Good Night Oppy (2022)
94%RT Audience Score: 100%
Awards & Nominations: NA
There are more illuminating documentaries about space exploration, but that doesn’t diminish Good Night Oppy’s infectious awe of the cosmos.
While there may be other documentaries out there that dive deeper into the mysteries of space, Good Night Oppy still manages to capture the pure wonder and excitement of exploring the cosmos. It’s like watching a kid on Christmas morning, except instead of presents, they’re discovering the secrets of the universe. Sure, it may not be the most informative documentary out there, but it’s definitely one of the most entertaining. So sit back, grab some popcorn, and get ready to be awed by the beauty of the cosmos.
Production Company(ies)
Amazon Studios, Amblin Entertainment, DUST, Lucasfilm Limited, Prime Video, Sister, Topical
Distributor
Amazon Studios
Release Type
Streaming, Streaming (Prime Video), Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
MPAA / Certificate
PG
Year of Release
2022
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby
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Aspect ratio:NA
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Runtime:1h 45m
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Language(s):English
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Country of origin:United States
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Nov 4, 2022 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Nov 23, 2022
Genre(s)
Documentary
Keyword(s)
documentary, space exploration, Mars, rover, Opportunity, Ryan White, Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, Matthew Goldberg, PG, Amazon Studios, reviewed by Randy Myers, G Allen Johnson, Nick Schager, K Austin Collins, Katie Walsh, Matt Zoller Seitz, Nathaniel Muir, Liam Lacey, M.N Miller, Brian Orndorf, Carson Timar, Morgan Rojas, starring Opportunity, directed by Ryan White, written by Ryan White, produced by Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, Matthew Goldberg, box office performance, budget, MPAA rating, space, cosmos, intergalactic exploration, Matt Damon, The Martian, Wall-E, teamwork, positive attitudes, feel-good, optimism, inanimate objects, holiday season, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, STEM, human ingenuity, problem-solving, form over content, commercial filmmaking, blockbuster, awe, inspiration, bond, humans, robot, millions of miles away
Worldwide gross: NA
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): NA
US/Canada gross: NA
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend:
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): NA
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): NA
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): $10,000,000
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): $10,000,000
Production budget ranking: 1,618
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): $5,385,000
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Ryan White – Writer
Jessica Hargrave – Producer
Darryl Frank – Producer
Justin Falvey – Producer
Brandon Carroll – Producer
Director(s)
Ryan White
Writer(s)
Ryan White
Producer(s)
Jessica Hargrave, Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Brandon Carroll, Matthew Goldberg
Film Festivals
Telluride, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
NA
Academy Awards
All Critics (68) | Top Critics (22) | Fresh (58) | Rotten (10)
It’s a wonderful film.
November 22, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Randy Myers
San Jose Mercury News
TOP CRITIC
A testament to dreaming, to cooperation, to pushing boundaries, and tapping into the vast potential of humanity.
November 22, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
G. Allen Johnson
San Francisco Chronicle
TOP CRITIC
A wholly manipulative—and surprisingly shallow—portrait of human ingenuity and intergalactic exploration, as well as another case study of form getting in the way of content.
November 8, 2022
Nick Schager
The Daily Beast
TOP CRITIC
The movie is practically a companion piece for the Matt Damon movie The Martian; they share a bright outlook, a problem solver’s delight at the labor of thinking through it all.
November 7, 2022
K. Austin Collins
Rolling Stone
TOP CRITIC
The amazing story of the Mars Exploration Rover mission manages to feel emotionally like “E.T.” and look like “Star Wars.”
November 5, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Katie Walsh
Tribune News Service
TOP CRITIC
To get across the magnitude of what his subjects saw and did, White pours on the commercial filmmaking devices from start to finish, in the manner of fun-for-all-ages summer blockbusters that used to dominate the box office in the 1980s and ’90s.
November 4, 2022 | Rating: 3/4
Matt Zoller Seitz
RogerEbert.com
TOP CRITIC
Good Night Oppy is unashamedly corny, but it also presents something that is not seen often in documentaries of today. There is no grand conspiracy or mystery to solve. It’s a heartwarming & planet spanning story that is perfect for the holiday season. November 23, 2022
Nathaniel Muir
AIPT
The anthropomorphized biography of the Mars rover, Opportunity, Good Night Oppy lays on the awe and inspiration too thickly, in an attempt to create a real-life Wall-E story.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: C
Liam Lacey
Original Cin
Goodnight Oppy is a great adventure film for families because of its educational themes of teamwork, positive attitudes, and how looking up at the sky truly offers limitless possibilities.
November 23, 2022 | Rating: 4.5/5
M.N. Miller
Ready Steady Cut
This enthusiasm is laid on fairly thick in the feature, pushing the effort into a few manipulative moments, but the core sense of wonder and inspiration remains potent.
November 22, 2022 | Rating: B
Brian Orndorf
Blu-ray.com
Good Night Oppy works hard to engage audiences and give them a satisfying viewing experience without negating or ignoring the scientific core of the project.
November 18, 2022
Carson Timar
Clapper
Good Night Oppy offers audiences old fashioned, feel good optimism and stands as a testament to just how powerful inanimate objects can be when personified by humans.
November 15, 2022 | Rating: 3/5
Morgan Rojas
Cinemacy…
Plot
Follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed “Oppy” by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days, but she ultimately explored the Red Planet for nearly 15 years. NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory launched Perseverance, Oppy’s “younger sister” in February 2021 and will provide access and footage in the filming of this documentary.
Trivia
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