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Salyut-7

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2017 | 106 min | Action, Drama, Adventure

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

Critics loved it (100% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had almost no lasting buzz and a box office loss. A safe bet when you want something reliable.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans. If you loved True Grit or Star Trek Beyond, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Exciting.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 46 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

USSR, June 1985. After contact with the Salyut 7 space station is lost, cosmonauts Vladimir Dzhanibekov and Viktor Savinykh dock with the empty, frozen craft, and bring her back to life. Based on actual events.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsVery strong

    100% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.1 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $14 million worldwide on a $15 million budget; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 17K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Klim Shipenko

  • Vladimir VdovichenkovVladimir Fyodorov
  • Pavel DerevyankoViktor Alyokhin
  • Aleksandr SamoylenkoValeriy Shubin
  • Vitaliy KhaevYuriy Shumakov
  • Oksana FanderaSvetlana Lazareva
  • Lyubov AksyonovaLiliya Alyokhina
  • Roman PerelyginCosmonaut Plakhov
  • Mariya MironovaNina Fyodorova
  • Aleksandra SerebryakovaMCC's employee
  • Yuriy IgnatenkoMCC's employee