Interstellar (2014)
Interstellar is a 2014 adventure movie directed by Christopher Nolan and Hans Zimmer, with a running time of 2h 49m. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway and Michael Caine.
Earth is dying. Blight has turned farming into humanity's last industry, and a former test pilot named Cooper is scratching out a living raising corn when a strange signal points him to a hidden NASA that has found a wormhole out near Saturn. Christopher Nolan sends him through it, past a black hole and a world where one hour costs seven years back home, to look for somewhere the species can start over. Hans Zimmer's organ score carries as much weight as the visual effects. Under all the physics, it is a film about a father who promised his daughter he would come home.
Quick answers
What is Interstellar about?
Earth is dying. Blight has turned farming into humanity's last industry, and a former test pilot named Cooper is scratching out a living raising corn when a strange signal points him to a hidden NASA that has found a wormhole out near Saturn. Christopher Nolan sends him through it, past a black hole and a world where one hour costs seven years back home, to look for somewhere the species can start over. Hans Zimmer's organ score carries as much weight as the visual effects. Under all the physics, it is a film about a father who promised his daughter he would come home.
When was Interstellar released?
Interstellar was released on 5 November 2014.
How long is Interstellar?
Interstellar runs 2h 49m.
Who made Interstellar?
Interstellar was directed by Christopher Nolan, Hans Zimmer and Jonathan Nolan.
Where can I watch Interstellar?
Interstellar is available on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime), Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home and FlixFling.
Where to watch Interstellar
Stream: Paramount Plus, Paramount+ (Via Amazon Prime)
Rent: Amazon, AppleTV, Fandango at Home, FlixFling
Buy: AppleTV, Fandango at Home
Cast
- Matthew McConaughey as Cooper
- Anne Hathaway as Brand
- Michael Caine as Professor Brand
- Jessica Chastain as Murph
- Casey Affleck as Tom
- Wes Bentley as Doyle
- Topher Grace as Getty
- Mackenzie Foy as Murph (10 Yrs.)
- Ellen Burstyn as Murph (older)
- John Lithgow as Donald
- Bill Irwin as TARS (voice)
- David Gyasi as Romilly
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A few thoughts on Interstellar
Christopher Nolan chases awe and heartbreak in the same shot. Outer Wilds gives you that same lonely wonder as a game, a small solar system to fall into and a clock you cannot beat. The Dark Side of the Moon reaches for the vastness in sound, an album built to make deep space feel close.
Hard science fiction where the physics really matters
Interstellar builds its wormhole, its black hole, and its time dilation on real equations, letting the science drive the drama. These reward the same appetite, from Clarke and Asimov's rigorous classics to modern novels and a survival mission that solves its way home one problem at a time. Best when you want your space stories to actually add up.
Last-ditch missions out into deep space
Cooper flies through the wormhole because Earth is running out of options, hunting a home for a dying species. These send crews on the same desperate errand, stranded far from home and gambling everything on a long shot. Across novels, a stranded-starship game, and a crew lost across the galaxy, the mission is survival and the odds are terrible.
Space stories where the real stakes are the people left behind
For all its spectacle, Interstellar is about a father losing years with his daughter every hour near a black hole. These put the same emotional weight up front, following couples, crews, and siblings separated by distance and time rather than cosmic set pieces. Quieter, character-first science fiction where the ache of the relationship is the point.
Wide-open exploration across the far reaches of space
Part of Interstellar's pull is simply going where no one has, standing on strange worlds under alien skies. These chase that same frontier wonder, from adventurous starship crews to point-and-click journeys between distant systems, a soldier stranded on an alien ocean, and a documentary on the real cosmos. Put them on when you want the awe of the unknown past the last star.