Project Hail Mary
Movie, 2026, The Near Future, Set in The near future
Project Hail Mary is #18 of 18 in release order and #12 of 18 in chronological order in the Space Movies.
The story
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
Project Hail Mary recap
Ryland Grace wakes alone aboard the spacecraft Hail Mary with no memory, his two crewmates dead in their pods. Flashbacks return: Grace, a former molecular biologist turned middle school science teacher, was drawn in to study astrophage, a microbe that is dimming the Sun and will freeze the Earth. Tau Ceti is the only nearby star untouched, and the Hail Mary, run by the formidable Eva Stratt, was a desperate one-way mission there to find out why. Grace learns he was put on the ship against his will. At Tau Ceti, an alien ship docks with his: its pilot is Rocky, a rock-like engineer from the planet Erid, whose own star is dying of the same infection. The two build a translator and become friends, and Grace finds a microbe that eats astrophage, which he names taumoeba.
Project Hail Mary ending explained
The taumoeba escape and start eating the Hail Mary's fuel, and Grace realises the same thing will happen aboard Rocky's ship, stranding him and dooming Erid. Grace sends his logs and taumoeba samples to Earth by probe, then turns back to save Rocky, giving up his own way home. The samples reach Earth and Stratt's team saves the Sun. Years later, Grace lives in a habitat built for him on Erid, teaching science to Eridian children, with the chance of a trip home.
Post-credits scenes
No. There is no scene during or after the credits; Rocky's sounds play over the closing studio logos.
Where to watch Project Hail Mary
Project Hail Mary is streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, Philo, and MGM Plus in the US. You can rent or buy it on Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.
Ratings
IMDb 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 95%
Where it fits
- Release order: after Ad Astra, the latest.
- Chronological order: after Ad Astra, before The Martian.
Cast
- Ryan Gosling as Ryland Grace
- Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt
- James Ortiz as Rocky (voice)
- Lionel Boyce as Carl
- Milana Vayntrub as Olesya Ilyukhina
- Ken Leung as Yao
- Priya Kansara as Mary (voice)
- Mia Soteriou as Dr. Browne
- Annelle Olaleye as Olivia
- Maya Eva Hosein as Rekha
- Bastian Antonio Fuentes as Parker
- Alice Brittain as Hardware Store Cashier
Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller.