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Project Hail Mary
Science Fiction · Adventure · 2026
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
Movie details
Project Hail Mary
“Believe in the Hail Mary.”
2026 Science Fiction · Adventure 2h 37m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
8.2 / 10
433.8K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
95 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
77 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
8.7 / 10
Community rating
External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
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 Project Hail Mary?
For the defence
The Big-Idea Head
“You watch with your brain, not your gut.”
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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Names above the title
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Phil Lord · Christopher Miller
Written by
Drew Goddard
Ryan Gosling
Ryland Grace
Sandra Hüller
Eva Stratt
James Ortiz
Rocky (voice)
Lionel Boyce
Carl
Milana Vayntrub
Olesya Ilyukhina
Ken Leung
Yao
Priya Kansara
Mary (voice)
Court is in session
Put Project Hail Mary on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Technique in search of a pulse.”
Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.