Interstellar (film)

Interstellar
An astronaut on a cold mountain setting with snow falling with another mountain as a ceiling: Four of the actors' names appear on the top, with a headline reading "The End of Earth Will not be the End of Us." Above the film's title, the text reads "A film by Christopher Nolan", and credits are printed on the bottom.
Theatrical release poster
Directed byChristopher Nolan
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyHoyte van Hoytema
Edited byLee Smith
Music byHans Zimmer
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Paramount Pictures (North America)
  • Warner Bros. Pictures (International)
Release dates
  • November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) (United States)
  • November 7, 2014 (2014-11-07) (United Kingdom)
Running time
169 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom[2]
  • United States[2]
LanguageEnglish
Budget$165 million[3]
Box office$730.8 million[3]

Interstellar is a 2014 epic science fiction drama film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan. It stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Bill Irwin, Ellen Burstyn, Matt Damon, and Michael Caine. Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from catastrophic blight and famine, the film follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole near Saturn in search of a new home for mankind.

The screenplay had its origins in a script Jonathan developed in 2007 and was originally set to be directed by Steven Spielberg. Theoretical physicist Kip Thorne was an executive producer and scientific consultant on the film, and wrote the tie-in book The Science of Interstellar. Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot it on 35 mm movie film in the Panavision anamorphic format and IMAX 70 mm. Filming began in late 2013 and took place in Alberta, Klaustur, and Los Angeles. Interstellar uses extensive practical and miniature effects, and the company DNEG created additional digital effects.

Interstellar was released in theaters on November 7, 2014. In the United States, it was first released on film stock, expanding to venues using digital projectors. The film received generally positive reviews and grossed over $681 million worldwide ($730 million after subsequent re-releases), making it the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2014. Thorne's computer-generated depiction of a black hole in the film has also received commendation from astronomers and physicists.[4][5][6] Among its various accolades, Interstellar was nominated for five awards at the 87th Academy Awards, winning Best Visual Effects, and received numerous other accolades. It was Lynda Obst's final film as producer before her death.

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  4. ^ "10 of the Best Sci-Fi Movies Based on Actual Science". Collider. September 19, 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Interstellar: How it Was One of the Most Scientifically Accurate Sci-Fi Movies Ever". August 31, 2022. Archived from the original on December 6, 2022. Retrieved December 6, 2022.
  6. ^ Thorne, Kip. "Applied Physics/Physics Colloquium: Kip Thorne – The Physics of the Cult Movie Interstellar". Stanford University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2023. Retrieved March 2, 2023. Christopher Nolan's cult science fiction film Interstellar (2014) sprang from a treatment co-authored by physicist Kip Thorne, and so had real science — both firm and speculative — embedded in it from the outset.