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interstellar (2014)

From Christopher Nolan, Interstellar imagines a future where the Earth is plagued by a life-threatening famine, and a small team of astronauts is sent out to find a new prospective home among the stars. Despite putting the mission first, Coop (Matthew McConaughey) races against time to return home to his family even as they work to save mankind back on Earth.

Interstellar
PG-13
Sci-Fi
Drama
Thriller
Action
Adventure
Fantasy

Release Date
November 7, 2014
Studio(s)
Warner Bros. Pictures , Paramount Pictures
Distributor(s)
Paramount Pictures , Warner Bros. Pictures
Cast
Anne Hathaway , Matthew McConaughey , Jessica Chastain , Ellen Burstyn , Michael Caine , Bill Irwin
Writers
Christopher Nolan , Jonathan Nolan
Runtime
2h 49m
Budget
165 million

Summary

A group of explorers make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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