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Astronaut

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Astronaut

Released Jul 26, 2019

1h 37m

Drama

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A lonely widower lies about his age to enter a lottery for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel on the first commercial flight to outer space. When his name gets drawn, he soon finds himself preparing for the ultimate adventure of his dreams.

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Critics Consensus

Astronaut can't quite escape the gravitational pull of its story's sentimental overtones, but Richard Dreyfuss keeps the film in a pleasantly diverting orbit.

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Robbie Collin

Daily Telegraph (UK)

For a film about the joy and value of expanding your horizons, whatever your age, its outlook is irksomely blinkered.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 27, 2020

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Danny Leigh

Financial Times

Dreyfuss remains as fine-tuned and charming an actor as he did the first time he stared longingly up at the heavens.

Rated: 3/5

May 6, 2020

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

Ultimately, I believed in this character, whose dreams were so obviously unfulfillable...I thought that worked rather well.

May 4, 2020

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Dallas King

Flick Feast

Richard Dreyfuss certainly proves that at the age of 72, he still has “The Right Stuff” with an out of this world performance that will move you to tears. A heart-warming tale of never given up on your dreams.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 10, 2022

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Lindsay Traves

Nightmarish Conjurings

A sweet story of an old man struggling with the feeling of outliving his own usefulness.

Feb 17, 2021

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Richard Crouse

Richard Crouse

Makes some obvious choices that prevent it from fully taking flight - a dance sequence at the nursing home is particularly awful - but has enough to say about aging and following your dreams to earn it a look for family audiences.

Rated: 2.5/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Audience Member

LOL, the greatest Richard Dreyfuss movie ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/28/23

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Audience Member

A charming movie, with an emotive story and a great performance from Richard Dreyfuss. Well done to Shelagh McLeod, the director. Loved it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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Audience Member

A descent movie. Nothing to write rave reviews but Dreyfuss does it well and really makes it seem believable. Good job Richard!!

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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What an uplifting film! Exactly what we need as an antidote to 2020. A sweet but not syrupy meditation on ageing, loneliness and the importance of family, with the overarching theme of never giving up on your dreams. As an old man bent on getting a ride in a space ship, Richard Dreyfuss hasn't been this good in years. This film really pulled an incredible performance out of him, but he wasn't the only one - the acting was superb across the board, with a special shout out to Krista Bridges who gives a stunning performance as Dreyfuss's daughter, trying to keep the family together and to keep the men in her life from self-imploding. There's a scene between her and her father that had me sobbing in the cinema - so much is said, with so few words, about their love. A testament to the nuanced writing as well as the acting. Watch this one with your parents, your kids, or anyone who needs to come away from the TV or cinema feeling hopeful and inspired.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/16/23

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Audience Member

Astronaut is a cute little film about hope. Richard Dreyfuss gives a great performance in the film that deals lot with about family issues, nursing homes in achieving your dreams. It’s a predictable film and corney in a few spots and it’s a smaller film it’s worth checking out. Nothing groundbreaking here just a small easy to watch little indie film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

05/18/20

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Audience Member

An honest, magical, yet incredibly moving story which is created, presented and acted in such a sensitive and touching way. You can't help but get soooo emotionally attached to these characters and the journey. Where this film will emotionally take you in only 90mins....is astonishing !! INCREDIBLE story telling and definitely accessible for all ages and people. No matter who you are or where you are ...you will find this story so warming, heartfelt and of course relatable. And that feeling is so up lifting. By the end of this film, I felt so inspired. There's nothing around quite like it !

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Synopsis

A lonely widower lies about his age to enter a lottery for a once-in-a-lifetime chance to travel on the first commercial flight to outer space. When his name gets drawn, he soon finds himself preparing for the ultimate adventure of his dreams.

Director: Shelagh McLeod
Producer: Jessica Adams, Sean Buckley
Screenwriter: Shelagh McLeod, Carolyn Saunders, Maureen Dorey
Distributor: Quiver Distribution
Production Co: Buck Productions, Eggplant Pictures
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Jul 26, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 26, 2019
Runtime: 1h 37m

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