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Synopsis

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

Cast

  • Ryan Gosling
  • Ken Leung
  • Milana Vayntrub
  • Sandra Hüller
  • Liz Kingsman
  • Lionel Boyce
  • Aaron Neil
  • James Wright
  • Orion Lee
  • James Ortiz
Moviegoers are saying
This genre-bending film has viewers drawing parallels to everything from La La Land to Arrival, creating a uniquely polarizing experience that feels both accidentally profound and deliberately mystifying. Audiences are split between those charmed by its ambitious scope and others frustrated by its execution, with many noting the disconnect between career aspirations and personal fulfillment.
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Reviews

Metacritic

88
Mar 20, 2026

In the most purely pleasurable movie so far this year, Ryan Gosling has a blast as a science guy who rockets into space to save all our asses with jolts, jokes and smarts that won’t quit.

Peter Travers
The Travers Take
90
Mar 10, 2026

Lord Miller's film is a remarkable achievement.

Gregory Nussen
Screen Rant
75
Mar 10, 2026

Over two-and-a-half hours, the duo’s film gazes in wonder at alien engineering, opens its heart to human vulnerability through karaoke, and makes the case that inspiring the next generation (or at least perpetuating its existence) is alluring enough to shake the smarmiest manchildren from their self-imposed exile. Most effectively, though, Project Hail Mary sees a personal sense of humor shine through the bludgeoning grandeur of a AAA sci-fi.

Metacritic review by Jacob Oller
Jacob Oller
The A.V. Club