‘Project Hail Mary’ Rotten Tomatoes Verified Audience Score Thread

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Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter: Hot

Audience Says: N/A

Verified Audience Score History:

• 99% (4.8/5) at 1,000+

Rotten Tomatoes: Certified Fresh

Critics Consensus: A visually dazzling space odyssey that's carried along effortlessly by the gravitational pull of Ryan Gosling at his most winning, Project Hail Mary is a near-miraculous fusion of smarts and heart.

Metacritic: 78 (35 Reviews)

SYNOPSIS:

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) 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… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

CAST:

• Ryan Gosling as Dr. Ryland Grace
• Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt
• Lionel Boyce as Officer Carl
• Ken Leung as Yáo Li-Jie
• Milana Vayntrub as Olesya Ilyukhina

DIRECTED BY: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller

SCREENPLAY BY: Drew Goddard

BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Andy Weir

PRODUCED BY: Amy Pascal, Ryan Gosling, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Aditya Sood, Rachel O’Connor, Andy Weir

EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Patricia Whitcher, Drew Goddard, Lucy Kitada, Nikki Baida, Sarah Esberg, Ken Kao

DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: Greig Fraser

PRODUCTION DESIGNER: Charles Wood

EDITED BY: Chris Dickens

COSTUME DESIGNER: David Crossman, Glyn Dillon

MUSIC BY: Daniel Pemberton

CASTING BY: Nicole Abellera, Jeanne McCarthy

RUNTIME: 156 Minutes

RELEASE DATE: March 20, 2026