Jupiter Ascending

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Jupiter Ascending

PG-13

2015

2h 7m

Sci-Fi

Action

Adventure

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Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under signs that predicted future greatness, but her reality as a woman consists of cleaning other people's houses and endless bad breaks. Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered hunter, arrives on Earth to locate her, making Jupiter finally aware of the great destiny that awaits her: Jupiter's genetic signature marks her as the next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

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Critics Consensus

Pleasing to the eye but narratively befuddled, Jupiter Ascending delivers another visually thrilling misfire from the Wachowskis.

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Lisa Laman

Autostraddle

02/07/2025

“Plot holes” are there, sure, but the imagery on-screen is so stirring it’s hard to care.

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Brent McKnight

Seattle Times

07/06/2020

C-

No amount of visual pyrotechnics, no matter how spectacular, can save such a tired, weak story.

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Jason Bailey

Flavorwire

05/30/2016

The storytelling is clumsy, the characters are befuddling, and the Wachowskis' action sequences - once so graceful and thrilling - are ugly, noisy, and worst of all, boring.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

09/04/2023

1/5

"Jupiter Ascending" is an utter mess of missed opportunity and misguided world-building.

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Eddie Harrison

film-authority.com

06/06/2023

3/5

…of certain interest to connoisseurs of how large amounts of money can be turned into producing liquid steam-punk gibberish…

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Keith Garlington

Keith & the Movies

08/22/2022

2.5/5

Another Wachowski movie whose ambition is only surpassed by its flaws.

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Frederick

Apr 23

Highly underrated movie…

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zentraveljen 1.

@zentraveljen 2d

Hidden gem! It’s a shame the sound production difficulties brought the ratings down. I wish they’d filmed the entire trilogy.

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Haley D

@hdennison Jan 28

Channing Tatum didn't deserve this movie. He's better than this. Pretty horrible but they tried. The acting if terrible and the makeup is worse. I don't know how the makeup looks as bad as buffy the vampire slayer vampire looks but it does.

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Frans B

@FransB Nov 10

Enjoyed this one. Visually stunning. Great cinematography. Whole cast excels in character, Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne et al, adds depth to a script that could have been more substantial. Lots of action, drama, suspense and intrigue. Feels a little "plasticky" at times but great entertainment nonetheless

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Isadora M

Sep 19

Worst movie ever made. Sorry for the actors.

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Elizabeth J

Sep 1

This has been one of my favourite movies for a number of years and spotting it had a low rating compelled me to come join RT to rate it myself. The story is completely unique, nothing I’ve seen anywhere else. Yes, you have to pay attention to keep up but I love a movie that keeps me thinking about it after it’s finished. The cinematography and special effects are fab and the acting is believable and draws you in. All in all, well worth the watch as far as I’m concerned.

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Synopsis

Jupiter Jones (Mila Kunis) was born under signs that predicted future greatness, but her reality as a woman consists of cleaning other people's houses and endless bad breaks. Caine (Channing Tatum), a genetically engineered hunter, arrives on Earth to locate her, making Jupiter finally aware of the great destiny that awaits her: Jupiter's genetic signature marks her as the next in line for an extraordinary inheritance that could alter the balance of the cosmos.

Director: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Producer: Grant Hill, Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Screenwriter: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., Anarchos Productions Inc.
Rating: PG-13 (Sequences of Sci-Fi Action|Partial Nudity|Some Suggestive Content|Some Violence)
Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Feb 6, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $47.4M
Runtime: 2h 7m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

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