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During the height of the Cold War, two Russian astronauts prepare to step into the unknown during the first space walk.

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The Spacewalker | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Daniel M. Kimmel North Shore Movies ...an impressive drama capturing a key chapter of the space race that needed to be told from the Russian side. Rated: 4/5 Jan 19, 2021 Full Review The Spacewalker | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Jamie Healy Radio Times The dreamy diversions into Leonov's childhood can feel a bit of an indulgence, but they at least offer some much-needed gasps for air amid the escalating peril. Rated: 4/5 Jun 10, 2019 Full Review The Spacewalker | Rotten Tomatoes (3) Jason Best Movie Talk The Russian equivalent of Apollo 13... a thrillingly nerve-wracking watch. Rated: 4/5 Apr 18, 2018 Full Review The Spacewalker | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Nigel Watson Starburst This is a real-life story of extreme bravery against all odds, with wonderful cinematography and special effects that take us back to the Cold War battle for supremacy in space. Rated: 8/10 Oct 18, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Lloyd N Americans tend to think that it was all about us! We were in a "cold war" ie. No information shared, no helping. However we were BOTH PUSHING to the stars. RUSSIA leading the way. BOTTOM LINE, we ALL improved and MOVED FORWARD. God bless humanity's push for improvement 🙏 Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 09/02/24 Full Review R B Very powerful and compelling story. I was surprised at how good it was. Rated 4.5/5 Stars • Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 06/09/23 Full Review Drew K Very good movie. True heroes. Well done movie. Thoroughly enjoyed. Do watch. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Absolutely mind blowing account of a true story during the Space Race. For me, the film completely outranked "Apolo 13". It managed to capture the era, successfully hint at the workings of the political establishment and cover personal and emotional angles effortlessly. I'm not familiar with Russian cinema, but I will be looking to acquaint myself with it much more after "Spacewalker"! Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Tony S This is a studio movie through and through. At some point it had a singular vision of one director but whatever it was, producers didn't like it. Apparently it had Gagarin too and a better pace given the longer runtime. However, the result is a run of the mill space exploration film. A lot of expository dialogue. Exaggerations for the sake of tension or presumed danger. The plot blatantly ticks off the boxes for this type of film, crafting a narrative, yet forgetting to give main characters anything but hollow husk of a cliche to play off to no fault of the actors of course who give those roles all they have. All that said. When they get to space, you can not help to be engulfed with Leonov's almost childish wonder and excitement for finally fulfilling his dream. Visually, it is beautifully conveyed. And despite feeling glossy in some aspects, the 60's USSR is authentically captured on screen. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 12/07/21 Full Review Audience Member I think I'd rate it higher if the movie was available in the original language with subtitles, because the dubbing takes away the intonation, which is a major part of acting.That said, the storyline is fascinating, and mostly true to life. A lot of people have compared it to Apollo 13, and that's a fair comparison. But it's good to see a story like this from the Russian side, because it reminds us that deep down, there's more that unites us as human beings than divides us. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Read all reviews

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Dmitriy Kiselev Director Konstantin Khabenskiy Pavel Belyaev Evgeniy Mironov Alexey Leonov Aleksandra Ursulyak Svetlana Leonova Vladimir Ilin Sergey Korolev Anatoliy Kotenev Nikolay Kamanin
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Synopsis During the height of the Cold War, two Russian astronauts prepare to step into the unknown during the first space walk.

Director
Dmitriy Kiselev

Producer
Timur Bekmambetov, Evgeniy Mironov, Sergey Ageev

Screenwriter
Sergey Kaluzhanov, Yuriy Korotkov, Oleg Pogodin

Production Co
Bazalevs

Genre
Adventure, Drama, History

Original Language
Russian

Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 19, 2021

Runtime
2h 20m
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