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Stowaway: is the new Netflix film starring Anna Kendrick worth the watch? 

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Emmy Griffiths
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Stowaway is a new Netflix original movie that premiered on the streaming service in late March. Starring Anna Kendrick and Toni Colette, the space film has already rocketed to the top trending films - but is it worth the watch? Find out what viewers have been saying... 

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The synopsis for the new film reads: "On a mission headed to Mars, an unintended stowaway accidentally causes severe damage to the spaceship’s life support systems. Facing dwindling resources and a potentially fatal outcome, the crew is forced to make an impossible decision." 

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Taking to Twitter, one person was full of praise for the film, writing: "Really enjoyed #Stowaway. It’s more concerned with human interactions & emotions, than with the action aspect of space films. It’s more about problem solving, science & making tough decisions. The cast is awesome & visuals are great. Pace & mood, my cup of tea. Def worth the watch." 

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However, others were less keen, with one writing: "#Stowaway on Netflix should be renamed stay away. Two hours of my life I’ll never get back." Another tweeted: "The unfortunate part of @NetflixFilm's new movie #Stowaway, is that it asks a VERY difficult moral question.....and then cops out at the end so it doesn't have to pick either option A or option B. If you pose the question... EXPLORE the outcome... don't avoid it." 

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Others (and warning, minor spoiler alert about the ending of the film) felt that the film ended abruptly, with one joking: "Just watched #Stowaway on Netflix and it truly feels like they didn’t finish the movie...? You know it’s bad when the movie ends and you immediately say, 'Wait that’s it?'"

Another wrote: "So @netflix... just watched #Stowaway... where’s the rest of the film?" 

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