The defence The Auteur Devotee
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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The Farthest
Documentary · 2018
The captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity's greatest achievements in exploration: NASA's Voyager mission.
Movie details
The Farthest
“12 billion miles and counting...”
2018 Documentary 2h 1m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
8.1 / 10
4.7K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
100 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
87 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.8 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
The captivating tales of the people and events behind one of humanity's greatest achievements in exploration: NASA's Voyager mission.
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 Farthest?
For the defence
The Auteur Devotee
“You watch the director, not the movie.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Emer Reynolds
Carl Sagan
Self (archive footage)
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John Casani
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Lawrence Krauss
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Carolyn Porco
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Timothy Ferris
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Edward Stone
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Nick Sagan
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Court is in session
Put The Farthest on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.