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The Space Between Us

2017 · 121 min

A gentle, earnest teen romance with a fish-out-of-water road trip, mixing wonder and melancholy without much grit.

Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Drama
Tagline
What's your favorite thing about Earth?
Overview
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

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Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Genres
Romance, Science fiction, Drama
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Tone
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • love
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
Places
  • space
  • road trip
  • big city
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour3
Realism3
Romance6
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight6

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Genres
romance, science fiction, drama
Directed by
Peter Chelsom
Written by
Allan Loeb
Starring
Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino, Gary Oldman, Janet Montgomery, BD Wong, Trey Tucker, Scott Takeda
Music
Andrew Lockington
Cinematography
Barry Peterson
Runtime
121 min
Country
China, United States of America
Languages
English

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