Synopsis
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
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Cast
- Brad PittRoy McBride
- Tommy Lee JonesH. Clifford McBride
- Ruth NeggaHelen Lantos
- John OrtizLieutenant General Rivas
- Liv TylerEve
- Donald SutherlandThomas Pruitt
- Greg BrykChip Garnes
- Loren DeanDonald Stanford
- Kimberly EliseLorraine Deavers
- John FinnBrigadier General Stroud
Recommendations
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IndieWire
An awe-inspiring film. - 100
Total Film
Sublime and stupendous. Beautiful, bold and remarkably executed, this is Gray’s masterpiece, driven by a career-best turn from Pitt. - 100
The Guardian
It’s an extraordinary picture, steely and unbending and assembled with an unmistakable air of wild-eyed zealotry. Ad Astra, be warned, is going all the way - and it double-dares us to buckle up for the trip. - 90
TheWrap
A remarkably stylish and fascinating space drama. - 90
Screen Daily
Though principally a meditative experience, Ad Astra also makes room for some superb suspense sequences, resulting in a thought-provoking film with life-or-death stakes. - 80
Empire
Existential but also intimate, Ad Astra is a stunning, sensitive exploration of the space left by an absent parent — and the infinite void of actual space. - 80
Time Out
It’s often thrilling, occasionally improbable, sometimes confounding, but like its director, Ad Astra is never bound by the gravitational pull of the ordinary. Strap in. - 70
Vanity Fair
While visually and aurally stunning, James Gray’s latest film doesn’t explore anything new.
