{"id":1249291,"date":"2026-03-01T02:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=612434"},"modified":"2026-03-01T02:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:24:11","slug":"a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"A long-delayed sci-fi movie just got dumped on Hulu \u2014 now it\u2019s a hidden gem"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">During a routine scroll through Hulu\u2019s Newly Added Movies feed, surrounded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/animation-cartoons\/2020\/7\/21\/21319228\/treasure-planet-disney-cast-characters-making-of-box-office-bombs-animation\"><em>Treasure Planet<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-watch\/608930\/28-years-later-sunshine-connection-danny-boyle\"><em>28 Weeks Later<\/em><\/a>, and other typical licensed library additions, I spotted a film I had genuinely never heard of before. This is a rare case for me: I would never claim to have seen every new movie that winds up on streaming, but based on the 27,000 emails I get every day promoting upcoming releases, I have basically <em>heard<\/em> about everything. Yet <em>Long Distance<\/em>, a polished sci-fi survival thriller starring Anthony Ramos (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/disney-plus\/2020\/7\/3\/21312362\/hamilton-movie-review-disney-plus-lin-manuel-miranda-streaming-hamilfilm\"><em>Hamilton<\/em><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/marvel\/611894\/ironheart-ending-explained-twist-analysis\"><em>Ironheart<\/em><\/a>), was completely off my radar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">But there\u2019s a twist: I <em>did<\/em> hear about this movie \u2014 more than five years ago, when it had a different title. One might assume based on being shelved for half a decade before being unceremoniously dumped to streaming that <em>Long Distance<\/em> is a colossal failure that Universal Pictures, the distributor early on, couldn\u2019t cut into releasable trash. Not the case. It\u2019s totally charming! And sporadically high-tension! What happened here?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Long Distance <\/em>was originally <em>Distant<\/em>, and it was shot way back at the end of 2020, as Hollywood productions revved back up under intense&nbsp; COVID-19 protocols. <em>Long Distance<\/em>\u2019s premise is the same as the original pitch Steven Spielberg\u2019s studio Amblin Entertainment announced at the start of production: Ramos stars as Andy, an asteroid miner who, mid-cryo sleep, crash-lands on a planet and must traverse the alien terrain to rescue the ship\u2019s only other survivor, who is trapped in an escape pod. The script was clearly written pre-pandemic \u2014 Ramos was cast all the way back in December 2019 \u2014&nbsp;but the finished film is a time capsule of era, with Ramos spending a good portion of the film by his lonesome, as if he was in a sci-fi take on <em>Cast Away<\/em>. Perfect for the social distancing era.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">I knew about <em>Distant<\/em> because for years, Universal Pictures, which was set to distribute the film, kept it planted on the release calendar. First it was slated for March 2022. Then September 2022. Then January 2023. After a fourth move, to Jan. 19, 2024, the movie disappeared from the calendar altogether. Directors Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who previously made <em>Blades of Glory<\/em> and <em>Office Christmas Party<\/em>, were all set to make a big pivot to space-age spectacle whenever <em>Distant<\/em> finally came out. They didn\u2019t wait around: As the movie sat in limbo, the duo went off and made <em>Lyle, Lyle, Crocodile <\/em>(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/23387174\/lyle-lyle-crocodile-javier-bardem\">underrated<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Distant<\/em> was eventually retitled <em>Long Distance<\/em> and given a small release in Vietnam in 2024. Then it hit Hulu last week in the blur of the July 4 holiday weekend. I received exactly zero emails from any studio to explain that this was happening. Considering that Rotten Tomatoes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/distant_2022\">still has a page for <em>Distant<\/em><\/a>, it\u2019s possible no one got the memo.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">What\u2019s true is that Speck and Gordon\u2019s 86-minute romantically tinged thriller is caught between two modes, which makes it a challenge to market in the modern movie landscape: It\u2019s not quite grand and propulsive enough to fill IMAX theaters like a marketable <em>Gravity<\/em> successor, nor was it made cheaply enough \u2014 judging by the spiffy special effects and practical production design \u2014 to sentence it to a straight-to-streaming release. There\u2019s probably more to the story than pure cost (although little has been reported on the topic in the years since its production), but <em>Long Distance<\/em> is a rare case of a bumpy behind-the-scenes journey not speaking to a project\u2019s actual quality. Speck and Gordon made a fun little Big Movie.