Project Hail Mary(2026)

PG-13
Rated PG-13 for some thematic material and suggestive references.
2h 36m

Release Date: Mar 20, 2026 | Wide

Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.

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Original Release | Mar 20, 2026 | Opens in 10days

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Director & Top Cast

Phil Lord
Director

Christopher Miller
Director

Ryan Gosling
Ryland Grace

Milana Vayntrub
Olesya Ilyukhina

Sandra Hüller
Eva Stratt

Ken Leung
Yáo Li-Jie

Liz Kingsman

Shapiro

James Ortiz

Rocky

James Wright

CIA Agent

Alice Brittain

Home Depot Cashier

Orion Lee

Aaron Neil

Narender

Robert James Smith

Scientist

Richie Cheung

Chinese General

Annelle Olaleye

Olivia

Travis Jay

Jet Fighter Pilot

Technical Specifications

Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos,IMAX 6-Track

Aspect Ratio: 2.20 : 1

Other Details

Country of Origin: United States

Language: English

Summaries

Storyline

Science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling) 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... but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone. — Amazon MGM Studios

Movie Review

Project Hail Mary

This save-the-Earth saga satisfies at a surface level, thanks mostly to Ryan Gosling’s universe-spanning charm.

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Project Hail Mary (2026) adapts Andy Weir's bestselling sci-fi novel, with Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace, a science teacher-turned-astronaut who awakens alone on a spaceship with amnesia, tasked to reverse a solar dimming catastrophe threatening Earth's extinction.