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The Astronaut

"She didn't come back to Earth alone."

After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth

Top Cast

  • Kate Mara

    Kate Mara

    Sam Walker

  • Laurence Fishburne

    Laurence Fishburne

    General William Harris

  • Gabriel Luna

    Gabriel Luna

    Mark

  • Ivana Miličević

    Ivana Miličević

    Dr. Michelle Aiden

  • Scarlett Holmes

    Scarlett Holmes

    Izzy

  • Macy Gray

    Macy Gray

    Val

  • Reza Diako

    Reza Diako

    Ethan Marshall

  • Daniel Quirke

    Daniel Quirke

    Guard

  • Daiana Madeira

    Daiana Madeira

    Medical Specialist

Overview

After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening around the property, she fears that something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth

Rating

6.2 / 10
362 Reviews
4 Popular

1 Reviews

  • MovieGuys
    MovieGuys
    6 Oct 25, 2025

    "The Astronaut" is a somewhat predictable but nonetheless entertaining, sci fi, horror thriller. Its our personal perception of reality and threat that this film subverts and finally turns on its head, that makes it work. What we think of as familiar and alien, as safe and unsafe, are not what they appear to be. Its these core concepts that this film plays with, developing a story that's creepy, atmospheric and psychologically unsettling. On the downside, for veteran viewers, the story may be a little predictable. I'd worked out what was happening about two thirds of the way through. That said, newcomers, with a fresh set of eyes, may still enjoy the final "reveal". In summary, whilst not overly original what "The Astronaut" offers up is a sense of displaced reality, and threat, that's quite compelling. Worth a look.

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