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Ad Astra

  • 2019
  • PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
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Brad Pitt in Ad Astra (2019)
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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.

  • Director
    • James Gray
  • Writers
    • James Gray
    • Ethan Gross
  • Stars
    • Brad Pitt
    • Tommy Lee Jones
    • Ruth Negga
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    270K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,652
    811
    • Director
      • James Gray
    • Writers
      • James Gray
      • Ethan Gross
    • Stars
      • Brad Pitt
      • Tommy Lee Jones
      • Ruth Negga
    • 3.5KUser reviews
    • 466Critic reviews
    • 80Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 13 wins & 76 nominations total

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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
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    • Trivia
      Unlike several contemporary films where CGI is used to depict the spacecraft and the vast space, director James Gray decided to use practical effects like models and props for the spacecraft exterior shots. Also, instead of using CGI for planets, he decided to use still images to portray the surface of the planets. This same technique was used in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
    • Goofs
      The distance from Tycho crater (where Roy lands on the Moon) to the center of Farside (where the "Cepheus" is located) is roughly 1,700 miles. Traveling at the speed shown and assuming no stops, Roy's lunar rover would take a couple of days to get there.
    • 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)
    • Soundtracks
      Says
      Written and Performed by Nils Frahm

      Courtesy of Erased Tapes Music

    User reviews3.5K

    Featured review
    6/10

    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.
    • costin2004
    • Sep 18, 2019
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    • Release date
      • September 20, 2019 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • China
      • Brazil
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • English
      • Norwegian
    • Also known as
      • Ad Astra. Hacia las estrellas
    • Filming locations
      • Dumont Dunes, California, USA(Mars scenes)
    • 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
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Tech 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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