2010
An American-Soviet mission to Jupiter confronts a failed spacecraft, a troubled artificial intelligence, and an enigmatic monolith amid escalating global tension.
Overview
A thrilling journey into the unknown as humanity confronts its greatest fears in space.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- intellectual
- pragmatic
- classic sci fi marathon
- space movie night
What critics said
Critics found it an entertaining, tense, and visually impressive continuation of 2001, while judging it more literal and less poetic than its predecessor.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The joint expedition travels to Jupiter to investigate the black monolith and the unexplained events surrounding the Discovery mission.
American and Soviet astronauts must collaborate despite growing global tensions between their nations.
The film foregrounds spacecraft engineering, orbital machinery, and Syd Mead's acclaimed production designs.
The expedition directly revisits the Discovery, HAL 9000, David Bowman, and the unanswered mysteries of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Films like 2010, and why
2001: A Space Odyssey
Shared space opera scale, crew-based mission structure, and mystery surrounding an unexplained extraterrestrial object.
The Right Stuff
Shared hard science fiction setting, tense spacecraft crisis, and pragmatic treatment of human-machine conflict.
Mission to Mars
Shared interplanetary expedition, multinational crew dynamics, and suspense built around scientific discovery.
Sunshine
Shared intelligent computer, isolated space mission, and ethical tension between human astronauts and artificial intelligence.
Movie Details
- Director
- Peter Hyams
- Release Date
- 1984-12-06
- Runtime
- 116 min
- Rating
- 6.7 / 10 (1125)
Cast
- Roy Scheider
- John Lithgow
- Helen Mirren
- Bob Balaban
- Keir Dullea
- Douglas Rain
- Madolyn Smith Osborne
- Savely Kramarov
- Taliesin Jaffe
- James McEachin
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Howdy Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is 2010 about?
- An American-Soviet mission to Jupiter confronts a failed spacecraft, a troubled artificial intelligence, and an enigmatic monolith amid escalating global tension.
- What is 2010 like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of 2010 as brisk, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as layered.
- Is 2010 violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in 2010 as mild.
- What did critics think of 2010?
- Critics found it an entertaining, tense, and visually impressive continuation of 2001, while judging it more literal and less poetic than its predecessor.
- Which films are like 2010?
- Films with a similar feel include 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Right Stuff, Mission to Mars, and Sunshine.
- How long is 2010?
- 2010 runs 116 minutes.
- Where can I watch 2010?
- In United States, 2010 streams on Howdy Amazon Channel.
