The Black Hole
A journey that begins where everything ends.
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole.The ship is controlled by Dr.
- Director
- Gary Nelson
- Signature
- Wonder · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $36M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
12 billed performers
The Nutevio profile
Movie DNA
How The Black Hole actually feels to watch, measured on the twelve traits our editors track across every Nutevio title.
Story overview
What It's About
Spoiler-free. Read the analysis below for the full argument.
The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.
Where to watch
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Why We Recommend It
Why It's Ranked
The Black Hole appears in 2 Nutevio collections. Here is the argument behind each placement.
- Movies Like Interstellar Ranked #29
Placed at #29 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
- Best Space Movies Ranked #45
Placed at #45 by the Nutevio ranking model. An editor's written case is on the way.
The numbers
Box Office & Release
The Black Hole returned 1.8× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $20M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $36M
- Release date
- Dec 19, 1979
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States of America
Figures from the verified production record. Fields we cannot source are left blank rather than estimated.
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