Yes, very. More sad than 98% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Solaris one of a kind?

Yes, very. More singular than 96% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Solaris end with hope?

No. Less hopeful than 91% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Solaris easy watching?

Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Not especially. Less violent than 73% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Somewhat. More frightening than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Solaris

Name: Solaris
Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery
Released: 1972
Duration: 167 min
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky, Mykola Hrynko

The planet where nightmares come true…

Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky

Produced by Unit Four, Creative Unit of Writers & Cinema Workers

1972167 min7.8 / 10

A philosophical, slow-burn meditation on memory, loss, and the unknowability of consciousness, where an alien intelligence forces astronauts to confront their deepest psychological wounds.

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.

Clusters

Ambiguous Mental Breakdown Stories Space & Alien Movies Mental Illness And Psychosis Cold War Eastern Europe Period Setting By Decade

Genres

Drama Science Fiction Mystery

Keywords

Loss Of Sense Of Reality Based On Novel Or Book Extraterrestrial Technology 1970s Subconsciousness Soviet Union Hallucination Space Travel Astronaut

Where to watch

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Questions people ask

Is Solaris sad? Yes, very. More sad than 98% of films.
Is Solaris one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 96% of films.
Does Solaris end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.
Is Solaris easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.
Is Solaris violent? Not especially. Less violent than 73% of films.
Is Solaris scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 67% 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.