

A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Production
The Avalon ship design is gorgeous sci-fi wish fulfillment.
Cinematography
Zero-gravity water sequence is genuinely stunning.
Acting
Lawrence sells impossible emotional whiplash.

Director
Morten Tyldum
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The original 2007 Black List script was darker and more ambiguous—Jim's act was framed as unforgivable with no redemption arc.
Andy Garcia filmed his cameo as Captain Norris in one day and has approximately zero lines of dialogue.