Ad Astra (2019)

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.

Director:

James Gray

Writers:

James Gray, Ethan Gross

Stars:

Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 12 wins & 58 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Brad Pitt	...	Roy McBride
Tommy Lee Jones	...	H. Clifford McBride
Ruth Negga	...	Helen Lantos
Donald Sutherland	...	Thomas Pruitt
Kimberly Elise	...	Lorraine Deavers
Loren Dean	...	Donald Stanford
Donnie Keshawarz	...	Captain Lawrence Tanner
Sean Blakemore	...	Willie Levant
Bobby Nish	...	Franklin Yoshida
LisaGay Hamilton	...	Adjutant General Vogel
John Finn	...	Brigadier General Stroud
John Ortiz	...	Lieutenant General Rivas
Freda Foh Shen	...	Captain Lu
Kayla Adams	...	Female Flight Attendant
Ravi Kapoor	...	Arjun Dhariwal

Storyline

Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

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Plot Keywords:

astronaut | outer space | father son relationship | moon | missing father | 

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Taglines:

The Answers We Seek Are Just Outside Our Reach

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for some violence and bloody images, and for brief strong languag

Did You Know?

Trivia

Brad Pitt and Ruth Negga previously co-starred in World War Z (2013).

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Goofs

When Roy is watching the Lima Mutiny Classified Briefing the timer on the screen starts counting up from zero, implying that it is timing the recording. After the introduction, the timer again starts at zero as Roy's father gives an apparently uninterrupted and unedited speech. However, subsequent times shown on screen do not match up with the actual time passed, in fact, jump back and forth significantly.

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Quotes

Roy McBride: The attack it was full of rage. I understand that rage. I've seen that rage in my father and I've seen that rage in me. Because I'm angry that he took off. He left us. You know but when I look at that anger, if I push it aside and just put it away all I see is hurt. I just see pain. I think it keeps me walled off walled off from relationships and opening myself up and, you know, really caring for someone. And I don't know how to get past that.I don't know how to get around that. And it worries ...

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Crazy Credits

There is no fanfare during the 20th Century Fox logo.

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Connections

Referenced in WatchMojo: Top 10 Movies That Should Be on Your Radar This Fall (2019)

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Soundtracks

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Written and Performed by Nils Frahm
Courtesy of Erased Tapes Music

User Reviews

How the screenplay can ruin a movie

I went to see Ad Asta yesterday evening. After the superb images in Gravity or Interstellar, I was curious to see what 2019 brings. I wasn't disappointed, the movie is very well shot, the Space images are well made, deep sky, the Planets, the Moon, really nice.

However, I think the movie was ruined by its screenplay which lacks of coherence. The story is really weak and undeveloped. There are many fractures in the reality of space travelling,

You almost have the feeling that the screenplay was written to have a support for the images, nothing more.

So yeah, I give this movie a 6 and I'm sad to see how a possible epic movie is ruined by a weak screenplay.

Details

Official Sites:

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Country:

China USA Brazil

Language:

English Norwegian

Release Date:

20 September 2019 (USA)

Also Known As:

Ad Astra

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$90,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$19,001,398, 22 September 2019

Gross USA:

$50,188,370

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$127,461,872

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Regency Productions, Bona Film Group, CAA Media Finance

Technical Specs

Runtime:

123 min

Sound Mix:

SDDS Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) IMAX 6-Track Auro 11.1 Datasat 12-Track Digital Sound (IMAX version) Dolby Surround 7.1

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1