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem-2.jpg\" alt=\"Andy (Anthony Ramos) from Long Distance in the darkness using the helmet lights on his space suit\" title=\"Andy (Anthony Ramos) from Long Distance in the darkness using the helmet lights on his space suit\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Long Distance<\/em> doesn\u2019t have the most original story concept. Andy\u2019s early hurdles \u2014 escaping his own pod, sealing a puncture in his space suit, locating the crashed starship <em>Borealis<\/em> in hopes of finding help \u2014 recalls <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/2015\/10\/5\/9455167\/the-martian-review\"><em>The Martian<\/em><\/a>, <em>Buried<\/em> (the \u201cRyan Reynolds trapped in a coffin\u201d movie), and the shark-survival staple <em>The Shallows<\/em>. At times, it even plays like the Tom Hardy one-man-show <em>Locke<\/em>, with Ramos\u2019 Andy chitchatting with trapped fellow traveller Naomi (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/review\/466687\/smile-2-review-best-horror-movies-2024\"><em>Smile 2<\/em><\/a>&#8216;s Naomi Scott) over comms, and his pedantic AI helper LEONARD (<em>Star Trek<\/em>\u2019s Zachary Quinto) who is quick to reprimand him for abusing company equipment, even though he\u2019s just trying to survive. The already frightening scenario of Andy finding an oxygen-rich refuge where he can live out the next few years waiting for rescue is complicated by the fact that the planet is also home to some flesh-munching arachnid beasties. Throwing a dash of <em>Alien<\/em> into a space-refugee story might be derivative, but it\u2019s a welcome escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The whole thing might feel like a mishmashed rehash of better movies, if not for Ramos\u2019 anchor performance, Scott showing up later on to make it a full-blown flirty two-hander (attached at the hip by oxygen tube!), and a few dazzling set pieces. Even on my TV, the initial downing of the <em>Borealis<\/em> by an asteroid belt was rendered with destructive grandeur. The action scales down when Andy makes his way through grey, misty surroundings, but Speck and Gordon keep banging the drum of the nightmare situation: Even if our hero can survive the day, there\u2019s no telling how he\u2019ll survive the wait \u2014 or why he\u2019d want to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The only reason Andy signed up to mine asteroids light years away from home is because of [redacted trauma spoiler]. His memories of the past are constantly at odds with the immediate terror of the moment, and while <em>Long Distance<\/em> isn\u2019t exactly <em>Solaris<\/em>, Ramos\u2019 Tom Hanks-esque everyman persona adds weight to the situation. The worker-for-hire is not an Andy Weir know-it-all, and his place on the corporate hierarchy threatens his life even after the crash: Partway through the movie, he discovers Naomi has a manager-level suit that patches its own holes, while his lowly miner suit leaves him completely expendable. This is the private company he\u2019s hoping will send a rescue mission.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Long Distance<\/em> has brains, brawn, and a sappy sentimental side. I was shocked that, after sitting on the shelf for years, Speck and Gordon\u2019s movie was watchable \u2014&nbsp;and recommendable. And in this day and age, a half-decent sci-fi movie plopped on streaming needs the boost. Like Andy, stranded on a distant world after a seismic crash and burn, <em>Long Distance<\/em> is lost in a galaxy of #content. Consider this a homing beacon.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Long Distance <em>is currently streaming on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hulu.com\/movie\/97735737-3084-4762-bf0a-e9066f59cf8c\">Hulu<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/what-to-watch\/612434\/long-distance-review-hulu\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During a routine scroll through Hulu\u2019s Newly Added Movies feed, surrounded by Treasure Planet, 28 Weeks Later, and other typical licensed library additions, I spotted a film I had genuinely never heard of before. This is a rare case for me: I would never claim to have seen every new movie that winds up on streaming, but based on the 27,000 emails I get every day promoting upcoming releases, I have basically heard about everything. Yet Long Distance, a polished sci-fi survival thriller starring Anthony Ramos (Hamilton, Ironheart), was completely off my radar. But there\u2019s a twist: I did hear about this movie \u2014 more than five years ago, when it had a different title. One might assume based on being shelved for half a&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/a-long-delayed-sci-fi-movie-just-got-dumped-on-hulu-now-its-a-hidden-gem\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1249292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1249291","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-polygon"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A long-delayed sci-fi movie just got dumped on Hulu \u2014 now it\u2019s a hidden gem | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"During a routine scroll through Hulu\u2019s Newly Added Movies feed, surrounded by Treasure Planet, 28 Weeks 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