Crater

"Miles from Earth, their adventure begins."

2023 1h 44m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 305

Science FictionActionAdventureFamily

Synopsis

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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.

“Miles from Earth, their adventure begins.”

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Cast

Isaiah Russell-Bailey
Caleb Channing
Mckenna Grace
Addison
Billy Barratt
Dylan
Orson Hong
Borney
Thomas Boyce
Marcus
Kid Cudi
Michael
Selenis Leyva
Maria
Hero Hunter
Young Caleb

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Writers: John Griffin, Raymond Prado
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 3 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, shot by Jas Shelton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Romer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Isaiah Russell-Bailey and Mckenna Grace and Billy Barratt carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Miles from Earth, their adventure begins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5264838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kyle Patrick Alvarez directs. Jas Shelton behind the camera. Dan Romer scores. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 3 years ago.
2Directed by Kyle Patrick Alvarez, shot by Jas Shelton. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dan Romer. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Isaiah Russell-Bailey and Mckenna Grace and Billy Barratt carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "Miles from Earth, their adventure begins.".
6IMDB entry: tt5264838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jas Shelton
Original score: Dan Romer
Production design: Nora Takacs Ekberg
Costume design: Ane Crabtree
Makeup / hair: Cidni Merret
Sound: Grant Elder
Stunt coordinator: Dave Macomber
Runtime: 104 min · 1h 44m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Crater (2023)

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CinemaSerf2023-05-24
★ 6/10
Initially, this reminded me of one of those stories that might have been written by Enid Blyton and made by the Children's Film Foundation. It's starring children and it's, primarily, for children too. After the death of his father in the lunar mines, "Caleb" (Isaiah Russell-Bailey) is to be shipped to the ultimate "Omega" colony were he is to be fostered in luxury. He's not keen, and when chatting with his three friends they decide to pinch a rover vehicle and go for a joyride outside of their base. They need a code to open the doors though, and that's where "Addison" (Mckenna Grace) comes in - and off they go. At times the rest of this is quite entertaining - the kids get to be kids in space suits with oxygen tanks as propulsion units and foolery ensues. Sadly, though, the writers can't resist and the melodrama soon comes bounding over the crater and sinks the whole thing. It can't quite decide if it's an adventure film or a drama, and sadly falls between both stools. The actors are quite good, and I think had they been left to deliver an action film as they explore the Moon having fun and mishaps along the way, it would have been very much better. As it is, the soft-focus father/son reminiscences just clogged the whole thing up, dragged the pace down and left me a little bit bored. It's watchable though, just not memorable.
r96sk2024-07-28
★ 7/10
<em>'Crater'</em> works, I enjoyed it. It's nothing out of this world (...), though what Kyle Patrick Alvarez & Co. managed to create here does the job, in my eyes anyway. A decent plot is held together well by good acting, solid music and serviceable effects. There are naturally some issues, most notably the arguments between the characters are a bit forced/overly dramatic. Still, it comes together nicely and I found the ending to be rather sweet. A shame that Disney quickly removed this from their + service, seemingly through no fault of the film itself - it merits more eyes on it.