# Project Hail Mary (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/project-hail-mary/
Last reviewed: 2026-08-31

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 85% |
| Editorial Rating | 95/100 |
| Audience Snapshot | 96% (excluded from composite) |
| Metascore | 79/100 |
| Letterboxd | 4.1/5 |
| IMDb | 8.2/10 |
| Director | Phil Lord & Christopher Miller |
| Genres | Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy |
| Runtime | 156 min |

## Quick answer

Project Hail Mary (2026) earns a 85% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller turn Andy Weir's bestseller into the year's most crowd-unifying sci-fi event — Ryan Gos Metascore 79/100. Directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller.

## Celluloid verdict

Phil Lord and Christopher Miller turn Andy Weir's bestseller into the year's most crowd-unifying sci-fi event — Ryan Gosling's everyman charm and Rocky the alien's unlikely friendship deliver a 95%/96% critic–audience lock that Metacritic and IMDb midyear lists both crowned essential.

## Synopsis

A disoriented middle-school science teacher wakes aboard a deep-space vessel with no memory of how he got there — only a mission briefing that humanity's sun is dying and he may be the last hope to save it. As Ryland Grace pieces together his past and his purpose, an unlikely friendship with an alien engineer named Rocky becomes the emotional spine of a survival story that balances hard science, wit, and genuine wonder.

## Cast

Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz

## Where to watch

Global: Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
the United States: Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
the United Kingdom: Prime Video, MGM+
Indonesia: Prime Video
India: Prime Video
Turkey: Prime Video
Japan: Prime Video
the Philippines: Prime Video
South Africa: Prime Video
Malaysia: Prime Video
Thailand: Prime Video
the United Arab Emirates: Prime Video
Nigeria: Prime Video

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Project Hail Mary worth watching?**
Project Hail Mary holds a 85% Celluloid Score. Phil Lord and Christopher Miller turn Andy Weir's bestseller into the year's most crowd-unifying sci-fi event — Ryan Gosling's everyman charm and Rocky the alien's unlikely friendship deliver a 95%/96% critic–audience lock that Metacritic and IMDb midyear lists both crowned essential.

**What is Project Hail Mary about?**
A disoriented middle-school science teacher wakes aboard a deep-space vessel with no memory of how he got there — only a mission briefing that humanity's sun is dying and he may be the last hope to save it. As Ryland Grace pieces together his past and his purpose, an unlikely friendship with an alien engineer named Rocky becomes the emotional spine of a survival story that balances hard science, wit, and genuine wonder.

**Who directed Project Hail Mary?**
Project Hail Mary (2026) was directed by Phil Lord & Christopher Miller.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Project Hail Mary?**
85% — calculated from available Celluloid editorial (95/100), Metascore (79/100), Letterboxd (4.1/5), and IMDb (8.2/10) inputs. Audience sentiment is excluded.

**Where can I watch Project Hail Mary?**
Project Hail Mary is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+; on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+ in the United States; on Prime Video, MGM+ in the United Kingdom; on Prime Video in Indonesia; on Prime Video in India; on Prime Video in Turkey; on Prime Video in Japan; on Prime Video in the Philippines; on Prime Video in South Africa; on Prime Video in Malaysia; on Prime Video in Thailand; on Prime Video in the United Arab Emirates; on Prime Video in Nigeria. Availability varies by region.

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