Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds
2020 · Movie · PG · 98 min · ★ 6.5 · 85% critics
A globe-spanning documentary looks at meteorites, shooting stars, and the powerful impacts they leave behind, blending science with human stories and big questions. Along the way, it explores how these visitors from space shape culture, spark wonder, and invite us to rethink our place in the universe.
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
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Details
- Years
- 2020
- Release date
- 2020-09-10
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 85/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (95 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like reflective, atmospheric science documentaries that mix big ideas with travel and culture, similar to Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World; Not for you if you want fast pacing, clear explanations, or a strictly factual tone.
Pros: sweeping cosmic curiosity; striking locations; dreamlike mood | Cons: uneven storytelling; slow, gloomy pacing; awkward interview moments
Themes
- meteor
- meteorite
- space research
- crater
- meteor shower
- meteor crash
- space debris
- observational documentary
- night sky
- space mystery
- science and nature
- science documentary
- +2 more
Cast & crew
Werner Herzog
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Clive Oppenheimer
as Self
- SS
Simon Schaffer
as Self
- JL
Jon Larsen
as Self
Directed by Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer