What is The Space Between Us about?
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
Does it have a happy ending? (spoiler-safe)
Bittersweet. It earns its ending, but not everyone gets what they want.
A Martian-born teen experiences Earth's wonders and human connection while searching for his origins.
Melancholy and romantic. A date-night pick at a measured pace. Emotionally it is heavy.
Streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy (free) and Fandango at Home (free).
The Space Between Us parents guide
Nothing past what a PG-13 promises: no sex or nudity and mild language.
Rated PG-13, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine from about 7.
- Scare
- Not scary
- Jump scares
- None noted
- Gore
- No gore
- Violence
- No real violence
- Sex and nudity
- None noted
- Language
- Mild
- Mild words like damn, hell or crap.
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Cast and crew
Directed byPeter Chelsom
StarringAsa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Carla Gugino, Gary Oldman, Janet Montgomery, BD Wong
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The Space Between Us is on our Sci-fi on Prime Video, Romance on Prime Video, Sci-fi on Kanopy and Romance on Kanopy lists.
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