Film

The Cold Equations

1996 · 1h 32m · Action · Science Fiction · Thriller

Out of time. Out in space. The only choice is life or death.

IMDb

5.4

Lieutenant John Barton is sent on a special mission to deliver a special vaccine to a distant mining colony. He is infuriated to find Lee, a stowaway aboard his spacecraft. Barton has only enough fuel to carry himself and his precious cargo, and Lee's added weight insures that they will crash if she stays on board. They have gone too far to turn back, and Barton's superiors make it clear: the mission takes precedence and Lee has to be dumped into space. But she won't go quietly.

Billy Campbell

John Barton

Poppy Montgomery

Lee Cross

Daniel Roebuck

Mitch

William R. Moses

Adrian Cross

John Prosky

Markham

Albert Hall

Captain Keynes

Heidi Swedberg

Board Member

Derk Cheetwood

Corporal

Nicki Micheaux

Ground Controller

• Peter GeigerDirector · Writer
• Stephen BergerWriter
• Norman PlotkinWriter
• Yoram BarzilaiProducer
• Jana Sue MemelProducer
• Christopher WallingDirector of Photography
• Mary Jo MarkeyEditor

Release date

December 7, 1996

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 32m

Genres

Action, Science Fiction, Thriller