The Astronaut

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The Astronaut

Oct 2025

1h 30m

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Sci-Fi

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After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA's care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth.

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Peter Sobczynski

RogerEbert.com

Oct 18

2/4

Sadly, it ultimately builds to a would-be shocking twist that is not nearly the game-changer it claims to be, leaving viewers with more questions than answers.

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Catherine Bray

Guardian

Sep 16

3/5

The Astronaut has a lot going for it, but, like the lead character in the opening scenes, it doesn’t quite stick the landing.

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Lovia Gyarkye

The Hollywood Reporter

Mar 21

Varley’s grip, her taut observation of nerve-wracking isolation, loosens and the film devolves into a blunt and clichéd consideration of family. The transition is awkward, and more cartoonish than moving, as the performers try to regain their footing.

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Tara McNamara

Common Sense Media

Nov 20

3/5

Writer-director Jess Varley delivers an engrossing, intriguing "after space" story that's only really weighed down by some low-orbit visual effects.

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Michael Gingold

Rue Morgue Magazine

Oct 18

What’s missing for most of the running time is a sense that movie is about anything more than it appears on the surface.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

Oct 17

As it unravels a mystery with potentially widespread ramifications, the bold twist at the end seems to come from another planet.

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Nabila A

@Nalessi 3d

I can’t express the disappointment I experienced with this movie. It had a lot of potential, I don’t understand what happened here. It was so bad.

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@foolsoul Dec 18

What a piece of crap standing on an incredible punch that make it just worst. Nearly all reaction of the character is like suicidal tendency, this movie is just a "deceiving punch" filled with "what the heck" ..... nothing ...... repeat. Now talk about that punch, this metamorph in young human grow normally as a human for minimum 20 years!!!! Holy crap, so much void make me wonder is this the real aspect of a black hole!

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Emiliano F

@DrAlanGrant Dec 15

Kate Mara gives a great performance, and I was intrigued enough to stick around until the end, but I can't say I enjoyed this film. The script and directing are such a mess, but the score is fantastic from the first note, and the sum of the technical parts are better than the film itself.

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Queen H

@QueenWOOD Dec 12

so good and surprisingly tender... didn't expect to cry at the end but here i am.

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Fadi S

@fadibear Dec 7

Watched this with a bunch of friends last night. Interesting to see reviews so split, we kinda were the same way but I was on the half that really liked this. I think over time people will grow to really love this movie.

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Sammie M

@samsbarking Dec 7

Thought this was a cute sci-fi movie. Gabriel Luna is a dream.

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Capt. Sam Walker

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Gabriel Luna

Mark Walker

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Synopsis

After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA's care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth.

Director: Jess Varley
Producer: Brad Fuller, Eric B. Fleischman, Chris Abernathy, Cameron Fuller
Screenwriter: Jess Varley
Distributor: Vertical
Production Co: The Wonder Company, Wild Atlantic Pictures, Fifth Season, Bee-Hive Productions, Fuller Media
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 17, 2025, Limited
Runtime: 1h 30m

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