Prospect

A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.

Critics broadly praised the film's inventive low-budget world building, atmospheric frontier science fiction, and Sophie Thatcher's performance, while finding the characterization comparatively thin.

• Cee and Damon prospect for valuable gems on a remote alien moon while navigating a lawless wilderness.
• The moon's poisonous atmosphere, airborne spores, forests, and protective suits make environmental hazards central to the experience.
• Cee is forced to overcome her father's greed-addled judgment and carve out her own path to escape.
• The film emphasizes basic mechanical technology, atmosphere filters, and hard-scrabble equipment within its low-budget world building.

• MoonShares low-budget hard science fiction, frontier survival, and a tense father daughter dynamic in an inhospitable environment.
• The MartianCombines science fiction world building with a stripped-down survival story, moral pressure, and resource scarcity.
• SerenityShares the space western subgenre, rugged prospecting culture, and dangerous alien wilderness.
• The RevenantMatches the austere frontier atmosphere, pragmatic characters, and survival-driven conflict of a speculative wilderness.

Directors

Zeek Earl, Christopher Caldwell

Release Date

2018-10-02

Runtime

98 min

Rating

6.2 / 10 (1048)

What is Prospect about?

On a poisonous alien moon, a young prospector must outgrow her father's greed and survive a brutal frontier where every ally has an agenda.

What is Prospect like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Prospect as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as layered.

Is Prospect violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Prospect as moderate.

What did critics think of Prospect?

Critics broadly praised the film's inventive low-budget world building, atmospheric frontier science fiction, and Sophie Thatcher's performance, while finding the characterization comparatively thin.

Which films are like Prospect?

Films with a similar feel include Moon, The Martian, Serenity, and The Revenant.

How long is Prospect?

Prospect runs 98 minutes.

Where can I watch Prospect?

In United States, Prospect streams on Hulu, Free Movies Plus, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Player, Plex Channel, Fawesome, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Tubi TV.