Billy Bob Thornton, Bruce Dern, Bruce Willis
An astronaut is forced to leave NASA to save his family farm, but he continues to dream of space travel and sets out to build a rocket inside his barn. Though his neighbors consider him an oddity, the...( read more
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DVD Release Date: July 10, 2007
Stats: 9,853 reviews
It's a nice feel good movie here,a great sunday afternoon flick we some nice performances from the cast.worth checking out if your feeling down.
"When I was a kid, they used to tell me that I could be anything I wanted to be, no matter what... and maybe I am insane, I don't know, but I still believe that."
Great film, inspiring. A family holding together, believing together and not giving up no matter what everyone el...( read more)
I think he was a terrible father to waste all of the family's money on that rocket. They almost lost their home! Also, I think it was a terribly unbelievable story.
"When I was a kid, they used to tell me that I could be anything I wanted to be, no matter what... and maybe I am insane, I don't know, but I still believe that."
The Astronaut Farmer is an amazing and inspiring movie that should leave you satisfied at the end. It is a story a...( read more)
I usually avoid Billy Bob Thornton when he's trying to be honorable because, I know, deep-down-inside, he's not. But I will eventually get around to watching this one.
Continues to relate to the realities of life and the struggles of identity that we wage. Also, some great lines regarding faith and spirituality throughout life
A farmer dreams of traveling into space and builds a rocket. Mostly through trial and error, support of his loved ones, he makes his dream come true.
This is a great movie.Billy Bob Thornton once again delivers yet another performance that deserves an Oscar.I highly recommend that everyone who likes Billy Bob Thornton should most definately watch this movie.
With a painfully slow pace, a lead character (Billy Bob Thornton as, seriously, Charlie Farmer) who is firmly in the wrong, unbelievable plot progressions that go from contrived to just damn lazy and ho-hum performances, The Astronaut Farmer is a supposed feel good drama that bri...( read more)
Filled with lovely images (the opening credit sequence, of Charlie in his spacesuit, riding the range on horseback, is a beaut) and nice character turns, The Astronaut Farmer nonetheless veers too clo... full review
Thornton's serene certainty that he can touch the stars all on his own has an irresistible pull. Even as the sensible part of you is hoping he won't be a dadgum fool and endanger his life, the visiona... full review
Look, there's Bruce Willis, an old astronaut buddy from Farmer's aeronautics-training days! No, Mission Control, this isn't Armageddon. Ben Affleck is nowhere in sight... full review
You keep waiting for the other shoe to drop: When will the irony start? The twist is there isn't one. The Astronaut Farmer starts out looking like a parody of wholesome inspirational fare and then get... full review
With another actor in the title role (Kevin Costner, say, just off the top of my head) the mawkishness would be unbearable, but Mr. Thornton can be relied upon for understated dignity accompanied by a...
This movie is some muddled imagineering. It's a glib fantasy that soars beyond the misinformation belt into the vacuous realm of misinspiration. full review
This is neither a satire nor an allegory. It's an infuriating and formulaic attempt at inspirational drama that panders so appallingly to an American audience hungry for uplifting tales of derring-do ... full review
I so want to see this
its got Billy Bob Thorton in it but i know this isnt a comedy movie but there has to be a little if he is in it.
and max theiriot is in it so thats another reason I want to see it =P~
I thought the movie was good because it inspires people to pursure they're dreams because no matter what people say they are never impossible or out of reach it just takes heart
i haven't seen this movie yet but to me it sounds like it will be good!
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