Lucy in the Sky

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After an awe-inspiring experience in outer space, an astronaut returns to Earth and starts to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

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Natalie Portman gives it her all, but it isn't enough to overcome Lucy in the Sky's confused approach to its jumbled story.

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Beatrice Loayza

Bitch Media

Hawley articulates Lucy's mental breakdown as if running through an uninspired checklist of bourgeois female suffering that he hopes will compensate for a lack of character building.

Mar 15, 2021

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Mark Kermode

Kermode & Mayo's Film Review

A film I enjoyed far more than I thought I would.

Dec 10, 2019

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Kevin Maher

Times (UK)

It's proper acting, from one of the modern greats.

Rated: 4/5

Dec 9, 2019

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Jeffrey Harris

411mania

Natalie Portman puts in a strong, committed performance and offers an interesting perspective of a smart, competent woman who suffers from a mental breakdown. However, it's not enough to elevate a weak script and tonally uneven direction.

Rated: 4/10

Aug 5, 2022

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Milana Vujkov

Lola On Film

I enjoyed its inconsistent but witty digressions. Sometimes, the right type of prose elevates the turmoil of shoddy romance, too prosaic to encounter through poetic means.

Rated: 3/5

Jul 31, 2021

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Douglas Greenwood

NME (New Musical Express)

Natalie Portman's talents are put to waste in this hapless story of an astronaut losing herself as she returns back to earth.

Rated: 1/5

Jun 23, 2021

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Audience Member When you never really return from a trip, strange things can happen. A trip to space, in this case. The story is loosely based on real events at NASA, with the downward spiral of the protagonist ending in criminal territory. Nataly Portman and Jon Hamm are both convincing in their roles, as is the German-born Zazie Beetz, who just had screentime in 'Joker'. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/10/23 Full Review Diana Very slow and confusing Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 11/02/19 Full Review Carl The acting was okay, but I,did not enjoy the movie. Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/25/19 Full Review Robyn R I wasn't sure what to expect from this movie and got even less. It was slow and tedious . How can I get that time back? Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/22/19 Full Review Michael Horing Natalie Portman is great as always but the movie is confusing and makes no sense Rated 2/5 Stars • Rated 2 out of 5 stars 10/22/19 Full Review William B Portman plays a great crazy astronaut, but Lucy is just not likable, and I don’t think everyone involved with this movie had the same vision. Is the point perhaps that there IS no point, or were they aiming for something here? Worse: such story as there is here pivots around a moment which feels forced. Stay home on this one, and better luck next time, Ms. Portman. Rated 3/5 Stars • Rated 3 out of 5 stars 10/21/19 Full Review Read all reviews

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Noah Hawley Director Natalie Portman Lucy Cola Jon Hamm Mark Goodwin Zazie Beetz Erin Eccles Dan Stevens Drew Cola Colman Domingo Frank Paxton

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Synopsis After an awe-inspiring experience in outer space, an astronaut returns to Earth and starts to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

Director: Noah Hawley
Producer: Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, Noah Hawley, John Cameron
Screenwriter: Brian C. Brown, Elliott DiGuiseppi, Noah Hawley
Distributor: Fox Searchlight
Production Co: Fox Searchlight, 26 Keys Productions
Rating: R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 26, 2019
Box Office (Gross USA): $315.0K
Runtime: 2h 4m
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)