The Hunt for Planet B

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The Hunt for Planet B

2021

1h 33m

Documentary

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Scientists prepare to launch NASA's Webb Space Telescope, a massive machine that can peer more than 13 billion light-years into deep space.

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Nick Allen

RogerEbert.com

Kahn's documentary helps us stand back and remember just how essential science is to progress.

Mar 22, 2021

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Eric Kohn

indieWire

When the telescope gets to work, it may not deliver firm answers for a world that demands instant gratification. But it will provide many reasons to keep looking up, and "The Hunt for Planet B" captures many of them.

Rated: B-

Mar 22, 2021

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Marc Savlov

Austin Chronicle

Director Nathaniel Kahn's documentary ranges far afield from just the challenges of building the James Webb under constant threat of budgetary cuts.

Mar 22, 2021

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John Fink

The Film Stage

The Hunt for Planet B is an evocative documentary about something everyone has pondered at one time or another: is there another evolved planet beyond our galaxy?

Rated: B-

Mar 29, 2021

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Christian Gallichio

The Playlist

If "Planet B" is less than a sum of its parts... it's still a wonderfully observational portrait of exploration.

Rated: B+

Mar 29, 2021

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Soham Gadre

The Spool

The interviews and questioning by the filmmakers remain a little awkward and repetitive, and the focus of the documentary wavers from time to time.

Mar 26, 2021

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Synopsis

Scientists prepare to launch NASA's Webb Space Telescope, a massive machine that can peer more than 13 billion light-years into deep space.

Director: Nathaniel Kahn
Producer: Nathaniel Kahn, Bonnie Hlinomaz
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Runtime: 1h 33m

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