Naked Singularity

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Naked Singularity

R

2021

1h 33m

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Mystery & Thriller

Drama

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Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he's trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client (Olivia Cooke) in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

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Critics Consensus

Naked Singularity has wild ambition and a talented lead on its side, but neither ingredient is enough to offset the film's clumsy jumble of tones and ideas.

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Kevin Maher

The Times (UK)

01/02/2022

2/5

The wait continues for a new movie worthy of the talents of John Boyega.

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Cath Clarke

Guardian

12/31/2021

2/5

Not even an impending apocalypse adds much in the way of urgency. Still, Boyega is very credible and at 29 he's beginning to look like a leading man with real gravitational pull. Likely he'll file this on his CV under misfire.

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Leslie Felperin

Financial Times

12/31/2021

2/5

Chase Palmer, the film's director and co-writer (with David Matthews), hacks away at this thick forest of high concepts and plot detail, but it all just keeps growing back, making for a tangled mess that's as irritating as a stroll through a nettle patch.

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Hector A. Gonzalez

The Movie Buff

09/08/2024

F

It doesn’t work for the entirety of its run-time, but somehow, it makes you want to stick with it to see what it does next. Unfortunately, the ending is as bad as its setup.

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Rick Bentley

KGET-TV (Bakersfield, CA)

08/10/2023

3.5/5

All the quirks of the courts are on full display here. Combine that with Boyega’s performance and the result is a hit.

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Ema Sasic

Next Best Picture

06/21/2022

5/10

Things feel too rushed throughout the film, and events get wrapped up too easily by the end.

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Michael

08/15/2021

Could have done without the whole great reset concept. It distracted from the flow of the movie.

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Andy S

@TheRuralJuror75 6d

I wish I could give all these other reviews a zero star. And I’m sad my review won’t save the bad rating. I’m still not sure what the problem is. The cast is great and the story is original. There’s no major plot holes and it s a great heist and quadruple double cross. Watch it. You won’t be sad you spent your time doing so.

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Papa R

@paparay74 Feb 4

The incredible Olivia Cooke can't save the bad acting the others contribute.

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Cam P

@Warooster Jan 27

A fantastic and original movie featuring big name actors and actress' most of not all have heard of. EASILY a B+-A rated film, and enjoyed every minute

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Jerod S

@jeroduptown Dec 27

Leads do their part at making this work, but there's too many ideas going on - the criminal justice system, drug cartels, systematic collapse...gets lost inside itself. Cooke is a beast.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/30/2025

Acting is getting worse.

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Synopsis

Naked Singularity tells the story of Casi (John Boyega), a promising young NYC public defender whose idealism is beginning to crack under the daily injustices of the very justice system he's trying to make right. Doubting all he has worked for and seeing signs of the universe collapsing all around him, he is pulled into a dangerous high-stakes drug heist by an unpredictable former client (Olivia Cooke) in an effort to beat the broken system at its own game.

Director: Chase Palmer
Producer: P. Jennifer Dana, Tony Ganz, Ross Jacobson, Ryan Stowell, Kevin J. Walsh
Screenwriter: Chase Palmer
Distributor: Screen Media
Production Co: Anton, Scott Free Productions, 3311 Productions, Wolf Films
Rating: R (Language Throughout|Drug Use|Sexual References|Some Violence)
Genre: Action, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 6, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2021
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.0K
Runtime: 1h 33m
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)