxiety of quarantine

TensionDivisive60

keeps viewer on edge but often scattered

DialogueDivisive55

stylized philosophical influencer monologues

EndingDivisive50

cohesion emerges late but divisive resolution

Plot and storyDivisive45

fragmented, stream-of-consciousness structure with loose cohesion

PacingDivisive45

unfocused and undisciplined rhythm

Watch experience

What is Coma like to watch?

Conclusions only — categories and positions, no plot detail.

Mind-bender: browse every movie of this kind

Watch this when you want a puzzle and can give it your full attention.

It swings between moods and leaves you unsettled. Skip it when you can only half-watch or you want every question answered.

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

What it asks of you

Your full attention and a taste for open questions.

What it feels like

Mind-bender.

Moods
DreadContemplativeAbsurd
Heaviest: throughout
Wry humor: Amused and slightly dry about it.
Register
Dreamlike · 2% of films: Logic gives way to atmosphere and association.Brooding: Heavy, inward, weather-beaten.
The answer rests on this: Told as
Nonlinear · 6% of films: Events shown out of chronological order.Episodic · 13% of films: Loosely connected incidents rather than one driving plot.
ToneThe film treats its surreal content with earnest seriousness, blending dreamlike sequences with a brooding atmosphere about isolation and mortality.
The rideThe film sustains an uneasy, dreamlike dread throughout, punctuated by surreal and absurdist sequences, with the emotional pressure never really letting up from the opening lockdown frame to the closing environmental imagery.
StructureThe narrative moves fluidly between dream sequences and reality, with no conventional chronological order, presenting a series of dream episodes.

How it leaves you

what you carry away

Unsettled.

UnsettlingThought-provoking
Why it leaves you this wayThe film lingers as an unsettling meditation on isolation, mortality, and the blurring of dreams and reality.
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).
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%: Hubris 1% · Obsession 2% · Corruption arc 2% · 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% (this title)

No archetype fits — true of 22% of films: ensemble pieces, satire, slice-of-life.

Why this archetypeThe film is a surreal character study of a teenage girl's psyche during lockdown, driven by internal exploration rather than an external plot.

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 filmsSelfIdentitySelf
Every theme, clockwise from the top
  • Bonds 27%: Romantic love 15% · Marriage 2% · Family bonds 21% · Parenthood 2% · Friendship 9% · Loyalty 4%
  • Self 22% (this title): Identity 14% (this title) · Coming of age 5% · Aging under 1% · Self-worth 7% · Ambition 7% · Purpose 9% · Memory 3% · Obsession 3%
  • Power 7%: Power 2% · Corruption 3% · 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% · Mortality 2% (this title) · Grief 6% · Trauma 7% · Mental illness 1% · Addiction 1% · Illness and disability under 1%
  • Society 9%: Community 14% · Isolation 5% (this title) · 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%

Self

Identity · 14% of filmsIsolation · 5% of filmsMortality · 2% of films
Interrogates its theme: Questions its theme without settling the answer.Intimate stakes: Consequences reach a person or a household.Single lead
How it treats its themeThe unnamed teenage girl's sense of self dissolves as she loses herself in dreams and online content, her identity shaped by external voices and a manipulative influencer, against the backdrop of pandemic isolation and a confrontation with mortality.
StanceThe film interrogates the teenage girl's identity as it is pulled between reality and dream, questioning how the self is shaped by online manipulation and isolation without settling on an answer.

The world

ContemporaryDomesticAlternate dimensionMagical realism
AmbientElectronicSupportive music · hybrid
SettingA teenage girl's bedroom during pandemic lockdown, blurring into dreamscapes and online spaces.
MusicLikely a blend of electronic score and diegetic online sounds to accompany the dreamlike and digital atmosphere, though details are unconfirmed from the synopsis.

Content guide

Is Coma okay for kids?

Not Rated

Coma is not rated.

Ratings in 2 other countries
  • UK12
  • FranceTP

No detailed content scores for this title yet.

What content warnings does Coma have?

Not screened for content warnings yet.

Cast and crew

Who is in Coma?

Cast

1 of the cast already had the standing of a top-10% working actor.

Julia Faure
as Patricia Coma
Career best: Their highest-reaching film role by billing, audience size and rating.Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Louise Labèque
as L'adolescente
Mathilde Riu
as Amie réunion Zoom
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Violette Guillon
as Amie réunion Zoom
Newcomer: A standing when this film came out that sits in the bottom quarter of working actors today.
Laetitia Casta
as Sharon
Gaspard Ulliel
as Scott
Vincent Lacoste
as Nicholas
Top draw: One of the 3 biggest draws in this cast: billing here weighted by career star power.
Louis Garrel
as Dr. Ballard
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.
Anaïs Demoustier
as Ashley
Veteran: 15 or more years in, with as much work as the typical long-career actor.
Ninon François
as Tess

Crew

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