Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its director stated on the record that "what we're trying to communicate with the film is that's kind of underrated: what it means to be open and vulnerable, to listen and be listened, to interact wi…" 1. Its director stated on the record that "the whole idea of being ice cold under pressure is such bullshit, Roy is incredibly vulnerable, He's like a boy — totally unformed" 2. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 12 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Indigenous 5.
- 1Creator statementdirector: "What we're trying to communicate with the film is that's kind of underrated: what it means to be open and vulnerable, to listen and be listened, to interact with other human beings."The Playlist, September 2019 source ↗
- 2Creator statementdirector: "The whole idea of being ice cold under pressure is such bullshit. Roy is incredibly vulnerable. He's like a boy — totally unformed."IndieWire, September 2019 source ↗
- 3Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 12 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 95, Hispanic 3, Indigenous 35.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Age: 57 — leans mature
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Synopsis
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
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Advocacy Over Time in Drama
The average advocacy score of Drama titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 3 | 2 |
| 1925 | 0 | 2 |
| 1927 | 3 | 2 |
| 1928 | 0 | 3 |
| 1929 | 2 | 2 |
| 1930 | 2 | 6 |
| 1931 | 1 | 4 |
| 1932 | 1 | 5 |
| 1936 | 0 | 2 |
| 1937 | 0 | 3 |
| 1939 | 9 | 2 |
| 1940 | 0 | 3 |
| 1941 | 3 | 2 |
| 1942 | 0 | 5 |
| 1943 | 0 | 3 |
| 1944 | 0 | 7 |
| 1946 | 1 | 3 |
| 1947 | 0 | 2 |
| 1948 | 2 | 4 |
| 1950 | 4 | 6 |
| 1951 | 2 | 5 |
| 1952 | 3 | 6 |
| 1953 | 1 | 10 |
| 1954 | 4 | 4 |
| 1955 | 3 | 8 |
| 1956 | 3 | 7 |
| 1957 | 2 | 10 |
| 1958 | 3 | 6 |
| 1959 | 3 | 9 |
| 1960 | 0 | 12 |
| 1961 | 4 | 7 |
| 1962 | 2 | 12 |
| 1963 | 1 | 14 |
| 1964 | 3 | 8 |
| 1965 | 2 | 11 |
| 1966 | 2 | 10 |
| 1967 | 1 | 7 |
| 1968 | 3 | 9 |
| 1969 | 1 | 10 |
| 1970 | 1 | 10 |
| 1971 | 0 | 8 |
| 1972 | 2 | 9 |
| 1973 | 1 | 14 |
| 1974 | 2 | 15 |
| 1975 | 3 | 13 |
| 1976 | 2 | 20 |
| 1977 | 2 | 8 |
| 1978 | 0 | 5 |
| 1979 | 3 | 11 |
| 1980 | 2 | 13 |
| 1981 | 1 | 8 |
| 1982 | 2 | 13 |
| 1983 | 2 | 15 |
| 1984 | 1 | 14 |
| 1985 | 3 | 11 |
| 1986 | 3 | 12 |
| 1987 | 2 | 19 |
| 1988 | 3 | 13 |
| 1989 | 2 | 16 |
| 1990 | 2 | 14 |
| 1991 | 3 | 14 |
| 1992 | 3 | 18 |
| 1993 | 3 | 23 |
| 1994 | 5 | 25 |
| 1995 | 4 | 26 |
| 1996 | 2 | 29 |
| 1997 | 4 | 23 |
| 1998 | 4 | 24 |
| 1999 | 5 | 42 |
| 2000 | 3 | 41 |
| 2001 | 3 | 41 |
| 2002 | 3 | 41 |
| 2003 | 4 | 36 |
| 2004 | 4 | 65 |
| 2005 | 4 | 67 |
| 2006 | 2 | 82 |
| 2007 | 2 | 68 |
| 2008 | 2 | 49 |
| 2009 | 2 | 28 |
| 2010 | 7 | 22 |
| 2011 | 4 | 24 |
| 2012 | 4 | 19 |
| 2013 | 7 | 24 |
| 2014 | 10 | 22 |
| 2015 | 12 | 19 |
| 2016 | 10 | 23 |
| 2017 | 13 | 31 |
| 2018 | 9 | 35 |
| 2019 | 11 | 36 |
| 2020 | 7 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 35 |
| 2022 | 21 | 34 |
| 2023 | 16 | 18 |
| 2024 | 16 | 17 |
| 2025 | 3 | 20 |
| 2026 | 4 | 27 |
| This title (2019) | 12 | 1 |
● This title (2019): advocacy 12 · explore Drama →
Cast & Crew
Alison Sadler (director) · Dan Bradley (director)