Stowaway

2021
12
1h 56m

IMDb RATING

5.7/10

54K

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Toni Collette, Daniel Dae Kim, Anna Kendrick, and Shamier Anderson in Stowaway (2021)

On a mission headed to Mars, an unintended stowaway accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship's life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially fatal outcome, the crew is forced to make an impossible decision.

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A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

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IMDb RATING

5.7/10

54K

YOUR RATING

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Scott Manley

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Director
- Joe Penna
Writers
- Joe Penna
- Ryan Morrison
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Trivia
It's mentioned in passing that the spaceship used in the movie is a cycler. A Mars Cycler is a real-life project to reach Mars using mainly gravity assist flybys, originally proposed by astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Once the booster has docked with the cycler there's no way to turn around and go back to Earth since the cycler has very little propellant on board, mostly for minor course corrections. This explains why the captain cannot abort the mission once they discover the stowaway.

Goofs
A coronal mass ejection (solar "storm") would not arrive suddenly or without advance warning. Solar observations by spacecraft and from the ground give days of warning. The charged particles themselves are too small to be seen, though some do penetrate the eyes and produce visible flashes as observed during the Apollo missions to the moon. The ethereal green vapors shown are total fiction.

Quotes
Zoe Levenson: You never know where life's gonna take you. Yes, I applied to the HARP program because I thought it would be a funny story to be rejected by Hyperion. But now I realize this is one of those rare opportunities that could truly give my life meaning beyond anything I could imagine.

Connections
Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Anna Kendrick/Phil Donahue & Marlo Thomas (2021)

Soundtracks
India
Written and Performed by John Coltrane
Published by Jowcol Music
Courtesy of UMG Recordings, Inc under license from Universal Music Enterprises

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Featured review

3/10

The story... just... stopped.

Excellent and plausible buildup to a suspenseful nothing. Plot holes galore didn't prepare us for the monumentally abrupt ending. Despite the lack of character development the movie was working well. But the lack of dialogue regarding their predicament only compounded the fact that the tale was lost from the get-go. Some lovely scenes, competent acting, elegant special effects. But at some point, the producers rang on the red phone to say that the party was over. Very disappointing.