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The Farthest

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Filmmaker Emer Reynolds celebrates the men and women who built the Voyager spaceship.
The Farthest

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Critics Consensus

Informative, enthusiastic and accessible, The Farthest will inspire even the most grounded of viewers to look up in wonder once in a while.

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Leslie Felperin Guardian Sep 1, 2017
4/5
It's like one of those great Horizon episodes from the 1980s or 90s, before all science docs started sounding as if they were written for overexcited seven-year-olds. Go to Full Review Ed Potton The Times (UK) Aug 31, 2017
3/5
The two Voyager space probes are the subjects of this appropriately epic documentary, full of lavish visuals, brain-frying statistics and infectiously enthusiastic Nasa boffins. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Variety Aug 11, 2017
It's rare for a film to make one swell with pride about something he or she had no direct hand in, but "The Farthest" accomplishes that feat with aplomb. Go to Full Review Charlotte Harrison VultureHound Jan 27, 2020
This is a documentary that, whilst being about space, ends up truly reflecting upon the human experience. Go to Full Review Amelie Lasker FF2 Media Aug 26, 2018
4/5
The Farthest deftly highlights the beauty of the images of the outer planets, the courage of the scientists behind those images, and the poignancy of what they teach us. Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Aug 19, 2018
5/5
Top-drawer documentary on the significance of the astonishing mission of the Voyager spacecrafts past the outer planets of our solar system and beyond. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Emily T. @InsufficientTaco Nov 30, 2025 Incredible watch, inspirational, one of my favorite space documentaries of all time. See more Torin F @nonlinearize Nov 23, 2023 As THE FARTHEST will help viewers appreciate, its difficult to overstate the inspired technical and exploratory brilliance of the Voyager mission, which for the first time enabled a profound understanding of our solar system that we now take for granted. The film itself is accessible, informative and awesome in the proper sense of the word, chronicling a bold endeavor that reflects our species at its best. See more Mar 9, 2021 What a spectacular film and story. I learned some amazing things about the Voyager missions and those who helped make the mission such a success. Really shows you what we can do as a species. Puts things into perspective and is really inspiring! Great film. See more Nov 5, 2020 Brilliantly put together documentary about one of man's greatest achievements See more Jun 2, 2019 At first misguided, but it's nonetheless still a fascinating journey with stunning imagery being frighteningly immersive in an exciting way as the archival revelations and passionate knowledge solidly marks this documentary as essential wonder towards the universe's definition as well being generically thought-provoking when looking at the never-ending sky. (A-) See more Mar 27, 2019 An awe inspiring documentary looking at the missions of Voyager 1 and 2. Considering they were made in the early '70s, therefore using '70s technology, it's amazing that spacecrafts will outlive the human species as they are predicted to be able to travel for a billion years. We will long have laid waste to our beautiful planet Earth and god knows where we will be. This documentary focuses on mission objectives and accomplishments as told by interviewees who were directly involved in the projects and the documentary also shows us the stunning pictures sent back to us of other planets by the Voyagers. For anyone even mildly interested in outer space this is a must watch documentary. See more Read all reviews
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Emer Reynolds

Director

Lawrence Krauss

Self

Edward Stone

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Fran Bagenal

Self

Emer Reynolds

Writer

Séamus Connolly

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Movie Info

Synopsis Filmmaker Emer Reynolds celebrates the men and women who built the Voyager spaceship.
Director
Emer Reynolds
Producer
J. Murray
Screenwriter
Emer Reynolds
Distributor
Abramorama
Production Co
Crossing the Line
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
British English
Release Date (Theaters)
Aug 11, 2017, Limited
Release Date (DVD)
Mar 27, 2018
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.6K
Runtime
2h 1m
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