As High as the Sky

Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first space mission, accompanies veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky on a spacewalk. A catastrophic debris field destroys their shuttle, leaving them tethered to nothing and adrift in the vastness of space. They must work together to survive and find a way back to Earth.

Gravity was met with universal critical acclaim, with particular praise for its stunning visuals, innovative cinematography, sound design, and Bullock's performance. It was also a massive box office success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2013.

• Visually breathtaking and technically masterful, delivering a tense and immersive survival thriller.
• Sandra Bullock gives a career-defining performance as a woman pushed to her absolute limits.
• A groundbreaking achievement in filmmaking that redefines the possibilities of cinematic storytelling in space.

Google audience: Audiences overwhelmingly praised the film's incredible visual effects and sense of realism, which made for a truly terrifying and gripping experience. Many highlighted Sandra Bullock's compelling performance and the film's intense emotional journey.

Won 7 Academy Awards including Best Director, Best Cinematography, and Best Visual Effects; nominated for Best Picture and Best Actress. Won numerous other awards from Golden Globes, BAFTAs, and critics' circles.

The film's extensive use of CGI meant that much of the 'space' the actors were filmed against was a blank blue screen, with the detailed environments added in post-production. Bullock spent significant portions of her screen time tethered to a complex mechanical rig to simulate weightlessness.