Gravity

2013, dir Alfonso Cuarón w/Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, 91 min, DCP

A medical engineer on her first mission in space (Bullock) becomes stranded when an accident disables first the ship she is on and then seemingly every means of escape available. Cuarón has created a breathless thriller with a riveting performance from Bullock that required grueling hours alone surrounded by cameras to achieve.