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Good Night Oppy (2022)Good Night Oppy (2022)

Good Night Oppy (2022)

The real-life Wall-e is a Mars rover that enlightened and delighted in its years of space exploration

Documentary, Drama

7.4

movie

United States of America
English
Feel-Good, Inspiring, Lovely
2022
Ryan White
Angela Bassett
105 min

Synopsis

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The inspirational true story of Opportunity, a rover that was sent to Mars for a 90-day mission but ended up surviving for 15 years. Follow Opportunity’s groundbreaking journey on Mars and the remarkable bond forged between a robot and her humans millions of miles away.

Our Take

7.4
The Staff

In 2003, NASA launched twin rovers Oppy (short for Opportunity) and Spirit into Mars expecting them to last for only 90 days. But equipped with almost human-like perseverance and personality, the rovers lasted for years, tracing terrain and reporting extraterrestrial findings back to Earth until Oppy’s final goodbye in 2018.

Good Night Oppy follows the rovers and the team who made their journeys possible, discovering warmth and emotion in the daunting task that is finding life on Mars. It’s as informational as it is inspirational, a gratifying watch on all accounts.

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