Project Hail Mary

2026 | 157 min | Science Fiction, Adventure

Saturday Special

Why it’s a Saturday Special

Audiences adore it (8.6/10), people are still talking about it and it earned strong reviews (95%). A strong pick for the weekend.

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

Have you seen it?

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.

How it earned its rating

CriticsStrong
95% on Rotten Tomatoes, 77 on Metacritic
AudiencesVery strong
8.6/10 from 8K viewers
AwardsWeak
No major awards or nominations on record
Box office & staying powerStrong
$685 million worldwide on a $200 million budget
Buzz & cultural impactVery strong
12.5 million Wikipedia readers in the past year