Solaris
2002 · Movie · PG-13 · 99 min · ★ 6.0 · 67% critics
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate strange occurrences aboard an isolated research station in orbit around a mysterious planet. As the crew grapples with unsettling, personal experiences, the investigation turns into a tense mystery about memory, grief, and what feels real.
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Details
- Years
- 2002
- Release date
- 2002-11-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 99 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.0/10 (1,451 votes)
- Box office
- $30,002,758
- Budget
- $47,000,000
About
You’ll like Solaris if you enjoy meditative, cerebral sci-fi that probes love, memory, and reality; Not for you if you want action-heavy answers, prefer straightforward mysteries like Contact, or seek fast thrills like The Martian.
Pros: haunting existential theme; dreamy mood; strong performances | Cons: slow pacing; unclear answers; divisive remake choices
Themes
- loss of sense of reality
- based on novel or book
- loss of loved one
- clone
- hallucination
- space travel
- grief
- space
- psychologist
- astronaut
- space station
- unusual phenomena
Cast & crew
George Clooney
as Chris Kelvin
Natascha McElhone
as Rheya
Viola Davis
as Gordon
Jeremy Davies
as Snow
Ulrich Tukur
as Gibarian
Michael Ensign
as Friend
John Cho
as DBA Emissary
Morgan Rusler
as DBA Emissary
Shane Skelton
as Gibarian's Son
Donna Kimball
as Mrs. Gibarian
Directed by Steven Soderbergh