Jupiter Ascending
A house cleaner discovers she is heir to a cosmic dynasty and must survive the interstellar forces determined to control her inheritance.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Moderate
- earnest
- romantic
- propulsive
- visual spectacle night
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly agreed that the film offers striking visual spectacle and imaginative world-building but is undermined by a confusing, thin, and incoherent narrative.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
Jupiter's genetic signature makes her the successor to an immense interstellar inheritance despite her mundane life on Earth.
The film contrasts Earthbound domestic labor with lavish alien architecture, spacecraft, creatures, and interplanetary settings.
Jupiter's prophetic birth, royal succession, genetically engineered protector, and interspecies romance merge fairy-tale motifs with space opera.
The Abrasax dynasty governs worlds through hereditary power and regards planetary populations as assets within its economic system.
Films like Jupiter Ascending, and why
The Fifth Element
shares space opera scale, interspecies romance, dynastic conflict, and lavish science fiction world-building
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
shares visually maximalist science fiction, cosmic adventure, chosen-one mythology, and elaborate alien societies
John Carter
shares a reluctant protagonist drawn into an expansive space opera involving inheritance, power, and interplanetary action
Stardust
shares science fantasy spectacle, romantic adventure, and a humble outsider discovering a cosmic destiny
Movie Details
- Directors
- Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Release Date
- 2015-02-04
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Rating
- 5.5 / 10 (7258)
Cast
- Channing Tatum
- Mila Kunis
- Sean Bean
- Eddie Redmayne
- Douglas Booth
- Tuppence Middleton
- Nikki Amuka-Bird
- Christina Cole
- Edward Hogg
- Maria Doyle Kennedy
Where to watch in United States
- 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 Jupiter Ascending about?
- A house cleaner discovers she is heir to a cosmic dynasty and must survive the interstellar forces determined to control her inheritance.
- What is Jupiter Ascending like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Jupiter Ascending as brisk, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Jupiter Ascending violent?
- Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Jupiter Ascending as moderate.
- What did critics think of Jupiter Ascending?
- Critics broadly agreed that the film offers striking visual spectacle and imaginative world-building but is undermined by a confusing, thin, and incoherent narrative.
- Which films are like Jupiter Ascending?
- Films with a similar feel include The Fifth Element, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, John Carter, and Stardust.
- How long is Jupiter Ascending?
- Jupiter Ascending runs 127 minutes.
- Where can I watch Jupiter Ascending?
- In United States, Jupiter Ascending is available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home.
