The Cold Equations

1996 "Out of time. Out in space. The only choice is life or death."
5.4| 1h32m| en
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Lieutenant John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she stays on board. They have gone too far to turn back, and Barton's superiors make it clear: the mission takes precedence and Lee has to be dumped into space. But she won't go quietly.

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SunnyHello Nice effects though.
ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
Asad Almond A clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
dusty-h I'm halfway through this movie, and I'm chanting 'Put Her Out' - 'Put Her Out' - 'Put Her Out'. This woman's character has more attitude that is ill placed for a stowaway... Would've made for a better, shorter movie. The extended blackouts between scenes were annoying also, I thought my TV turned off on the first one. The acting is above par for a B movie, but still struggled with this movie.
waltp9999 I tuned in a little late into the movie, and became excited when I recognized one of my favorite SF stories from the 50's! Then I started watching....JJS said "I recommend against watching it, unless you are bored out of your mind and nothing else is on." I say if you are bored either 1) Read the original story by Tom Godwin 2) Watch the 1980's Twilight Zone version instead (followed by "Cold Reading" :-) ) 3) Dig up the 50's radio version from X Minus One in that order.All are light years better than this version. Two things made this movie less effective than any of the other version: 1) the attitude of the girl 2) the added bureaucratic BS just to stretch the story into a movie time-length Both these points simply watered down the central point of the story.For those that can't deal with print or audio, definitely watch the TZ version.
JJS This was a great story when it was written. Unfortunately, this movie is anything but great. A straight-forward chilling science-fiction story has been turned into yet another "all businesses are run by greedy b****rds with no morals" piece of trash that resembles science fiction only superficially. I recommend against watching it, unless you are bored out of your mind and nothing else is on.
writingy As I watched this film of one of my favorite stories, I couldn't help but feel disappointed... particularly because I saw it dramatized so much more faithfully as an episode of the New Twilight Zone. In an attempt to make this story a full-length feature, they added elements that were not present in the original, and it has tainted an otherwise tight plot. If you really want to see this story on film, look for the New Twilight Zone... it is many times better and much closer to the themes and ideas of the original story.

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