The Wandering Earth

6.7
20192h 6m

When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to a new home located four light years away, an epic journey that will last thousands of years.

Production

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Trailers & Videos

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Official Trailer

Cast

Photo of Wu Jing

Wu Jing

Liu Peiqiang

Photo of Li Guangjie

Li Guangjie

Wang Lei

Photo of Ng Man-Tat

Ng Man-Tat

Han Ziang

Photo of Zhao Jinmai

Zhao Jinmai

Han Duoduo

Photo of Qu Jingjing

Qu Jingjing

Zhou Qian

Photo of Yang Haoyu

Yang Haoyu

He Lianke

Photo of Li Hongchen

Li Hongchen

Zhang Xiaoqiang

Photo of Yang Yi

Yang Yi

Yang Jie

Photo of Jiang Zhigang

Jiang Zhigang

Zhao Zhigang

Photo of Zhang Huan

Zhang Huan

Huang Ming

Photo of Ning Hao

Ning Hao

Er Shu

Photo of Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin

Space Station Officer A

Photo of Guo Jingfei

Guo Jingfei

Space Station Officer B

Photo of Wang Zhi

Wang Zhi

Liu Qi's Mom

Photo of Zhang Zixian

Zhang Zixian

Huang Guosheng

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Reviews

I just watched this on Netflix. I did not have any expectations going into it. It was not very good, unfortunately.

Main reasons were that 8t was over-the-top from start to finish. Epic scene after epic scene without much supporting context. I think it can work in some cases but I dknt think it did here. You barely get a feel for the main characters, let alone the 20 supporting cast members, in this 2 hour movie. If they simplified the plot and went deeper into the core characters then it would be good. All of that is possible while still making it a little campy and not so serious. It missed the mark.

I liken it to Armageddin with less character development. If you just want to watch epic visuals without much else, and that is totally fine with me, then this would be a good watch.

The science fiction element is really interesting, so that was cool.

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