Ryan Gosling wakes up light-years from home with no memory, and a mission that sounds impossible on purpose. Project Hail Mary is the rare sci-fi crowd-pleaser that mixes hard science, jokes, and genuine emotion without losing speed.
Film details
- Title: Project Hail Mary
- Premiere date: 19 March 2026
- Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller
- Runtime: 156 min (2h 36m)
- Theatres and URLs: KINO • Cinerama
- Plot / synopsis (max 120 words): Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship with no idea who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he realises he is on a last-chance mission to stop a mysterious substance from dimming the sun. To keep Earth alive, he has to lean on science, improvisation, and a few ideas that sound completely unhinged until they work. Then something unexpected happens: he is not as alone as he thought, and an unlikely friendship shifts the whole mission.
- Language & subtitles: English spoken, Dutch subtitles
- Age rating: 12+ (as listed by KINO)
- Notable visual / thematic hooks: lone astronaut mystery, “save the sun” stakes, smart humour, big-screen space spectacle, unexpected friendship
What’s the vibe?
It’s “Interstellar meets The Martian”, but with Lord and Miller energy: faster jokes, sharper pacing, and a surprising amount of warmth. You get big existential stakes, but the film keeps things human, even when the science starts doing gymnastics.
Trailer
Check out the trailer below.
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Why you might like it
- Eyes: proper cinema-scale space visuals, with that clean, high-contrast look that makes you want the biggest screen available.
- Heart: a lonely mission that turns into a story about connection, trust, and not giving up when the maths says you should.
- Mind: it leans into scientific problem-solving, but stays readable, like watching a smart person think out loud under pressure.
Critical reception
Full critic aggregates are not the story yet. Rotten Tomatoes is live but still shows 0 reviews so far, which usually means the review embargo has not fully lifted. Metacritic also lists no critic reviews available at the moment.
What we do have: early reactions have been loudly positive, with praise aimed at the scale, the humour, and Gosling carrying long stretches of the film, plus strong enthusiasm for how the story balances spectacle and emotion.
Scene to watch for
The first “science montage” where Ryland stops panicking and starts testing his way out of disaster. It’s the moment the film locks into its rhythm: curiosity, pressure, then a tiny win that feels enormous.
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Recommended pairing
- Food: something salty and crunchy for the first half, plus a sweet snack for the emotional turns later.
- Activity: a short walk after the film, preferably somewhere with open sky, just to let your brain come back to Earth.
Need-to-knows
- It’s long: 2 hours 36 minutes, and it moves quickly, so plan your evening accordingly.
- Preview week at KINO: KINO also highlights preview screenings in the run-up to release, which is handy if you like seeing big titles early.
- Based on a popular sci-fi novel: it’s adapted from Andy Weir’s book, so expect problem-solving to be a feature, not a side dish.
