The Astronaut
Directed by Jess Varley4.739%68%
When an astronaut crash-lands back to Earth, a General places her in quarantine for rehabilitation and testing. As disturbing events unfold, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her home.
The Astronaut Ratings & Reviews
- Gen LockSeptember 28, 2025Unexpected ending I have to give that to the writers good scify movie 🍿
- eyeofthetornado1d agoThe Astronaut is an allegory about motherhood about being loving and gentle with your husband and children, yet too afraid to leave them and find your own path. The astronaut’s journey isn’t really into space but into the fear of separation, of stepping beyond the familiar warmth of family. Because when you finally choose your own life, you become an alien someone unrecognizable to the world you built, and even to the people you love
- Footers1d agounexpected ending.
- rythmshifter3d agoso fucking bad there are no words to describe how bad this movie is
- ricomckee6d agoEnjoyed this all the way up to the end and then it was like the director poured processed Cheese Whiz all over the film for the ending.
- Richard ThorntonOctober 24, 2025It’s not as good as event horizon.
- Richard Davis4d agoIt started off fairly well. Looked like it was going to develop into a decent chiller/horror type movie, but then it spiralled off in a completely bizarre direction and the 'twist' at the end, was just annoying and deeeply unsatisfactory. The ending seems to have been lifted straight our of a classis from 1983. Not something I'll be watching again...
- pec6296d agoNot bad could be better
- Chris MorehouseOctober 9, 2025Well, that is a thing I just watched. You know when you can tell a movie is trying to set up some big twist, and the only thing that keeps it from being blatantly obvious is the fact that none of the behaviors of the characters involved match what the twist is? Yeah that is this movie. I saw the "twist" coming, and the only things that kept me second guessing it is that the twist didn't actually explain what the characters where doing what they were doing. Left me disappointed in the end.
- MadCrazyQueen7d agoEnjoyed this, lots of twists and turns, I liked this movie had explanations for what happened as we guessed, so enjoyed that. This might not be everyone, but we enjoyed it.
- jackmeat7d agoMy quick rating - 4.9/10. After spending months in space, The Astronaut, Sam Walker (Kate Mara), returns to Earth only to find that her biggest problem isn’t gravity, it’s what might have followed her home. Stuck in a high-security NASA facility that looks like a cross between a rehab center and an Airbnb with trust issues, Sam begins experiencing strange phenomena that suggest her mission didn’t quite end when she landed. Mara does most of the heavy lifting here—emotionally, that is. She delivers fear, paranoia, and cosmic dread like a pro, even though the script doesn’t give her a lot to work with. It’s the kind of role where she has to sell both the “terrified astronaut” and “questionable decision-maker” sides of the character, and somehow she mostly pulls it off. Unfortunately, her choices, particularly when it comes to her health and her family’s safety, make about as much sense as volunteering for a second trip to space right after you’ve been probed by an alien lifeform. Laurence Fishburne steps in as her father, bringing his usual commanding gravitas. He could read the NASA cafeteria menu and make it sound profound, so every scene he’s in feels instantly more important. The movie itself starts decently enough—a low-key sci-fi thriller with a mild horror vibe that keeps you watching without ever making you grip your seat. The pacing is steady, the visuals fine, the effects serviceable, and the performances strong enough to keep it from drifting into space debris territory. Jess Varley, pulling double duty as writer and director, clearly aims for deeper themes about humanity, acceptance, and the emotional aftermath of exploration. And to her credit, those ideas do poke through now and then. The middle section even delivers some effective tension and genuinely eerie moments. But the final act, where the twist lives, feels rushed and underbaked, like the story reentered Earth’s atmosphere and burned up on descent. I thought the twist itself works; it’s everything around it that falls apart. And when you think it’s over, the final credits surprise with a burst of breathtaking otherworldly imagery—fleeting glimpses of what The Astronaut could have been if it had leaned harder into its cosmic mystery instead of playing it safe. It’s like realizing the dessert you’ve been craving was in the kitchen the whole time, but the chef forgot to serve it. The Astronaut isn’t bad, it’s just not the stellar experience it wants to be. A competent, mildly eerie, and occasionally thought-provoking space thriller, just don’t expect it to stick the landing. A decent one-time watch, especially for fans of slow-burn sci-fi, but not one you’ll likely revisit.
- Patrick WaiOctober 24, 2025The beginning and the end made it seem like 2 different movies. Great acting. Some of the dialogues needed a rewrite. Overall an interesting concept.
- albe443October 23, 2025Okay okay
- PeteOctober 23, 2025Movie was great. Left me wondering about the daughter.
- zanomoOctober 23, 2025unexpected ending though a bit weak. not bad overall.
