Approaching the Unknown Movie

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Who's Involved:

Luke Wilson, Mark Strong, Sanaa Lathan, Charles Baker, Mark Elijah Rosenberg

Release Date:

Friday, June 3, 2016 Limited

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Runtime: 1 hr, 30 m
Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Captain William D. Stanaforth (Mark Strong) is on a one-way solo mission, taking humanity’s first steps toward colonizing Mars. Although the entire world is watching him, he is completely alone in a dark and distant sea of stars. Stanaforth rockets bravely through space facing insurmountable odds, but as the journey takes a toll on his life-sustaining systems, he is forced to make impossible choices that threaten his sanity, mission and very existence.

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Production: What we know about Approaching the Unknown?

Filming Timeline

  1. 2016 - April: The film was set to Completed  status.

Approaching the Unknown Release Date: When was the film released?


Approaching the Unknown was a Limited release in 2016 on Friday, June 3, 2016. There were 9 other movies released on the same date, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, Me Before You and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

As a Limited release, Approaching the Unknown will only be shown in select movie theaters across major markets. Please check Fandango and Atom Tickets to see if the film is playing in your area.

Approaching the Unknown DVD & Blu-ray Release Date: When was the film released?

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Approaching the Unknown was released on DVD & Blu-ray on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 .

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