The crew of a spaceship headed to Mars discovers an accidental stowaway shortly after takeoff. Too far from Earth to turn back and with resources quickly dwindling, the ship's medical researcher emerges as the only dissenting voice against the group consensus that has already decided in favor of a grim outcome.... (Full plot summary below)
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The crew of a spaceship headed to Mars discovers an accidental stowaway shortly after takeoff. Too far from Earth to turn back and with resources quickly dwindling, the ship's medical researcher emerges as the only dissenting voice against the group consensus that has already decided in favor of a grim outcome.
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| Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperPenna and his co-writer Ryan Morrison handle this existentially challenging material with grace, and Kendrick, Collette, Kim and Anderson deliver equally impactful, intense performances. |
| The PlaylistAsher LubertoStowaway is surprisingly decent despite the drag near the finale. |
| San Francisco ChronicleBob StraussIf you can buy the film’s unlikely core premise, you’ll be rewarded with persuasive speculative fiction in all its other aspects. Penna and company make it easy for audiences to do that, while putting four people whom they’ll come to really care about through all kinds of hell. |
| Film ThreatAlex SavelievRather unexpectedly, the result is gripping and immersive, bolstered by a committed cast and some remarkable visuals. |
| The A.V. ClubMike D'AngeloThe film is strongest when simply exploring the terrible notion of triage among the healthy, with everyone involved fully aware of which individual will be deemed the most expendable. |
| IGNRobert DanielsStowaway is shrewd in its decision-making and even better in its execution. |
| ObserverNoah BerlatskyEmpathy and compassion aren’t vulnerabilities in this narrative. They’re resources, with which you can defy the cold cosmos — though not without cost. |
| ConsequenceLauren J. CoatesThough it often feels like the safest, most predictable version of the film we could’ve gotten, Stowaway is a tense, chilling space thriller that coasts to victory on the strength of its premise and the believability of its cast. |
| TimeStephanie ZacharekStowaway pulls plenty of pages from the generic space-movie handbook, but it still builds a mood of dread and contemplative ennui, finding its resolution in a final, somber shot. |
| UproxxVince ManciniIt’s more competent than inspired, however, with skillfully shot action but not much in the way of bold choices. It’s compelling enough while it lasts, but all but guaranteed to vanish from memory the instant the credits roll. |
