Slingshot
An astronaut on a perilous mission to Titan fights both a failing spacecraft and the possibility that his own mind has become unreliable.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Strong
- Complexity
- Layered
- Violence
- Mild
- tense
- eerie
- claustrophobic
- late night viewing
- science fiction marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly viewed the film as an ambitious but uneven psychological science-fiction thriller whose ideas and later developments outpaced its slower stretches.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
John struggles to distinguish reliable experience from memory disturbance aboard the Titan mission.
The compromised mission confines the astronauts inside a deep-space vessel with no immediate refuge.
John's grip on reality and the mission's true condition remain persistently unstable.
The film's space imagery and calm atmosphere are set against the potentially fatal mission and John's mental deterioration.
Films like Slingshot, and why
Solaris
shared claustrophobic space setting, psychological instability, and reality-questioning science fiction
Moon
shared isolated astronaut protagonist, memory uncertainty, and cerebral science fiction suspense
Sunshine
shared deep-space mission under pressure, paranoia, and escalating psychological thriller tension
Event Horizon
shared unreliable perception, confined spacecraft environment, and disorienting existential dread
Movie Details
- Director
- Mikael Håfström
- Release Date
- 2024-08-30
- Runtime
- 109 min
- Rating
- 6.1 / 10 (274)
Cast
- Casey Affleck
- Laurence Fishburne
- Emily Beecham
- Tomer Capone
- David Morrissey
- Charlotta Lövgren
- Mark Ebulue
- Nikolett Barabas
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Hulu
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand
- 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 Slingshot about?
- An astronaut on a perilous mission to Titan fights both a failing spacecraft and the possibility that his own mind has become unreliable.
- What is Slingshot like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Slingshot as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.
- Is Slingshot violent?
- Only mildly. Ember rates the violence in Slingshot as mild.
- What did critics think of Slingshot?
- Critics broadly viewed the film as an ambitious but uneven psychological science-fiction thriller whose ideas and later developments outpaced its slower stretches.
- Which films are like Slingshot?
- Films with a similar feel include Solaris, Moon, Sunshine, and Event Horizon.
- How long is Slingshot?
- Slingshot runs 109 minutes.
- Where can I watch Slingshot?
- In United States, Slingshot streams on Hulu.
