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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
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This sci-fi adaptation has audiences praising Ryan Gosling's commanding performance in what many describe as essentially a one-man show, with the character Rocky earning universal acclaim as the perfect counterpart. While viewers are enchanted by the stunning visual effects and the emotional friendship at the film's core, some find the pacing sluggish and the plot overly simplistic for such high-stakes material.
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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
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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.

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Jacob Oller
The A.V. Club