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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Dan Jolin

Empire Magazine

20h

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

22h

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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1d

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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Roberto Tyler Ortiz

Geek Vibes Nation

46m

8/10

Iron Lung offers a uniquely suffocating descent into psychological and cosmic horror. It’s slow, weird, and draining in a way that feels oddly beautiful.

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Matt Konopka

Dread Central

14h

3.5/5

While Iron Lung could use a trim, director Mark Fischbach impresses with his blood-soaked, atmospheric feature horror debut.

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Mike McGranaghan

Aisle Seat

15h

3/4

A nerve-rattling descent into hell.

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grantges

48m

It’s what you would expect from a low budget movie directed by a YouTuber - my kids like Markiplier(sp?) so they enjoyed 2 hours of watching him in blood

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sarah

1h

Iron Lung: A Tragic Tribute Rooted in Markiplier’s Grief, Not Just a Video Game Fuck Cancer

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Liam U

1h

Cinematogrphy was good, but story was hard to follow.

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Luigi

2h

I can respect what this guys was able to do with no money. His acting was pretty good too. Doesn’t change the fact that it’s 2 hours of plotless boring nonsense, with no resolution.

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Void

3h

It's a really good movie! I think it stays true to the original feeling of the game while still being interesting. My only reason why I docked a star is because in many parts the audio is hard to understand, which isn't very good since that's the main way the story is told to us. I would recommend watching with captions.

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B8akaratn19

6h

Don't see this if you get claustrophobic or are over the age of fifty, unless your kid has been into Markiplier and goes with you to explain the setup. Themes of Tetsuo the Iron Man mixed with Shawshank Redemption dunked in GORE.

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Will Hyde

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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)