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Project Hail Mary

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

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TMDB

8.6 / 10

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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.

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What this film says about your taste.

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Phil Lord · Christopher Miller

Written by

Drew Goddard

Ryan Gosling

Ryan Gosling

Ryland Grace

Sandra Hüller

Sandra Hüller

Eva Stratt

James Ortiz

James Ortiz

Rocky (voice)

Lionel Boyce

Lionel Boyce

Carl

Milana Vayntrub

Milana Vayntrub

Olesya Ilyukhina

Ken Leung

Ken Leung

Yao

Priya Kansara

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 defence The Big-Idea Head

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

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.