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The Space Between Us

The Space Between Us

Romance · Science Fiction · Drama · 2017

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

Movie details

The Space Between Us

“What's your favorite thing about Earth?”

2017 Romance · Science Fiction · Drama 2h 1m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

7.0 / 10

Community rating

A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over The Space Between Us?

The split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.

Taste neighbourhood

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Peter Chelsom

Written by

Stewart Schill · Richard Barton Lewis · Allan Loeb

Asa Butterfield

Asa Butterfield

Gardner Elliot

Britt Robertson

Britt Robertson

Tulsa

Carla Gugino

Carla Gugino

Kendra Wyndham

Gary Oldman

Gary Oldman

Nathaniel Shepherd

Janet Montgomery

Janet Montgomery

Sarah Elliot

BD Wong

BD Wong

Tom Chen

Trey Tucker

Trey Tucker

Harrison Lane

Court is in session

Put The Space Between Us on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.