Voyagers
Voyagers is a 2021 science fiction thriller film written and directed by Neil Burger.
Voyagers is a 2021 science fiction thriller film written and directed by Neil Burger. It stars Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, and Colin Farrell, and follows a group of teenage astronauts on a multi-generational space mission whose social order collapses after they discover their emotions are being chemically suppressed.
Plot
The film is set in a near-future scenario where Earth is becoming uninhabitable and humans attempt colonization of a distant exoplanet. Its story centers on 30 young astronauts on a long-duration mission who become increasingly unstable after stopping a mood-suppressing substance. The mission descends into paranoia, conflict, and breakdown.
Cast
The principal cast includes Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead, and Colin Farrell, along with Chanté Adams, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Viveik Kalra, Archie Renaux, Archie Madekwe, and Quintessa Swindell.
Production and release
Voyagers was written and directed by Neil Burger and released in theatres by Lionsgate on April 9, 2021. It has a runtime of 108 minutes and is rated PG-13.
Reception and box office
Contemporary reporting described the film as a commercial disappointment. One widely cited figure places its box office gross at US$4.2 million against a US$29 million production budget.
Key facts
- The film is set in a near-future scenario where Earth is becoming uninhabitable and humans attempt colonization of a distant exoplanet.
- Its story centers on 30 young astronauts on a long-duration mission who become increasingly unstable after stopping a mood-suppressing substance.
- Voyagers was released theatrically in the United States on April 9, 2021.
- The film was distributed by Lionsgate.
- Reports from the time of release described the film as a box office bomb, with a reported gross of US$4.2 million against a US$29 million production budget.
There is no strong Canada-specific angle in the available sources. The film was released in Canada under the title Voyagers, and the French-language source notes the Quebec title as Voyageurs.
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References
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers_(film)Supports: Director, cast, plot premise, release date, and box office/budget figures
- Rotten Tomatoes — https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/voyagers_2021Supports: Synopsis, genre, rating, release date, runtime, and distributor
- IMDb — https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9664108/Supports: Runtime, genre, and cast list
- Netflix — https://www.netflix.com/title/81287587Supports: Synopsis and cast
- French Wikipedia — https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voyagers_(film,_2021)Supports: Quebec title Voyageurs and identification as a 2021 American film