Interstellar Returns to Apple TV Streaming Charts Over a Decade After Release

Director Christopher Nolan is arguably the most beloved filmmaker on the planet. From reinventing the superhero genre with The Dark Knight trilogy to filming with 70 mm IMAX cameras in his latest The Odyssey, the director brings pure spectacle to the big screen and mind-bending stories. This year, with the Matt Damon-led feature, he captured the attention of millions across the world and presented his own version of Homer's poem.

The epic action fantasy went on to become Nolan's highest-grossing film and the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, earning $1.804 billion worldwide. It received praise for its visuals, direction, and performances, but also drew some criticism for deviating from source material. In his long filmography, Nolan has given us films that are not only a visual feast but also explore themes of isolation, memory, subjective truth, an arduous journey home, guilt, and redemption. Now, one of his features that brilliantly explores these themes is being revisited by fans.

The film in question is Interstellar. Set in a dystopian future, the movie chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who use a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations of human space travel and save the remaining population. On the surface, it's a story of a father (Matthew McConaughey) who goes on an interstellar mission in the hope of providing a better future for his children but loses time with them instead. It has deeper themes of love as a force of nature, human tendencies of survival and sacrifice, and time, of course. The film has some very credible performances; McConaughey as Cooper brings a blue-collar warmth and stubborn grit to a father who is reluctant to separate from his kids. Jessica Chastain plays Cooper's daughter, Murph, as a brilliant, fiercely driven physicist haunted by feelings of paternal abandonment. While, Anne Hathaway plays the mission's chief scientist and carries the film's philosophical core, delivering the famous monologue arguing that love is an observable, transcendent force.

'Interstellar' Returns to Streaming Charts

Over a decade after its initial release, Interstellar is still entertaining fans as it resurfaces on Apple TV's charts, as per FlixPatrol. It stands tall at the eighth spot among features like Ryan Gosling's The Nice Guys, A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving, John Cena's Matchbox, Tom Hiddleston's Tenzing, and more.