# Project Hail Mary (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/project-hail-mary/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 87% |
| Critic Score | 95% |
| Audience Score | 96% |
| 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 87% 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.

## Critics consensus

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

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Project Hail Mary worth watching?**
Project Hail Mary holds a 87% 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?**
87% — the average of five public sources: critics 95%, audience 96%, Metascore 79/100, Letterboxd 4.1/5, and IMDb 8.2/10.

**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. Availability varies by region.

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