The Astronauts

The Astronauts

To my friends on Earth, I is alive, I is up there.

Directed by Walerian Borowczyk, Chris Marker

Produced by Les Films Armorial, Argos films

195914 min6.3 / 10

A surreal, high-energy animated short that blends sci-fi adventure with absurdist humor and dreamlike logic, driven by whimsy rather than coherence.

An inventor builds a homemade spacecraft, and uses it to have various adventures, including peeping at women, visiting ‘human’ planets, and becoming involved in intergalactic warfare.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Astronauts sad? Barely. Less sad than 80% of films.

  • Is The Astronauts scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.

  • Does The Astronauts end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.

  • Is The Astronauts violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Astronauts easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

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.

64/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity95

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise69

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love35

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like The Astronauts

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as The Astronauts

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like The Astronauts, But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like The Astronauts, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like The Astronauts, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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