# The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

> After a frightening space-repair accident, an astronaut's wife suspects that the man who returns home is no longer entirely human.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/1908

## Facts

- Runtime: 109 min
- Genres: Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Director: Rand Ravich
- Cast: Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Joe Morton, Clea DuVall, Nick Cassavetes, Donna Murphy, Gary Grubbs, Blair Brown
- TMDB rating: 5.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0138304/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: slow
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, foreboding, late night horror viewing, 1990s sci fi marathon

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