Project Hail Mary
NZ release: 14 March 2026
Suitable for mature audiences Rated on: 19 February 2026
What’s it about?
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up alone on a spaceship light-years from Earth. As his memory returns, he uncovers a mission to stop a mysterious substance killing the sun, and save Earth. An unexpected friendship may be the key.
The facts
- Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, The Lego Movie)
- English language
- Runtime: 156 minutes
- Starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller
- Based on the book by Andy Weir
Why did it get this rating?
This film was cross-rated by the Film and Video Labelling Body. You can find out more about cross-rating here.
Content that may disturb
The film portrays a character going on a one-way space trip. We see him being forced against his will into the role, including being chased and injected with a sedative. We see him dealing with the emotion and discomfort of waking up in space after a long voyage.
In a flashback an astronaut mentions their preferred way to die would be to take a lethal drug with a side of heroin. The context is in preparing for departure the astronauts where they self-select their method of death once they’ve completed their mission and they’re unable to return to Earth.
We see a character with a bag of vodka, who subsequently appears to be intoxicated.
We briefly see the faces of two dead astronauts who have died in transit during a long space voyage.
During a fast-paced space flight that’s out of control we see a pilot’s head smash into the console. There’s blood on their face and it’s not immediately clear if they have survived or not.
We see a character being injected in the neck by a robotic arm.
Offensive language
There is mild language in the film which is mostly used when angry, yelling for emphasis. The strongest language includes ‘piss off’, ‘hell’, and a miscommunication where a character says ‘I fist your bump’.
When content stays with you:
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