The Wild Blue Yonder (2005)

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An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visitations to Earth and Earth's self-made demise, while human astronauts in space are attempting to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

• Released: 2005-09-05
• Genres: Science Fiction, Documentary, Drama, Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 21m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.0/10 from 93 votes

Directed by Werner Herzog.

Top cast

• Brad Dourif as Alien
• Donald Williams as Astronaut Commander
• Ellen Baker as Astronaut physician
• Franklin Chang-Diaz as Astronaut Plasma Physicist
• Shannon Lucid as Astronaut biochemist
• Michael McCulley as Astronaut pilot
• Roger Diehl as Mathematician
• Martin Lo as Mathematician
• Ted Sweetser as Mathematician

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The Wild Blue Yonder

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Shout! Factory Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Hoopla, The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Tubi TV; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home
• Canada: stream on Fandor; watch free on Hoopla, Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse; rent on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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