# Project Hail Mary movie

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Project Hail Mary movie and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a good adaptation of the novel that people enjoyed watching. Common caveat: several book twists were cut for runtime.

## Why people recommend it

- Good adaptation of the book (2 comments): "I thought the movie was an excellent adaptation of the book." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47518783)) "Book is better but they’re both good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47517777))

## What people warn about

- Cuts several book twists for runtime (1 comments): "several "twists" in the book that were cut from the movie for runtime" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47518840))
- Skips science tangents from the book (1 comments): "In the movie they (for obvious reasons, but they could have done perhaps once) skip him going down science rabbit holes." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229968))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Blade Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blade-runner.md): 54 recommend
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colossus-the-forbin-project.md): 35 recommend
- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park.md): 32 recommend
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element.md): 24 recommend
- [Terminator 2: Judgment Day](https://hackerapproved.com/p/terminator-2-judgment-day.md): 21 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Project Hail Mary movie", https://hackerapproved.com/p/project-hail-mary-movie/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).