The Astronaut

Name: The Astronaut
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror
Released: October 17, 2025
Duration: 90 min
Rating: 40

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Vertical Entertainment | Release Date: October 17, 2025 | Not Rated

Summary: An astronaut believes something extraterrestrial has followed her back to Earth.

Genre(s): Sci-Fi, Thriller, Horror

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 90 min

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The Guardian Catherine Bray

Sep 16, 2025

The Astronaut has a lot going for it, but, like the lead character in the opening scenes, it doesn’t quite stick the landing. Read full review

Matt Fowler

Oct 16, 2025

The Astronaut has a game lead in Kate Mara and the decent stagings of a monster mystery, but it winds up being a humdrum offering in a genre usually teeming with imagination and innovation. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Peter Sobczynski

Oct 17, 2025

The Astronaut isn’t terrible, I suppose—the performance by Mara is solid, and Varley’s work on the directing front shows that she knows how to take familiar genre elements and present them with style and efficiency. However, these efforts are undone by a screenplay that kind of goes off the rails for a while, leading to a conclusion that fails to inspire the overwhelming emotional impact it was clearly intended to evoke in viewers. Read full review

The Playlist Chase Hutchinson

Sep 16, 2025

What could’ve been a fun little sci-fi horror transforms into something that deflates any remaining tension and engagement in one fell swoop. Read full review

Collider Matt Donato

Sep 16, 2025

Varley's talents as a director are evident for the first half at least, but after that, The Astronaut becomes a head-scratcher. Read full review

IndieWire Rafael Motamayor

Sep 16, 2025

Varley’s homages and nods can’t help save The Astronaut from a sudden tonal shift that takes away what makes the first half of the film interesting and brings it into redundant — and honestly, quite baffling — territory. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Oct 20, 2025

When the surprises aren’t very surprising except in ways that betray the picture’s tone and every illogical thing we can’t help but notice gives away those surprises, the only conclusion is that this “Astronaut” doesn’t have the right stuff even if Mara does. Read full review

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