Stowaway
Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): April 22, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
63
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
17
Mixed:
6
Negative:
1
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60
The GuardianBenjamin LeeApr 22, 2021
The focus on the job at hand works until it doesn’t as with just the slightest of characterisation, we’re invested in the problem rather than those solving it and the grip of the first two acts loosens as the finale beckons. Read full review
58
IndieWireKate ErblandApr 22, 2021
A nerve-shredding space thriller that starts strong before falling prey to blunter dramatic twists, few of which are as thrilling as the original idea that sets everything in motion. Read full review
50
Screen DailyTim GriersonApr 22, 2021
What ultimately hampers the film is that, once the agonising dilemma is introduced, the script quickly becomes a standard survival-in-space saga, recalling everything from Gravity to The Midnight Sky. The performances are nicely modulated, though, resisting the story’s inherently melodramatic qualities and instead focusing on trying to solve the problem at hand. Read full review
50
CNNBrian LowryApr 22, 2021
More an examination of human nature than a thriller, the space-faring movie deals with weighty issues but doesn't possess much pizzazz or gravity, making Netflix the logical home for its launch. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 22, 2021
It’s a matter of pacing and choices, what Penna chooses to focus on and what he ignores. He’s got all the elements of a good movie right in front of him. He just never puts all the pieces together. Read full review
40
The New York TimesLena WilsonApr 22, 2021
For all the empathy it expects of its viewers — every character cries onscreen at least once — the film is troublingly removed from human reality. Read full review
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