Interstellar
Interstellar

Interstellar

2014Movie169 minEnglish

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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IMDb8.7/10
Rotten Tomatoes73%
Metacritic74/100
Google Users86%
Director: Christopher NolanGenres: Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama, Romance

Plot Summary

In a future where Earth is slowly becoming uninhabitable due to environmental collapse and dust storms, a former NASA pilot named Cooper is tasked with leading a mission through a newly discovered wormhole. This perilous journey aims to find a new home for humanity among distant stars, while Cooper grapples with the immense personal sacrifice of leaving his family behind.

Critical Reception

Interstellar received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised its ambitious scope, visual spectacle, emotional core, and scientific concepts. However, some critics found the plot convoluted and the exposition heavy-handed, leading to a divided but largely appreciative reception.

What Reviewers Say

  • Praised for its stunning visuals and thought-provoking scientific concepts.
  • Commended for its emotional depth and exploration of humanity's place in the cosmos.
  • Criticized by some for its complex narrative and occasional exposition dumps.

Google audience: Audiences largely appreciated Interstellar's grand scale, emotional resonance, and stunning visual effects. Many were captivated by the ambitious storytelling and the profound questions it raised about survival and love. Some viewers found the scientific explanations and plot points challenging to follow, but the overall sentiment was one of awe and admiration.

Awards & Accolades

Won an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects and was nominated for four other Oscars. It also received numerous other nominations and awards from various critics' circles and industry guilds, including Best Original Score and Best Sound Editing.

Fun Fact

The wormhole and black hole visuals in the film were created using actual scientific data and theories from theoretical physicist Kip Thorne, who served as a consultant and executive producer.

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Peter McGinn

Peter McGinn

I will not add another in depth review to the several I see here on this movie. Nor will I try to evaluate the accuracy of the science behind the plot. Apparently a physicist was involved who had veto power if the script wandered out of the...
Matthew Brady

Matthew Brady

"Do not go gentle into that good night; Old age should burn and rave at close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light". The story is about a team of explorers undertakes the most important mission in human history; traveling be...
sybddlatfu

sybddlatfu

This might contain spoilers! --- Interstellar is my favorite movie. I'm really into space and everything about it, so this movie was my cup of tea. The soundtrack is the best of the movie. It points out flow of time, which is the most d...
akashmahajan

akashmahajan

Again hit produced by christopher nolan after batman. Storyline is great and also the science theory is perfectly showcased.
Per Gunnar Jonsson

Per Gunnar Jonss...

That this movie, at the time of writing this, holds an 8.8 rating at IMDb is simply beyond my understanding. Needless to say I did not really like this movie. The story is not very good, the science is ludicrous and the visuals not all that...
shaunfrombklyn

shaunfrombklyn

This was my most anticipated film of 2014, and I was not disappointed. The story was slightly difficult to follow on the first watch, but that was to be expected in a film dealing with complicated fields such as astrophysics and time di...
Asadullah Khan

Asadullah Khan

"Man kind was born on earth, it was never meant to die here." IT has been two days since I watched it and I still can't get it out of my head. I can safely say that it has been a long LONG time since a movie had this much effect on me af...
Andres Gomez

Andres Gomez

Another grandiloquent movie from Christoper Nolan. The cast is good, and McConaughey performs a role made for himself. The photography is very nice but the movie commits all the same mistakes than previous Nolan's movies. I think mistake...
decovision

decovision

People seem to think that if you enjoy a Christopher Nolan movie, you are a fanboy and the film couldn't really be that good. That is not true. He has never made a bad movie, Insomnia is probably his worst and it is still an excellent movie...
Reno

Reno

Well, one off from two of this year's most expected movies alongside 'The Battle of Five Armies'. Like all the Chris Nolan fans, I was equally excited to see the movie on the opening day opening show. But I slightly disappointed that it was...