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Ad Astra

Ad Astra

The answers we seek are just outside our reach.

20196.12h 3m

Overview

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

Directed by James Gray
Written by James Gray, Ethan Gross
Produced by Brad Pitt, James Gray, Dede Gardner
Box OfficeBudget: $87.5MRevenue: $127.5M

Top Cast

Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt

Roy McBride

Tommy Lee Jones

Tommy Lee Jones

H. Clifford McBride

Liv Tyler

Liv Tyler

Eve

Ruth Negga

Ruth Negga

Helen Lantos

Donald Sutherland

Donald Sutherland

Thomas Pruitt

Kimberly Elise

Kimberly Elise

Lorraine Deavers

Loren Dean

Loren Dean

Donald Stanford

Donnie Keshawarz

Donnie Keshawarz

Captain Lawrence Tanner

Sean Blakemore

Sean Blakemore

Willie Levant

Bobby Nish

Bobby Nish

Franklin Yoshida

Themes & Keywords

moonplanet marsloss of loved oneastronautmoon colonysolar systemsolitudespacewalkfather son relationshipnear futureplanet neptunespace walk

About Ad Astra

Ad Astra is a science fiction, drama film released in 2019 exploring themes of moon, planet mars, loss of loved one, astronaut, moon colony, solar system. Directed by James Gray, it stars Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Liv Tyler. The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

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