Ad Astra fingerprintHigh energy, strong craft, a touch of humor.
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and wondrous
Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
The future, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Tense and spectacular
Builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Ad Astra is tense and spectacular. The story builds slowly, so the intensity comes in waves.
Melancholic and wondrous
Much of it is about family.
Emotionally, it's melancholic and wondrous. Much of it is about family.
A little humor
Not a comedy at heart.
Expect a little humor.
The future, family, and the mind
Lived-in and easy to get lost in.
Its world is built around the future, family, and the mind. The setting feels lived-in and easy to get lost in. It leaves some questions open.
Standout direction, performances, and characters
The direction, performances, and characters stand out.
Standout cinematography, score, and sound design
Look and sound: the cinematography, score, and sound design stand out.
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The answers we seek are just outside our reach.
Overall: Similar vibe.
Quick answers from GoodWatch data.
Ad Astra is included with a subscription to Hulu, fuboTV, YouTube TV, and FXNow in the United States. You can watch it free with ads on FXNow. You can also rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, and YouTube. All links in Where to Watch go to these licensed services.
Mostly. It's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 70/100 (IMDb 6.5, Rotten Tomatoes 83%, and Metacritic 80). The GoodWatch score combines critic and audience ratings.
It's rated PG-13 in the United States. Content advisories: violence.
2 h 3 min
Ad Astra runs 2 h 3 min.
Not quite. Critics rate Ad Astra higher (82) than audiences (56). It may be more rewarding than it is crowd-pleasing.
Roughly broke even. It cost about $88 million to make and earned $127 million worldwide, 1.5 times its budget.
It was made in English, with some Norwegian. Produced in Brazil, China, United States.
+79GoodWatch finds legal streaming, rental, or purchase options for Ad Astra in 93 countries. Pick any of them in Where to Watch to see the local services.
TV Tropes lists 103 storytelling tropes for Ad Astra, including Like Father, Like Son, Orange/Blue Contrast, Broken Faceplate.
6.5
