IMDb RATING
4.9/10
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A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.
- Awards
- 1 win
Whit K. Lee
- Featured in Civilian Astronaut Footage
- (as a different name)
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Did you know
- TriviaWorsley (Charles Baker) and Greenstreet (Anders Danielsen Lie) (the crew of the refuelling station) are both named after members of the crew of Ernest Shackleton's ill-fated Antarctic expedition of 1914-1917. They were the Captain and First Officer respectively, as they are in this film.
- GoofsThroughout the film, when Captain William Stanaforth communicates with Earth by, there is no delay in receiving a reply. The farther from Earth he is the delay would increase to many minutes between sending a signal and receiving a reply.
- Quotes
William D. Stanaforth: Our bodies are more space than matter. There's an unfathomable distance between each atom, each particle. What keeps us solid? Why don't we dissolve?
- ConnectionsReferenced in It Takes Two: Sol Brothers (2021)
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This movie is good. I honestly understand the bad rating, because its not mainstream and you need to understand the "zen-spirit" of it.You need to have sensitivity and some wisdom to appreciate a movie like this.Its atmospheric and poetic.Lets you experience space from an angle of basic reality and not heroism nor action.
The slow descend into madness, his monologues, it is good.
A good story isn't about a lot of action, a lot of events, it lies in the subtleties and how they come together.
Just a good movie. I guess, blade runner also had a bad reception when it was released. This movie is perhaps not meant for this generation of action spoiled viewers. I really hope this will get some appreciation along the line, so that we may see more of this quality. Real sci-fi fans will love this movie for what it is.
The slow descend into madness, his monologues, it is good.
A good story isn't about a lot of action, a lot of events, it lies in the subtleties and how they come together.
Just a good movie. I guess, blade runner also had a bad reception when it was released. This movie is perhaps not meant for this generation of action spoiled viewers. I really hope this will get some appreciation along the line, so that we may see more of this quality. Real sci-fi fans will love this movie for what it is.
- Johndemontaigne-32806
- Jun 7, 2016
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,232
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $6,476
- Jun 5, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $10,232
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Approaching the Unknown (2016) officially released in Canada in English?
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