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The Spacewalker

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2017 | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History, Thriller

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It was critically acclaimed, though it had almost no lasting buzz and soft box office. 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 anyone who likes to be kept guessing, adventure fans and history buffs. If you loved Hidden Figures or Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Tense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 20 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated PG: peril. Worth a look first if you have very young kids.
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

March 1965. In the heat of the Cold War, the USA and the USSR are competing for supremacy in space. What both superpowers aim for in this race, is to be the first to have a man walk in outer space. To accomplish that, no price is too high and no risk is too great. Now it’s up to the unlikely duo of a seasoned war veteran and a hot-headed test-pilot to fulfill this mission. Two men in a tiny spaceship, without proper testing, facing the complete unknown. They were supposed to do what no man has done before—and no man imagined what would happen next.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    Critically acclaimed

  • AudiencesSolid

    7.0 out of 10

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Box office & staying powerBelow par

    $10 million worldwide on a $7 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

    About 11K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov

  • Evgeny MironovAlexey Leonov
  • Konstantin KhabenskyPavel Belyaev
  • Vladimir IlinSergey Korolev
  • Anatoliy KotenyovNikolay Kamanin
  • Aleksandra UrsulyakSvetlana Leonova
  • Elena PanovaTatyana Belyaeva
  • Aleksandr Ilyin JrVladimir Markelov
  • Yuriy ItskovBoris Chertok
  • Kirill PoluhinUnit commander
  • Vitaliya KornienkoLyuda Belyaeva