Love
A stranded astronaut fights isolation and failing life support while a Civil War journal opens a baffling connection across time and space.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- None
- claustrophobic
- contemplative
- eerie
- late night viewing
- arthouse science fiction night
What critics said
Critics broadly found the film visually accomplished and ingeniously designed, though its spiritual abstractions and narrative ambiguities may frustrate viewers seeking clarity.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Lee Miller is stranded alone in orbit while dwindling life support and isolation threaten his sanity.
The object discovered by Captain Briggs becomes the central mystery connecting the journal and Lee's orbital ordeal.
The abandoned International Space Station and space sequences achieve striking scale despite the film's independent production.
Lee's present-day-or-near-contemporary orbital survival is intercut with Captain Briggs's 1864 Civil War journal.
Films like Love, and why
Moon
shared claustrophobic space isolation, philosophical science fiction, and solitary protagonist
2001: A Space Odyssey
shared cosmic mystery, ambiguous reality, and visually ambitious science fiction
Solaris
shared stranded astronaut premise, psychological deterioration, and survival tension
Primer
shared low-budget science fiction, nonlinear ambiguity, and challenging conceptual storytelling
Movie Details
- Director
- William Eubank
- Release Date
- 2011-02-02
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (244)
Cast
- Gunner Wright
- Wesley Sellick
- Corey Richardson
- Bradley Horne
- Nancy Stelle
- Roger E. Fanter
- Jesse Hotchkiss
- Troy Mittleider
- Brid Caveney
- Ambyr Childers
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Love about?
- A stranded astronaut fights isolation and failing life support while a Civil War journal opens a baffling connection across time and space.
- What is Love like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Love as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Love violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Love.
- What did critics think of Love?
- Critics broadly found the film visually accomplished and ingeniously designed, though its spiritual abstractions and narrative ambiguities may frustrate viewers seeking clarity.
- Which films are like Love?
- Films with a similar feel include Moon, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Solaris, and Primer.
- How long is Love?
- Love runs 84 minutes.
- Where can I watch Love?
- In United States, Love streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.
