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Sputnik

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2020 | 113 min | Science Fiction, Drama, Horror

Sunday Safe Bet

Why it’s a Sunday Safe Bet

It earned strong reviews (88% on Rotten Tomatoes), though it had a box office loss and little lasting buzz. 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 horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Alien or The Thing, start here. Critics rate it higher than audiences do, so it rewards patience more than it chases thrills.
The mood
Scary.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 53 min.
What might put you off
  • Rated R: expect violence.
  • It's in Russian, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
  • Audiences were cooler on it than critics.

At the height of the Cold War, a Soviet spacecraft crash lands after a mission gone awry, leaving the commander as its only survivor. After a renowned Russian psychologist is brought in to evaluate the commander’s mental state, it becomes clear that something dangerous may have come back to Earth with him…

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsStrong

    88% on Rotten Tomatoes, 61 on Metacritic

  • AudiencesSolid

    6.5 out of 10

  • AwardsWeak

    0 wins and 1 nomination from smaller awards and festivals

  • Box office & staying powerWeak

    $354K worldwide on a $3 million budget

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 90K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Egor Abramenko

  • Oksana AkinshinaTatyana Klimova
  • Fyodor BondarchukColonel Semiradov
  • Pyotr FyodorovKonstantin Veshnyakov
  • Anton VasilyevYan Rigel
  • Aleksey DemidovKirill Averchenko
  • Anna NazarovaNurse
  • Albrecht SanderConvict Seryj
  • Vitaliya KornienkoChild in Orphanage
  • Vasily ZotovBiologist
  • Aleksandr MarushevPrisoner Ruben