Slingshot

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Slingshot

R

2024

1h 49m

Sci-Fi

Mystery & Thriller

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A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, SLINGSHOT follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn's moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.

Critics Consensus

Casey Affleck's gripping performance can't save this Slingshot as it propels itself to nowhere.

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Phil Hoad

Guardian

10/28/2024

4/5

This shut-in scenario is rivet-gunned by astute, underplayed performances all round.

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Elizabeth Weitzman

TheWrap

09/27/2024

One of those movies that relies so heavily on its final twist that the rest of the story becomes an afterthought.

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Claudia Puig

FilmWeek (LAist)

09/16/2024

It felt more derivative than suspenseful.

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Joshua Ryan

The Cosmic Circus

Jul 19

Tropes and clichés are a necessary part of genre filmmaking, but Slingshot fails to bring anything new out of them or to use them in interesting ways.

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Matt Glasby

Radio Times

10/31/2024

2/5

Worst of all, the uninspired sets and modest SFX mean it never even feels like they're in space.

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Derek Chen

Spectrum Culture

10/31/2024

Even if Slingshot often feels like a simple exercise in thriller conventions that’s taken to the stars, it can still be a fun ride.

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Google

Oct 17

Ending was disappointing and kinda lame

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Teresa

05/05/2025

A little weird. But good spectre.

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DeWayne

05/03/2025

This movie kept me on my toes. Not because of the twists, but because it was kind of confusing from time to time. There's got to be a better way to mix reality with hallucinations without them seeming identical. It's tricky but interesting.

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Sharon

09/24/2024

This movie needed a better ending.

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Mr. Hollywood

09/14/2024

Boring and slow wannabe thriller. This has been done better in better movies. Skip it or just watch it once I guess because even the actors just phoned it in

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Gary C

09/12/2024

Wow, good movie, but couldn't tell what was real and what was not. A total mind twister. Great filming, great acting . It will make you think!

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Synopsis

A psychological thriller starring Casey Affleck and Laurence Fishburne, SLINGSHOT follows an elite trio of astronauts aboard a years-long, possibly compromised mission to Saturn's moon Titan. As the team gears up for a highly dangerous slingshot maneuver that will either catapult them to Titan or into deep space, it becomes increasingly difficult for one astronaut to maintain his grip on reality.

Director: Mikael Håfström
Producer: István Major, Richard Saperstein, Beau Turpin
Screenwriter: R. Scott Adams, Nathan Parker
Distributor: Bleecker Street
Production Co: Széchenyi Funds, Bluestone Entertainment, Filmsquad
Rating: R (Some Violence/Bloody Images|Language)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 30, 2024, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 17, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $726.6K
Runtime: 1h 49m