2023 · sci-fi · action · adventure
Crater
Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez1h 44m2023
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.
Our read: Crater (2023) reads as a warm, kinetic, inventive sci-fi · action · adventure entry — gentle in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, redemptive in outlook.
Warm, kinetic, gentle sci-fi / action, inventive in texture. Redemptive, intimate, tender.
- warm
- brisk
- gentle
- tender
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“You want a gentle coming-of-age adventure with kids exploring a lunar crater.”
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