Project Hail Mary (2026) Review — The Feel-Good Sci-Fi Film of the Year

Film Details Director Phil Lord & Christopher Miller Starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz Release Date March 20, 2026 Genre Sci-Fi / Adventure Runtime 2h 36m Rating PG-13 Studio Amazon MGM Studios 9.0 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CineVerse Score A Lone Astronaut, an Alien Friend, and the Fate of the Sun Some movies ask you to switch your brain off. Project Hail Mary asks you to switch it all the way on — and then rewards you for doing so. Based on Andy Weir’s beloved 2021 novel and directed by the duo behind The Lego Movie, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, this is the rare big-budget sci-fi blockbuster that treats its audience as genuinely intelligent while still delivering the crowd-pleasing spectacle of a summer tentpole. The film opens on Dr. Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling), a junior high school science tea...