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Interstellar

In Earth's future, a global crop blight and second Dust Bowl are slowly rendering the planet uninhabitable. Professor Brand (Michael Caine), a brilliant NASA physicist, is working on plans to save mankind by transporting Earth's population to a new home via a wormhole. But first, Brand must send former NASA pilot Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) and a team of researchers through the wormhole and across the galaxy to find out which of three planets could be mankind's new home.

Release: November 7, 2014

Director: Christopher Nolan

Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine

Runtime: 169 minutes

Budget: $165 million

Box Office: $681 million

IMDb: 8.7/10

Streaming: Netflix (until April 2025)

Scientific Background:

Scientific Consultant: Kip Thorne (Nobel Prize-winning physicist)

Black Hole Visualization: First accurate depiction based on Einstein's equations

Time Dilation: Realistic portrayal of relativistic effects near Gargantua

Awards & Nominations:

• Academy Awards: Won Best Visual Effects; Nominated for Best Original Score, Best Sound Mixing, Best Sound Editing, Best Production Design
• BAFTA Awards: Won Best Special Visual Effects; Nominated for Best Original Music, Best Sound
• Saturn Awards: Won Best Science Fiction Film, Best Director (Christopher Nolan), Best Music

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