Good Night Oppy

2022 105 min ★ 7.5 Documentary

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.

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Cast

Angela Bassett

Self - Narrator (voice)

Steve Squyres

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Jennifer Trosper

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Rob Manning

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Kobie Boykins

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Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu

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Doug Ellison

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Abigail Fraeman

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Vandi Verma

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Director

Ryan White

Tagline

"A 90-day mission becomes a 15-year journey of opportunity."

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Amazon Studios, Film 45, Tripod Media, Amblin Entertainment, Industrial Light & Magic

Reviews

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CinemaSerf

November 25, 2022

★ 6/10

I thought that was going to be far more interesting than it ended up being. The documentary tells us the story of the hugely innovative and ambitious task to send two motorised, solar-powered, rovers to Mars. One called "Spirit", the other the eponymously nick-named "Opportunity". History tells us what happened, but I was was very much hoping for more meat on the bones of this astonishing feat of ...

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Louisa Moore - Screen Zealots

April 23, 2023

★ 10/10

**By: Louisa Moore / www.ScreenZealots.com** _ This film was screened at the Toronto International Film Festival_ I can’t remember the last time I was so emotionally invested in a movie, especially a documentary, than I was with “Good Night Oppy,” director Ryan White’s inspirational and entertaining tale of NASA’s Opportunity rover. In the summer of 2003, the space agency launched twin robots...