Ad Astra
2019 · Movie · PG-13 · 123 min · ★ 6.1 · 82% critics
In a near-future space age, a calm but emotionally distant astronaut is sent on a dangerous mission across the solar system when mysterious energy surges threaten Earth. As the journey grows more personal, the story balances survival, isolation, and questions about what truly matters.
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Details
- Years
- 2019
- Release date
- 2019-09-17
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 123 min
- Critic score
- 82/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.1/10 (7,239 votes)
- Box office
- $127,461,872
- Budget
- $90,000,000
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you liked the reflective mood of First Man or the space tension of Gravity, but want something more introspective; Not for you if you need constant action or a brisk pace.
Pros: striking space visuals; thoughtful emotional themes; strong central performance | Cons: very slow pace; heavy narration; uneven action detours
Themes
- moon
- planet mars
- loss of loved one
- astronaut
- moon colony
- solar system
- solitude
- spacewalk
- father son relationship
- near future
- planet neptune
- space walk
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2020 · nominated
Cast & crew
Brad Pitt
as Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones
as H. Clifford McBride
Liv Tyler
as Eve
Ruth Negga
as Helen Lantos
Donald Sutherland
as Thomas Pruitt
Kimberly Elise
as Lorraine Deavers
Loren Dean
as Donald Stanford
Donnie Keshawarz
as Captain Lawrence Tanner
Sean Blakemore
as Willie Levant
Bobby Nish
as Franklin Yoshida
Directed by James Gray