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Ryan Gosling’s new science fiction movie shows an astronaut who saves the world and dies to self. Ryan Gosling stars as Ryland Grace in Project Hail Mary.

Sandra Hüller also stars in Phil Lord and Christopher Miller’s sci-fi epic based on the Andy Weir novel about a science teacher who finds an unusual ally in a mission to save two worlds.

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Ryan Gosling leads Project Hail Mary, a satisfying space odyssey that adds extraterrestrial wrinkles to Andy Weir's wonkiness.