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Ad Astra

Movie · 2019 · 123 min

A quiet, introspective voyage through cold space that lingers on loneliness and fathers, beautiful and somber rather than thrilling.

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2019 film directed by James Gray
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Year
2019
Runtime
123 min
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • family
  • obsession
  • grief
  • identity
Places
  • space
  • military
Era
near-future
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror3
Humour1
Realism6
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness7
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

Details

Genres
science fiction, epic, thriller
Directed by
James Gray
Written by
James Gray, Ethan Gross
Starring
Brad Pitt, Donald Sutherland, Liv Tyler, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Natasha Lyonne, Jamie Kennedy, Kimberly Elise
Music
Max Richter
Cinematography
Hoyte van Hoytema
Runtime
123 min
Country
United States
Languages
English

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