Spaceman

R

Released Feb 22

1h 48m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Drama

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Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.

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Critics Consensus

Spaceman's poignant themes are partly brought to life by sensitive performances from a talented cast, but it fails to consistently engage with its most interesting ideas.

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Audience Says

Spaceman definitely isn't for everybody, but it does a decent job of adapting a slow, cerebral story that's easier to engage with in print.

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Robert Levin

Newsday

No matter how much Sandler makes the audience feel for Jakub, it can be hard to sustain an entire picture with nothing more than overarching sadness. And “Spaceman” never finds another register.

Rated: 2/4

Apr 8, 2024

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Tim Cogshell

FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)

It's a little too slow and a little too philosophical.

Mar 23, 2024

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Geoffrey Macnab

Independent (UK)

Spaceman is ultimately Sandler’s show but it’s one astronaut movie that ultimately seems very short on rocket fuel.

Rated: 2/5

Mar 7, 2024

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Kayla McCulloch

Metro Times (Detroit, MI)

Perhaps Sandler’s intention in playing Jakob was to have an excuse to beef up the portfolio with something more reserved than anything we’ve gotten from him before.

Jun 11, 2024

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James Mottram

South China Morning Post

For a while, the sight of Sandler talking to a sizeable spider has its moments. But director Johan Renck (Chernobyl) does not sustain interest into the final act, with a story that gets increasingly maudlin and sentimental.

Rated: 2.5/5

May 9, 2024

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Filipe Freitas

Always Good Movies

It’s a half-interesting, half-baked illustration weighed down by a listless melancholy that sedates more than inspires.

Rated: 2/5

Apr 18, 2024

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Steven S

This movie is largely an EQ and IQ check. If you are not a deep thinker that also features empathy then you won't get it/like it. Rule of thumb: if you are put off by things you find "weird" then don't watch this. You'll be wasting your time. Speed-wise, it has the pace it has to have to deliver the messages it wants to deliver. The acting is on point from all actors and the elements that make up a movie are executed beautifully. Also, let me make this clear: it's not meant to be scientifically realistic. That is not the point. And this is coming from a huge lover of hard sci-fi. Watch it with an open mind towards the human existence and it will be art that you will thoroughly enjoy.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

06/16/24

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Carl E

I only needed to watch the trailer to downgrade this film. The trailer shows a conversation between a European leader on Earth and an astronaut hanging way out by Jupiter and the conversation is simultaneous (!) as if it is taking place on Zoom!!! It takes forty minutes for a transmission to reach Jupiter and another forty minutes for a reply! So it would be impossible for a simultaneous conversation to take place! This is so boneheaded that the film has zero credibility and need not waste your time, my time, or anyone's time! Not even if you happen to be a bonehead yourself!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/14/24

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Andrei D

This level of slow and pretentious really needs to deliver, this does not

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

06/11/24

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Jose S

Love Adam Sandler, but just could not like this movie much. Simple, narrowed subject it addresses, and is slow to do it, which I dont mind, but couldve done alot more with it. Id have to put this one in the "One I wouldnt watch again or recommend to anyone" pile...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

06/10/24

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David F

I really, really appreciate that it took a shot at expressing deeper, difficult ideas that we humans don’t always like to think about. At times it got kinda cheesy and new agey, but I loved it for taking that chance.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Rob G

Good movie if you are the analytical type that like to ponder on the meaning of it all and what the movie was really about. Was the alien real? Was he reconciled with his wife in the end? Does he get to start over? Good questions....you decide.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

06/09/24

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Johan Renck

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Adam Sandler

Jakub

Carey Mulligan

Lenka

Kunal Nayyar

Peter

Isabella Rossellini

Commissioner Tuma

Paul Dano

Hanuš

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Synopsis

Six months into a solitary research mission to the edge of the solar system, an astronaut, Jakub (Adam Sandler), realizes that the marriage he left behind might not be waiting for him when he returns to Earth. Desperate to fix things with his wife, Lenka (Carey Mulligan), he is helped by a mysterious creature from the beginning of time he finds hiding in the bowels of his ship. Hanuš (voiced by Paul Dano) works with Jakub to make sense of what went wrong before it is too late.

Director: Johan Renck
Producer: Lia Buman, Reid Carolin, Tim Headington, Peter Kiernan, Michael Parets, Max Silva, Channing Tatum
Screenwriter: Colby Day
Distributor: Netflix
Production Co: Free Association, Tango Entertainment, Stillking Films
Rating: R (Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 22, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 1, 2024
Runtime: 1h 48m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)

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