Iron Lung

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Iron Lung

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2h 7m

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The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.

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A psychological descent that keeps hope out of reach, Iron Lung may be a slow burn, but its mood and atmosphere still leave a lasting scorch.

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Dan Jolin

Empire Magazine

Feb 6

2/5

Despite Fischbach’s arguably admirable intent and exertion, this low-budget sci-fi horror makes Event Horizon look like 2001: A Space Odyssey.

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Rebecca Onion

Slate

Feb 6

Some sequences work better than others, but to his credit, Markiplier does deliver the intensity needed at the end, when Simon makes a desperate and impressively gruesome sacrifice.

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Keith Uhlich

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Feb 6

Markiplier’s lugubrious mo-pic is vanity project Tarkovsky with a soupçon of early Ridley Scott, and hell’s bells if that hodgepodge isn’t more-often-than-not impressive and effective.

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Doug Walker

Channel Awesome

2d

3 / 4

Required some homework afterwards as I was not familiar with the game it was based on, but the acting, atmosphere, and cinematography was so engaging, I enjoyed doing the research.

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Patrick Beatty

ABC4 Utah

4d

The middle is a bit meandering, but for a first-time filmmaker who also wrote, starred in, and edited, this is an admirable first entry in what could be a bright career.

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Rua Fay

Cinemasters

5d

Ultimately, Iron Lung ended up being a valiant effort that just wasn't strong enough to hold my attention, I hope Fischbach and company prove me wrong with their next project, if there ends up being one at all.

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Mr Hollywood

3h

Boring. You think it builds up to something but nope. It’s all pointless. Needed over an hour edited out.

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p

6h

HUGE WASTE OF TIME SAVE YOURSELF TWO HOURS OF YOUR LIFE

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Matthew

7h

Hy heat, Mark did a very impressive job for his first feature film

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Jack

8h

The acting is pretty good for a first-time independent actor on the big screen. It definitely felt slow, repetitive, and drawn out at times, but it’s not a big deal to me - I’m a sucker for atmosphere and psychological mind-bending horror, and this movie has plenty of it. Plot seemed to become progressively unclear and not always clearly communicated, but I can appreciate movies that are complex and require multiple watches to understand. Also, I found the VFX and cinematography to be amazing, not just “for an indie film” - just breathtaking in general.

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Knox G

9h

10/10 for effort. Great job Markiplier!!!

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Alfy

9h

truly one of the best adaptation of a game into the movie, Ive seen Mark on YouTube, but to actually watch him act in a movie was incredible, I may be biased but the horror and visuals are incredible and perfect to the game realy making you want more.

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Synopsis

The stars are gone. The planets have disappeared. Only individuals aboard space stations or starships were left to give the end a name -- The Quiet Rapture. After decades of decay and crumbling infrastructure, the Consolidation of Iron has made a discovery on a barren moon designated AT-5. An ocean of blood. Hoping to discover desperately needed resources they immediately launch an expedition. A submarine is crafted and a convict is welded inside. Due to the pressure and depth of the ocean the forward viewport has been encased in metal. If successful, they will earn their freedom. If not, another will follow. This will be the 13th expedition.

Director: Mark Edward Fischbach
Producer: Will Hyde, Jeff Guerrero
Screenwriter: Mark Edward Fischbach
Distributor: Markiplier Studios
Rating: R (Bloody Images|Some Gore|Language)
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jan 30, 2026, Wide
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)