Distant (2024)
5.7 IMDb
45 Rotten Tomatoes

Where To Watch Distant (2024)

Distant (2024), later released as Long Distance, is a sci-fi survival adventure that combines alien-world danger with unexpected comedy and human connection. The story follows Andy Ramirez (Anthony Ramos), an asteroid miner whose spacecraft crash-lands on a mysterious alien planet. Stranded far from Earth, Andy has limited oxygen, unfamiliar terrain, dangerous creatures surrounding him, and very little idea of what the planet is hiding. Andy soon discovers that he may not be completely alone. Naomi Calloway (Naomi Scott) is trapped inside an escape pod somewhere on the planet, and the two survivors are forced to communicate from a distance while Andy attempts to reach her. Complicating the journey is L.E.O.N.A.R.D., an artificial-intelligence survival system voiced by Zachary Quinto, whose personality and questionable usefulness add a humorous dimension to Andy's increasingly dangerous mission.

  • Release Date: July 12, 2024
  • Director: Josh Gordon , Will Speck
  • Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
  • Duration: 1 hour 26 minutes / 86 minutes
  • Language: English
  • Starring: Naomi Scott — Naomi Calloway
  • Box Office: N/A
  • Where To Watch: Hulu

More details about Distant (2024) and where you can watch

Distant, later released as Long Distance, has an unusual release history after several delays before finally reaching audiences. The movie was filmed in Budapest, Hungary, despite being set on an alien planet. Interestingly, Naomi Scott’s character is mostly heard through communication before appearing on screen, adding to the film’s feeling of isolation. Zachary Quinto voices the AI L.E.O.N.A.R.D., with the character name likely offering a fun connection to Star Trek and Leonard Nimoy. The movie combines sci-fi, survival, comedy and romance, focusing on Andy and Naomi as they try to survive while separated across a dangerous alien world.

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Did You Know

In one scene, L.E.O.N.A.R.D. says the characters have traveled about 2.48 trillion kilometers since leaving Earth. IMDb’s trivia points out that a light-year is approximately 9.46 trillion kilometers, meaning that distance corresponds to only about 0.26 light-years. The nearest star system to our Sun is roughly 4.39 light-years away, so the dialogue doesn’t actually place the characters anywhere near another star system.