A Million Miles Away

A Million Miles Away

It takes more than a dream to reach the stars.

Directed by Alejandra Márquez Abella

Produced by Select Films, Redrum

2023122 min7.6 / 10

An inspiring true-story drama about perseverance and breaking barriers, following a Mexican American farmworker's unlikely journey to becoming a NASA astronaut.

The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space.

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Questions people ask

  • Does A Million Miles Away end with hope? Yes, very. More hopeful than 97% of films.

  • Is A Million Miles Away scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is A Million Miles Away easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 82% of films.

  • Is A Million Miles Away violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is A Million Miles Away sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

70/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity53

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise68

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love90

How much audiences actually like it

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Like A Million Miles Away

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like A Million Miles Away, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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