Ad Astra (2019)
65%RT Audience Score: 40%
Awards & Nominations: Nominated for 1 Oscar
16 wins & 77 nominations total
Ad Astra takes a visually thrilling journey through the vast reaches of space while charting an ambitious course for the heart of the bond between parent and child
Brad Pitt shines in Ad Astra, taking us on a journey through space and his own emotions. It’s a visually stunning film that will leave you feeling both somber and inspired. Plus, who doesn’t love a good Latin title that means “to the stars”? It’s out of this world! (Sorry, I had to.)
Production Company(ies)
El Deseo Renn Productions, France 2 Cinéma
Distributor
20th Century Fox
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Wide)
Filming Location(s)
Dumont Dunes, California, USA
MPAA / Certificate
Rated PG-13 for some violence and bloody images, and for brief strong languag
Year of Release
2019
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:SDDS Dolby Atmos IMAX 6-Track Auro 11.1Datasat Dolby Surround 7.1
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Aspect ratio:2.39 : 1
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Runtime:2h 4m
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Language(s):English, Norwegian
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Sep 20, 2019 Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 20, 2019
Genre(s)
Adventure
Keyword(s)
starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Kimberly Elise, Loren Dean, directed by James Gray, written by James Gray, Ethan Gross, Adventure, PG-13, produced by Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan, James Gray, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt, reviewed by Wenlei Ma, Esther Zuckerman, Scott Marks, Melissa Anderson, Chris Stuckmann, Cath Clarke, Brian Eggert, Tommy Lee Jones as H Clifford McBride, Ruth Negga as Helen Lantos, Donald Sutherland as Thomas Pruitt, Kimberly Elise as Lorraine Deavers, Loren Dean as Donald Stanford, box office performance, $50.2M, budget, Dolby Atmos, DTS, SDDS, Datasat, Scope (2.35:1), parent and child bond, space travel, Neptune, missing father, energy surge, stability of the universe
Worldwide gross: $127,461,872
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $147,276,399
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 841
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 16,060,676
US/Canada gross: $50,188,370
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $57,990,380
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 1,012
US/Canada opening weekend: $19,001,398
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $21,955,252
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 604
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $90,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $103,990,909
Production budget ranking: 386
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $55,999,104
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): -$12,713,614
ROI to date (est.): -8%
ROI ranking: 1,437
Tommy Lee Jones – H. Clifford McBride
Ruth Negga – Helen Lantos
Donald Sutherland – Thomas Pruitt
Kimberly Elise – Lorraine Deavers
Loren Dean – Donald Stanford
Director(s)
James Gray
Writer(s)
James Gray, Ethan Gross
Producer(s)
Anthony Katagas, Rodrigo Teixeira, Arnon Milchan, James Gray, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Brad Pitt
Film Festivals
Venice
Awards & Nominations
Nominated for 1 Oscar
16 wins & 77 nominations total
Academy Awards
Oscar Nominees
All Critics (394) | Top Critics (81) | Fresh (326) | Rotten (68)
Brad Pitt is nothing short of phenomenal in this remarkable, poignant and visually arresting film from James Gray.
October 19, 2019 | Rating: 4.5/5
Wenlei Ma
News.com.au
TOP CRITIC
There’s larger social commentary here, but the root of the drama is about a man learning to embrace the emotions he’s kept buried for years.
September 30, 2019
Esther Zuckerman
Thrillist
TOP CRITIC
For most of its running time, Ad Astra amounts to a rather somber and sterile two-hour orbit.
September 27, 2019 | Rating: 2/5
Scott Marks
San Diego Reader
TOP CRITIC
The film’s Latin title means “to the stars.” But the satisfactions of James Gray’s project lie in a special branch of astronomy-not the study of planets, but of the supernova at the center of “Ad Astra”: Brad Pitt.
September 27, 2019
Melissa Anderson
4Columns
TOP CRITIC
It’s a very somber and moody film. The atmosphere is achieved beautifully.
September 25, 2019 | Rating: A
Chris Stuckmann
ChrisStuckmann.com
TOP CRITIC
McBride is a man living without feeling, and Pitt’s performance is beautifully restrained, expressing whole continents of emotion with the furrow of an eyebrow.
September 23, 2019
Cath Clarke
The Big Issue
TOP CRITIC
Ad Astra is rooted in a human drama that unravels somewhere between Earth and the rings of Neptune, two stations as distant as the storys father and son.
February 23, 2022 | Rating: 3.5/4
Brian Eggert
Deep Focus Review
Episode 49: Hustlers / Ad Astra / Two Lovers / ALTIPLANO
October 18, 2021 | Rating: 88/100
Taylor Baker
Drink in the Movies
I loved that it really centered on Brad Pitt’s character, and his journey… I personally think [Tommy Lee Jones] is a little bit wasted.
September 20, 2021
Lonita Cook
KCTV5 News at 9
While on a quest to discover other intelligent beings in this galaxy, Ad Astra instead tells us that there are still plenty of discoveries to be made in the people around us.
September 5, 2021
Nicholas Oon
Maximum Hype (YouTube)
…the build up is more effective that the take-away, which isn’t quite as rich or developed as the quest…
August 13, 2021 | Rating: 4/5
Eddie Harrison
film-authority.com
A selfish story about selfishness.
July 30, 2021 | Rating: 2/5
Milana Vujkov
Lola On Film…
Plot
Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his missing father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. His journey will uncover secrets that challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Fresh Kernels praises Brad Pitt’s “phenomenal” performance in Ad Astra.
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