The Wandering Earth
Seen it?2019 | 126 min | Science Fiction, Action, Drama
Sunday Safe BetWhy it’s a Sunday Safe Bet
It made about 15 times its budget. 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 sci-fi fans and action fans. If you loved Planet of the Apes or Interstellar, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 6 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated PG-13. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Chinese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsSolid
70% on Rotten Tomatoes, 57 on Metacritic
- AudiencesSolid
6.6 out of 10
- AwardsBelow par
2 wins and 0 nominations from smaller awards and festivals
- Box office & staying powerVery strong
$701 million worldwide on a $48 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 184K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Frant Gwo
- Wu JingLiu Peiqiang
- Qu ChuxiaoLiu Qi
- Li GuangjieWang Lei
- Richard Ng Man-tatHan Ziang
- Zhao JinmaiHan Duoduo
- Michael Kai SuiTim
- Qu JingjingZhou Qian
- Zhang YichiLi Yiyi
- Yang HaoyuHe Lianke
- Arkady SharogradskyMakalov