Project Hail Mary (2026)
Believe in the Hail Mary.
Science teacher Ryland Grace 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.
| Type | Movie |
|---|---|
| Released | 15 March 2026 |
| Genre | Science Fiction, Adventure |
| Director | Phil Lord |
| Starring | Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller and James Ortiz |
| Runtime | 157 min |
| Rated | PG-13 |
| Scores | Rotten Tomatoes 95% · Metacritic 77/100 · Rotten Tomatoes (average) 8.2/10 · TMDB users 8.6/10 |
| Budget | $200 million |
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What kind of watch this is
Phil Lord directs this 2026 sci-fi adventure, and it runs 157 minutes. That is a long time to spend in a spaceship with a man who has forgotten his own name. Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace, a science teacher who wakes up light years from home to solve the riddle of a dying sun. The hook is simple: he has to save Earth using unorthodox ideas and whatever memory he can scrape together. It is a film about problem-solving when the stakes are total extinction. The tagline, "Believe in the Hail Mary," does less heavy lifting than the runtime does.
What the critics said
Rotten Tomatoes gives it 95% as of July 2026, based on 430 reviews. The average score sits at 8.2 out of 10. Metacritic lands on 77, a weighted average from 60 critics that signals generally favorable reception. Ryan Gosling’s performance seems to carry the weight. G. Allen Johnson of the San Francisco Chronicle calls it "a masterpiece of a family popcorn movie." Robbie Collin of The Telegraph notes the film relies on familiar ideas but compiles them with such flair it’s hard to resist. Not everyone was swept up. Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail sees it as "cinematic recycling," fusing comfortable bits to please crowds rather than innovate.
How it did with audiences
The budget hit $200 million, a number that usually makes accountants wince. It returned $685.3 million worldwide, splitting $344.1 million in the United States and Canada against $341.2 million elsewhere. On TMDB, users rate it 8.6 out of 10. Audiences clearly did the math before the spreadsheets caught up.
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- Project Hail Mary on TMDB — synopsis, cast, ratings and recommendations
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- “Project Hail Mary (film)” on Wikipedia, by its contributors (history) — reception, audience figures and legacy, summarised and adapted here under CC BY-SA 4.0
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