Prospect

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Prospect

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Released Nov 2, 2018

1h 38m

Sci-Fi

Adventure

Mystery & Thriller

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A man and his teenage daughter encounter nonstop danger while searching for valuable gems on an alien moon.

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Fueled by character development and setting instead of special effects, Prospect is a sci-fi story whose style is defined - and enriched -- by its limitations.

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Cary Darling

Houston Chronicle

The defiantly lo-fi "Prospect" is a smartly entertaining throwback that doesn't need a Marvel movie's worth of CGI to make its point.

Rated: 3.5/5

Nov 9, 2018

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Noel Murray

Los Angeles Times

The film balances genre thrills with a detailed depiction of prospecting on an alien world, created via a mix of practical locations (shot in a damp Northwestern forest) and some psychedelic digital backdrops.

Nov 5, 2018

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

It's rare to see a sci-fi movie that genuinely has a true grit to it, a characteristic that bolsters its screenplay through its more underwhelming passages.

Rated: 3/4

Nov 2, 2018

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Monisha Ravisetti

CNET

Watch 2018's Prospect for the story, of course, but also for the impeccable aesthetic.

Mar 21, 2023

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Miles Surrey

The Ringer

Prospect is largely indebted to old-school westerns—the lawless pursuit of these gems is akin to an interstellar gold rush—and Pascal’s character fits into the equation as the charming gunslinger archetype.

Feb 10, 2023

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Brian Eggert

Deep Focus Review

The small details throughout Prospect, which have obviously been thought through and labored over, do much to immerse the viewer in the intense situations.

Rated: 3.5/4

Mar 3, 2022

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Richard W

Simple. But interesting & entertaining.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/28/25

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Slava C

OK-ish low budget sci-fi. Actually, looks like a casting for The Last Of Us. The same story -- Pedro Pascal, a girl that is not his daughter, building relationships, post-apocalyptic world (an other planet, but whatsoever), etc.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

08/25/25

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Chicken M

Id like it if Pedro wasn't init

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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Mirocko B

Close to perfect. Must love sci-fi.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

08/12/25

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jj m

Without the over the top CGI and big budget, this movie was engaging, well written and well executed. The cast did a great job. A movie about human nature , survival and human dynamics.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

08/03/25

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Enrique S

I am not a movie critic, and this is actually the first time I've taken the time to leave a review — simply because I genuinely enjoyed this film. Honestly, I wasn't expecting it to be this good. I found it really refreshing to see a sci-fi movie that avoids the usual, modern clichés. Instead of showing a super sleek, minimalistic future filled with thin glass screens (like everything was designed by Apple), Prospect builds a world that feels grounded in a kind of retro-futurism. The technology looks like it came straight out of the '70s or '80s — full of knobs, switches, and analog gear — and it just works so well. The story is both engaging and calm. I actually felt quite relaxed watching it, which is rare for this kind of movie. I'd love to find more films like this one!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

07/29/25

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Synopsis

A man and his teenage daughter encounter nonstop danger while searching for valuable gems on an alien moon.

Director: Zeek Earl, Chris Caldwell
Producer: Dan Balgoyen, Garrick Dion, Scott Glassgold, Andrew Miano, Matthias Mellinghaus, Chris Weitz
Screenwriter: Zeek Earl, Chris Caldwell
Distributor: Gunpowder & Sky
Production Co: Depth of Field, Gunpowder & Sky, BRON Studios
Rating: R (Some Violence/Bloody Images)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 2, 2018, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 8, 2019
Runtime: 1h 38m

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