Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- heroic
- patriotic
- space movie marathon
- history night
What critics said
Russian critics broadly praised the film's performances, direction, special effects, patriotic historical drama, and tense space-mission storytelling, though a minority found it mediocre.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The Voskhod 2 mission is framed as a Soviet effort to surpass the United States during the Cold War space race.
Leonov and Belyaev face dangers aboard a spacecraft that has not been fully tested, forcing them to confront cascading technical obstacles.
The astronauts' spacewalk and confinement in a small capsule contrast human bravery with the lethal scale of open space.
Veteran pilot Pavel Belyaev and daring test pilot Alexey Leonov must cooperate despite their different temperaments and backgrounds.
Films like The Spacewalker, and why
Apollo 13
historical space-race drama centered on astronauts confronting engineering failures and life-threatening mission hazards
The Right Stuff
tense, technically grounded astronaut survival drama shaped by Cold War-era space exploration
First Man
heroic historical adventure about pioneering aerospace missions and the risks of technological progress
Movie Details
- Director
- Dmitry Kiselyov
- Release Date
- 2017-04-06
- Runtime
- 140 min
- Rating
- 7.0 / 10 (367)
Cast
- Evgeny Mironov
- Konstantin Khabenskiy
- Vladimir Ilin
- Anatoliy Kotenyov
- Aleksandra Ursulyak
- Elena Panova
- Aleksandr Ilyin Jr
- Yuriy Itskov
- Kirill Poluhin
- Vitaliya Kornienko
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- 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 The Spacewalker about?
- A Soviet astronaut team risks everything on the first spacewalk while Cold War ambition collides with untested technology.
- What is The Spacewalker like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Spacewalker as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is The Spacewalker violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in The Spacewalker as mild.
- What did critics think of The Spacewalker?
- Russian critics broadly praised the film's performances, direction, special effects, patriotic historical drama, and tense space-mission storytelling, though a minority found it mediocre.
- Which films are like The Spacewalker?
- Films with a similar feel include Apollo 13, The Right Stuff, and First Man.
- How long is The Spacewalker?
- The Spacewalker runs 140 minutes.
- Where can I watch The Spacewalker?
- In United States, The Spacewalker streams on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
