Gravity
Movie, 2013, Present Day, Set in Low Earth orbit
Gravity is #11 of 18 in release order and #9 of 18 in chronological order in the Space Movies.
The story
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
Gravity recap
Dr. Ryan Stone, a medical engineer on her first space mission, is repairing the Hubble telescope with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski when debris from a destroyed Russian satellite tears through their shuttle. The rest of the crew are killed and Stone is sent spinning into space. Kowalski finds her with his jet pack, and they make for the International Space Station, but they come in too fast; Kowalski unclips himself so Stone can hold on, and drifts away. Inside the station, a fire breaks out, and she escapes in a Soyuz capsule that has no fuel. Ready to give up, she hallucinates Kowalski, who reminds her the landing rockets can be used to move. She reaches the Chinese station Tiangong as it falls.
Gravity ending explained
Stone takes the Chinese Shenzhou capsule down through re-entry as Tiangong burns up around it. She lands in a lake, nearly drowns when the capsule floods, sheds her suit and swims to shore. She stands up on the beach, unsteady in gravity, ready to live.
Post-credits scenes
At the end of the credits, a radio transmission plays with a voice counting down. There is no post-credits scene.
Where to watch Gravity
Gravity is streaming on fuboTV and Paramount+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 96%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Moon, before Interstellar.
- Chronological order: after 2001: A Space Odyssey, before Mission to Mars.
Cast
- Sandra Bullock as Ryan Stone
- George Clooney as Matt Kowalski
- Ed Harris as Mission Control (voice)
- Orto Ignatiussen as Aningaaq (voice)
- Phaldut Sharma as Shariff (voice)
- Amy Warren as Explorer Captain (voice)
- Basher Savage as Russian Space Station Captain (voice)
Directed by Alfonso Cuarón.