Abandoned alone in space, an astronaut tries to return to Earth. Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney.

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600 km above the Earth in the space ship Explorer, Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is out repairing the Hubble telescope as part of a NASA mission under Commander Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney). Unfortunately, the mission turns into a nightmare when a Russian satellite falls apart, sending debris their way that destroys Explorer and kills the crew. Meanwhile, Ryan loses her links and is cast adrift, but Matt manages to catch her. The two try to make it to the International Space Station, where they hope to borrow a Soyuz capsule to return to Earth. But he is short on fuel, she’s short on oxygen, and the strap holding them together is weak. And so Matt sacrifices himself for an exhausted Ryan, in hopes she will get home. Once on the ISS, Ryan discovers a new series of obstacles that make her lose hope of ever surviving...

Alfonso Cuaron’s 3D movie is full of fascinating images never before seen on the big screen, thanks to breathtaking digital simulation. The astronauts bounce around in space like yo-yo’s and it’s easy to empathize with their fear in open space. A scene in which Ryan finally reaches the ISS and removes her space suit to float weightlessly in the capsule like a fetus is magnificent. And the one in which she prepares to die, listening to the distant sounds coming from Earth is no less moving. Unfortunately the ending is unsurprising.