Trailer
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DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
NOVA captures New Horizons' historic flyby of Pluto, the culmination of the spacecraft's nine-year, three-billion-mile journey to reveal the first ever detailed images of this strange, icy world at the very edge of our solar system.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Skip it if
- You want something to laugh at
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 78GoodWatch 64
IMDb7.8
Running time
54 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 documentaries, −42 min on the typical 96
typical 9654Half of all documentaries run 89–107 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries
Released
2015
July 15, 2015
11 years ago
Genre
DocumentaryLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- GUnited States
Yes: it's rated G in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesLittle or none
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightParty VibeIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-ProvokingDirecting · 1
- Terri Randall Director, Writer, Producer
Production · 8
- David Grinspoon Consulting Producer
- Laurie Cahalane Coordinating Producer
- Linda Callahan Production Coordinator
- Peggah Navab Associate Producer
- Leslie Mullen Associate Producer
- Leora Randall-Tavori Researcher
Camera · 2
- Steven Baum Camera Operator
- Joseph Friedman Camera Operator
Editing · 1
- Jedd Ehrmann Editor
Sound · 1
- Paul Schmitz Sound Recordist
Visual Effects · 5
- Dan Durda Animation
- Ed Bell Animation
- Joe Tucciarone Animation
- Brian Edgerton Animation
- Ron Miller Animation
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