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89% Tomatometer 54 Reviews 94% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station. With the support of his family, José’s drive & determination culminates in the opportunity to achieve his seemingly impossible goal. Read More Read Less Watch on Prime Video Stream Now

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Thanks in part to a pair of appealing lead performances, A Million Miles Away is one inspirational biopic that mostly avoids heavy-handed gimmicks.

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You'll want to bring tissues to watch A Million Miles Away, a fact-based drama that takes biopic tropes and turns them into heartwarming movie magic.

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A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (1) Michael Ordoña Los Angeles Times A Million Miles Away doesn’t exactly zoom past the stratosphere, but it’s kept in orbit by Hernández’s inspirational true story and the comfort of family ties. Sep 18, 2023 Full Review A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (2) Adrian Horton Guardian It’s a story that exceeds the bounds of Earth with enough heart to keep it grounded. Rated: 3/5 Sep 15, 2023 Full Review A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (3) John Anderson Wall Street Journal Mr. Peña is a familiar face and likable performer and is paired to wonderful effect with Rosa Salazar. Sep 14, 2023 Full Review A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (4) Pallavi Keswani The Hindu The emphasis on the role of José Hernández’s family and community makes A Million Miles Away a compelling, feel-good watch. Jan 19, 2024 Full Review A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (5) Ernesto Diezmartinez Letras Libres A solid melodrama and feel-good movie that does not move an inch from the Hollywood model. [Full review in Spanish] Rated: 2.5/4 Oct 29, 2023 Full Review A Million Miles Away (2023) | Rotten Tomatoes (6) Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City An inspirational story with universal appeal... the problem is it's a bit too conventional. Rated: 3/5 Oct 27, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jonsh K When I saw the little child holding the corn rocket, I wanted to obliterate myself. I HATE SPANISH. My profe showed us this >:( Rated 0.5/5 Stars • Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review Audience Member Good movie! Heartwarming. Rated 3.5/5 Stars • Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/03/24 Full Review Stephen G The film started well but mostly just sweet. It stayed sweet, but became more complex and moving as the focus shifted more to the immediate and extended family, as well as they challenges they faced. In the end, it was a powerful, enjoyable, uplifting piece of work, made all the more so for much of it being based on fact. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 05/01/24 Full Review Julieanne B What a fantastic movie. I'd never heard of this film and came upon it on a long haul flight and as I'm quite a fan of Michael Peña I thought I'd give it a try - I was blown away! The story and the way it's told is so believable and moving and the acting is superb. At one stage I was crying so much a flight attendant came and checked I was okay! I told my husband to watch it and he thoroughly enjoyed it also - though he didn't have the same emotional outbursts that I had.Best movie I've seen in a very, very long time. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/28/24 Full Review lisa s the film had the potental to be good, the exicution was poor , michael pena was badly cast , the story was disjointed and drawn out i wanted to like it , unfortunatly it was very dull to watch . Rated 1.5/5 Stars • Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 04/21/24 Full Review Boxley V Just a great movie in every respect. Well written and acted, based on an inspirational true story, it was a fun two hours to watch. It was rich in locations where it was filmed and appeared to have been created using actual NASA equipment and cooperation. I highly recommend. Rated 5/5 Stars • Rated 5 out of 5 stars 04/13/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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Alejandra Márquez Abella Director Michael Peña José Rosa Salazar Adela Bobby Soto Beto Sarayu Blue Kalpana Chawla Verónica Falcón Julia
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Synopsis Inspired by the real-life story of NASA flight engineer José Hernández, A Million Miles Away follows him on a decades-long journey, from a rural village in Michoacán, Mexico, to more than 200 miles above the Earth in the International Space Station. With the support of his family, José’s drive & determination culminates in the opportunity to achieve his seemingly impossible goal.

Director
Alejandra Márquez Abella

Producer
Mark Ciardi, Campbell McInnes

Screenwriter
Alejandra Márquez Abella, Bettina Gilois, Hernán Jiménez

Distributor
Amazon Studios

Production Co
Amazon Studios, Select Films, Redrum

Rating
PG

Genre
Biography, Drama

Original Language
English

Release Date (Theaters)
Sep 8, 2023, Limited

Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 15, 2023

Runtime
2h 1m

Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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