Living Universe

Aug 9, 2018

1h 28m

★ 9.3

It's Time to Meet the Neighbours

Overview

The next great voyage of human exploration has already begun: the search for life on planets orbiting distant stars. With extraordinary CGI, the world's most inspiring scientists, via extreme environments on Earth and around the solar system, the film takes viewers aboard the next generation of space ships, across the cosmos and beneath the clouds of the exo-planets to discover The Living Universe.

Genres

Documentary

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Essential Media and Entertainment

ZED

Screen Australia

Create NSW

Creative Europe Media

CuriosityStream

Living Universe Trailers

Cast

Narrator (voice)

Karl Kruszelnicki

Artemis (voice)

Tamara Davis

Self

Steve Squyres

Self

Natalie Batalha

Self

Gentry Lee

Self

Avi Loeb

Self

Karin Öberg

Self

Sara Seager

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5.4

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5.8

The Black Hole

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The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.

7.7

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During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

6.4

Planet of the Vampires

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After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.

6.5

Slaughterhouse-Five

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7.4

The Secret of the Third Planet

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At the end of the 22nd century Alisa Seleznyova, her father Professor Seleznyov and pilot Zelyony go on a space expedition to find rare animals for Moscow Zoo. On the way they seem to encounter a mysterious conspiracy led by Doctor Verhovtsev against legendary Two Captains Kim and Buran. The only clue is a talking bird Сhatterer [Govorun] that our heroes accidentally took possession of.

4.5

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6.8

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7.5

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5.9

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1.0

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Set in an 80s retro future world, Mack, and her robot co-worker Spanners, clean toilets aboard the majestic spaceship Nova Queen. When an ancient star fragment is embedded in Mack’s skull by a dying space princess, the space sh*t hits the space fan. Mack and Spanners are chased across the galaxy by Kill-Bots, Space Pirates, Bounty Hunters and an evil Space Queen who plans to use the Star to flush the entire cosmos out of reality through a black hole. Using everything she knows from a life working in sanitation it’s up to Mack to save the star, and save the galaxy!

5.7

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3.1

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4.0

Voyage to the Prehistoric Planet

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0.0

Bloggers

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4.8

Beyond White Space

Dec 14, 2018

When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.

5.7

High Life

Sep 26, 2018

A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.

6.1

Alien: Containment

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