Spaceman

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Spaceman

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Released Feb 22

1h 48m

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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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William Stottor

Loud and Clear Reviews

Adam Sandler is the latest ‘lonely man in space thinking about things and getting sad’ in Johan Renck’s protracted and uninspiring Spaceman.

Rated: 2/5

Sep 3, 2024

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Billie Melissa

Men's Journal

In a generation expected to do so much more with a whole lot less, Spaceman gently nudges us in the direction of holding onto the tangible and wills us to stop yearning for life to begin when days are already ticking by.

Jul 9, 2024

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Joonatan Itkonen

Toisto.net

By the end, I didn’t question the logic of the narrative. But I felt genuinely moved, like something inside me had shifted without noticing. That alone is worth the trip.

Rated: 4/5

Jul 3, 2024

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Giridhar V

Stunning piece of psychological play. Fantastic music and a wonderful inner journey.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/17/24

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Jon H

I don’t care what the critics say, this movie is amazing. I’m not much of a Sandler fan but he played this role so well. It’s not for everyone but if you can connect with the message, you’ll definitely enjoy it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/12/24

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Greybrother D

Feels like a "covid movie", deeply exploring loneliness and depression for those who don't know what that's like, I guess. Adam Sandler alone in space in a decaying space station with an extraterrestrial "guilt demon", sorting through his life's faults instead of exploring the anomaly he was sent to explore, so significant it's visible from Earth. Is it dangerous? Will it unlock the secrets of the universe? Who cares, I guess... I suppose there's a "lesson" here about how relationships are the only things that transcend entropy, but trampling all over the importance of exploring and learning about our universe and the nature of our collective existence in the process basically undoes the whole thing. A very specific sort of film, that seems so interested in "enlightening" us, it can't see it's own flaws. I miss fun movies.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

11/05/24

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Fintan Q

True cinema. Engaging, repellant, astonishing visionary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/02/24

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Trent M

This is a thought provoking, touching, and overall a massive testament to not only the genuine nature of Adam sandlers acting skills but also of a truly terrific plot. If philosophical isn't for you this movie will bore you. If feeling something is, you would do yourself an injustice not to watch it.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

11/01/24

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LUIS B

A great movie once you realize it's an introspective trip about human behavior, patterns that we follow that drag us down into being better version of ourselves that we all can relate to. Nothing to do with space, spiders or anything in between.

Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars

10/29/24

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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.

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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