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Interstellar

Christopher Nolan · 2014

5.0 / 5
Director
Christopher Nolan
Released
2014
Runtime
2h 49m

Rewatched it for the fourth time and the docking scene still makes my heart race. The score does half the storytelling.

What still works

  • The organ-heavy score turns quiet moments into the biggest ones.
  • Practical effects and real sets make space feel heavy and dangerous.
  • The father-daughter story gives all the physics a reason to matter.

“Do not go gentle into that good night.”

— Dylan Thomas, as quoted in the film

What doesn't

Some of the dialogue explains things the visuals already showed. On a fourth watch, I don't mind.

  • Sci-fi
  • Rewatch