Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

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Fireball: Visitors From Darker Worlds

2020

1h 37m

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A journey across the planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars and deep impacts have awoken wonder about other realms -- and make people rethink their destinies.

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Critics Consensus

Much like the cosmic debris it investigates, Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is made up of heavy stuff -- but it lights up the screen thanks to Werner Herzog's infectious awe.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

ABC Radio (Australia)

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is an absorbing look into how this cosmic phenomenon has inspired human civilisation itself.

Rated: 4/5

Nov 18, 2020

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Brian Tallerico

RogerEbert.com

A film that can be a bit dry when Oppenheimer leads the scientific discussion but that springs back to life when Herzog the filmmaker allows his awe to come through the camera.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 13, 2020

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds is an awestruck movie about awe.

Rated: 4.5/5

Nov 13, 2020

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Erick Estrada

Cinegarage

Herzog's reflections on meteorites are hallucinating. [Full review in Spanish]

Nov 2, 2022

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Carson Timar

Clapper

Despite its slower moments, the film carries a weight and finds enough unique points of conversation to stand out and feel like an inspired effort.

Feb 22, 2022

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Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

Werner Herzog takes us to meteorite school. Cool. We are all space dust, except for Herzog; he's Bavarian.

Rated: A

Feb 1, 2022

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Daniel B

Lacked focus but the variety of places they travel to and the different stories, I found interesting.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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ryan c

I watched it truly interested in the subject matter and there were a few times I was floored by what it was showing. But the producer narrator and host were so unprofessional and juvenile in their demeanor. I turned it off halfway through after he made his third off putting comment.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/30/25

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Andrés T

If I could give it zero stars I would, this documentary is awful, there is nothing professional or serious about this work, it seems like they brought the producer of Carpool Karaoke to make a documentary, the comments they make are unnecessary, scientists who don't look like scientists, everything looks very fake and forced, Chicxulub is not a hotel complex, Amanda Miguel? Really? As a soundtrack? This documentary is a joke.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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spencer p

While it travels intriguing social-scientific ground, Werner Herzog's methodical approach to it doesn't make it stick to my mind.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

A trascendental work of art...

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/17/23

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raphael g

Good stuff! Herzog is always so enthusiastic.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Synopsis

A journey across the planet and universe explores how meteorites, shooting stars and deep impacts have awoken wonder about other realms -- and make people rethink their destinies.

Director: Werner Herzog, Clive Oppenheimer
Producer: André Singer, Lucki Stipetic
Screenwriter: Werner Herzog
Production Co: Sandbox Films, Werner Herzog Filmproduktion, Spring Films
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 13, 2020
Runtime: 1h 37m

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