A Beautiful Planet

Name: A Beautiful Planet
Duration: 45 min

An exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence. More Details »

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Toni Myers

Release Date:

Apr 29, 2016

Runtime:

45m

Synopsis

An exploration of Earth and beyond as seen from the International Space Station. Narrated by Jennifer Lawrence.

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence
Samantha Cristoforetti
Scott Kelly
Kjell Lindgren
Anton Shkaplerov
Terry Virts

Letterboxd User Reviews

3.5

RATINGS 1 FANS

3.5

Mar 7, 2026

Jaw-dropping visuals, paired with an irritatingly unfocused script. Jennifer Lawrence’s narration darts around from topic to unrelated topic with little rhyme or reason — California water use, the effect of zero-G environments on human eyeballs, the search for…

131 Likes

Adam Forrest

Nov 14, 2017

jennifer lawrence’s voice is so calming.

47 Likes

t

Sep 1, 2017

IMAX was built for space.

29 Likes

Juan
Mar 28, 2024

why yes, I am logging the movie I saw at the Science Center today

17 Likes

bantam19

Jul 31, 2019

jennifer lawrence is so welcome to narrate my various mental breakdowns, if she so wishes

17 Likes

nathan

Apr 10, 2024

+Out of this world (apologies) footage, filmed by NASA astronauts from the International space station. I saw this in IMAX 3D, so the visuals looked incredible. +Watched at the London Science Museum.

11 Likes

Jamie Nicholas
Jun 22, 2026

Part 2 when, because I need to know about that planet that may be like Earth. More interesting than I thought it would be.

3 Likes

Eli💋

May 5, 2024

science centre omnimax is so cool. picture literally stretches to the ceiling and behind your head. it’s a shame they don’t play features there anymore. audience sucked with babies at their first movie but the movie itself was pretty cool. i had been wanting to see this for…

7 Likes

Ben

Mar 7, 2026

Saw the glorious lights of Tel Aviv from space. ❤️

7 Likes

mNightFan07

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Based on 5 Critics

6.6

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Generally favorable reviews based on 11 Reviews

Apr 28, 2016

The film, produced in conjunction with NASA, also fulfills its inspirational function with screen-filling, soul-filling views of the main space station in the story — the one that harbors all our lives and hopes.

Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

Apr 28, 2016

It’s appealing to adults and accessible to younger viewers. And it delivers an environmental message that is strong and serious while remaining encouraging and optimistic. That’s important to hear. The rest is just amazing to watch.

Ken Jaworowski

The New York Times

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Is A Beautiful Planet (2016) family-friendly?

The movie has been rated as G (General Audiences), so all ages are admitted.

How long is A Beautiful Planet (2016)?

The movie is 45min long.

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