Oasis
A Scottish chaplain ventures into deep space, where an extraordinary mission challenges the boundaries between faith, humanity, and the unknown.
Overview
A spiritual journey through the cosmos challenges faith and humanity's purpose.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- mysterious
- contemplative
- solemn
- quiet evening
- speculative fiction marathon
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Peter is a chaplain whose religious identity shapes the journey and its moral questions.
The story follows a chaplain on an epic journey through space, emphasizing distance and solitude.
Peter's clerical vocation is placed within an extraordinary space expedition rather than an earthly pastoral setting.
The sixty-minute runtime presents an epic interstellar journey in a tightly focused format.
Films like Oasis, and why
Arrival
shared cerebral science fiction, spiritual themes, and emotionally serious exploration of humanity beyond Earth
Interstellar
shared speculative space setting, existential questions, and intimate dramatic focus
The Fountain
shared religious symbolism, bleak futuristic atmosphere, and psychological science fiction
Movie Details
- Director
- Kevin Macdonald
- Release Date
- 2017-03-17
- Runtime
- 60 min
- Rating
- 7.1 / 10 (22)
Cast
- Richard Madden
- Flora Spencer-Longhurst
- Moshidi Motshegwa
- Aislín McGuckin
- Jonjo O'Neill
- Lemogang Tsipa
- Haley Joel Osment
- Antje Traue
- Mark Addy
- Michael James Shaw
Common questions
- What is Oasis about?
- A Scottish chaplain ventures into deep space, where an extraordinary mission challenges the boundaries between faith, humanity, and the unknown.
- What is Oasis like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Oasis as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Oasis violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Oasis as mild.
- Which films are like Oasis?
- Films with a similar feel include Arrival, Interstellar, and The Fountain.
- How long is Oasis?
- Oasis runs 60 minutes.
