2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

Original title

2010

Directed by

Peter Hyams

Genre

drama film, adventure film, science fiction film, mystery film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 1,081 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A joint American and Soviet crew travels to Jupiter to investigate what happened to the Discovery One mission. They uncover clues about the mysterious monolith and the fate of the astronaut David Bowman.

suspensefulmysteriousthoughtfulclinicalretro-futuristicsomberslow-paced

What happens

2010: The Year We Make Contact (or simply 2010) is a 1984 American science fiction film written, produced, shot, and directed by Peter Hyams. The film is a sequel to Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey and adapts Arthur C. Clarke's 1982 novel 2010: Odyssey Two. 2010 follows a joint American and Soviet crew that is sent to Jupiter to discover the reason behind the failure of the Discovery One mission. The film stars Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban, and John Lithgow, along with Keir Dullea and Douglas Rain, who reprise their roles from the previous film. The film was released in the United States on December 7, 1984. 2010: The Year We Make Contact received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the special effects but considered the film inferior to its predecessor. It earned $40.4 million at the domestic box office against a budget of $28 million. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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