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Ad Astra

  • 20192019
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  • 2h 3m
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Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the ... Read allAstronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.

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  • Director
    • James Gray
  • Writers
    • James Gray
    • Ethan Gross
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Ruth Negga
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    • James Gray
  • Writers
    • James Gray
    • Ethan Gross
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Ruth Negga
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    • 3.3KUser reviews
    • 464Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 16 wins & 77 nominations total

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    Top cast

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    Brad Pitt
    Brad Pitt
    • Roy McBride
    Tommy Lee Jones
    Tommy Lee Jones
    • H. Clifford McBride
    Ruth Negga
    Ruth Negga
    • Helen Lantos
    Donald Sutherland
    Donald Sutherland
    • Thomas Pruitt
    Kimberly Elise
    Kimberly Elise
    • Lorraine Deavers
    Loren Dean
    Loren Dean
    • Donald Stanford
    Donnie Keshawarz
    Donnie Keshawarz
    • Captain Lawrence Tanner
    Sean Blakemore
    Sean Blakemore
    • Willie Levant
    Bobby Nish
    Bobby Nish
    • Franklin Yoshida
    LisaGay Hamilton
    LisaGay Hamilton
    • Adjutant General Vogel
    John Finn
    John Finn
    • Brigadier General Stroud
    John Ortiz
    John Ortiz
    • Lieutenant General Rivas
    Freda Foh Shen
    Freda Foh Shen
    • Captain Lu
    Kayla Adams
    Kayla Adams
    • Female Flight Attendant
    Ravi Kapoor
    Ravi Kapoor
    • Arjun Dhariwal
    Liv Tyler
    Liv Tyler
    • Eve
    Elisa Perry
    Elisa Perry
    • Woman in White Pants…
    Daniel Sauli
    Daniel Sauli
    • Sal
    • (as Daniel S. Sauli)
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writers
      • James Gray
      • Ethan Gross
    • All cast & crew
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    • Trivia
      Director James Gray admitted to Empire magazine that he had to compromise with the studio on the ending of the movie to get the film green-lit and even with a major star/producer like Brad Pitt on board they still struggled for years to get it made.
    • Goofs
      Antimatter, when it comes into contact with normal matter, does not cause a "chain reaction," as is stated when Roy is being briefed about the Lima Project. When antimatter and matter come into contact, they mutually annihilate each other into pure energy, using Albert Einstein's E=mc2 equation (100% matter-to-energy conversion). There would be no possibility of an antimatter incident at Neptune affecting Earth, except for the one-time burst of energy that such an explosion would create.
    • Quotes

      Roy McBride: [Last lines] I'm steady, calm. I slept well, no bad dreams. I am active and engaged. I'm aware of my surroundings and those in my immediate sphere. I'm attentive. I am focused on the essentials, to the exclusion of all else. I'm unsure of the future but I'm not concerned. I will rely on those closest to me, and I will share their burdens, as they share mine. I will live and love.

    • Crazy credits
      There is no fanfare during the 20th Century Fox logo.
    • Connections
      Featured in Chris Stuckmann Movie Reviews: Ad Astra (2019)
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    User reviews3.3K

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    8/10
    Not a movie for everyone, but a must-watch if you're up for a slow but powerful movie
    Let me start off by saying that the movie's pacing is unusual (think of the pacing of Interstellar; constant progress), but unlike Interstellar, this movie's climax is not as strong- but that's not a bad thing.

    The whole movie is about how Brad Pitt is calm on the outside, but inside he is a storm of feelings. This can be a metaphor for space itself- always quiet, but is very complex inside.

    The end of the movie (without spoiling it) also works with that logic- there is no loud Inception horn, in fact, seemingly it's pretty relaxed, but you can still sense the tension and emotions going on.

    Now that's what I call "show don't tell"
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2019 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
      • Brazil
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Giải Mã Bí Ẩn Ngân Hà
    • Filming locations
      • Dumont Dunes, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • New Regency Productions
      • Bona Film Group
      • CAA Media Finance
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $90,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $50,188,370
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $19,001,398
      • Sep 22, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $127,461,872
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Atmos
      • IMAX 6-Track
      • Auro 11.1
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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