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  • 2018
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2018
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 32 m

Summary The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity’s biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? By introducing researchers from diverse backgrounds for the first time, th...

  • 2018
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 32 m
  • 2018
  • Abramorama
  • 1 h 32 m

The Most Unknown

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 5 Critic Reviews
59
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 4 User Ratings
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Summary The Most Unknown is an epic documentary film that sends nine scientists to extraordinary parts of the world to uncover unexpected answers to some of humanity’s biggest questions. How did life begin? What is time? What is consciousness? How much do we really know? By introducing researchers from diverse backgrounds for the first time, th...

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Jennifer L. Macalady

Self - Microbiologist, Penn State University

Davide D'Angelo

Self - Physicist, Università degli Studi di Milano

Axel Cleeremans

Self - Cognitive Psychologist, Université libre de Bruxelles

Luke McKay

Self - Astrobiologist, Montana State University

Rachel L. Smith

Self - Astrophysicist, North California Museum of Natural Sciences

Erik Cordes

Self - Ecologist & Chief Expedition Scientist, Temple University

Victoria Orphan

Self - Geobiologist, California Institute of Technology

Jun Ye

Self - Physicist, University of Colorado-Boulder & National Institute of Standards and Technology

Anil Seth

Self - Neuroscientist, University of Sussex

Laurie Santos

Self - Cognitive Psychologist, Yale University

Emilie Caspar

Self - Cognitive Neuroscientist, Université libre de Bruxelles

Dalila Achoui

Self

Brian Hedlund

Self - Microbial Ecologist, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Michael Tucker

Self

Joseph Gargiulo

Self - Telescope Support Supervisor, W.M. Keck Observatory

Danik Forsman

Self

Mike Skowronski

Self

Geoffrey A. Blake

Self

Gregory W. Doppmann

Self

Greg Rouse

Self

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Metascore
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3 Reviews
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75
May 10, 2018
Whatever the intent of Ian Cheney’s film, at its best it humanizes a class of people being demonized in America’s virulent outbreak of Know-Nothingism. These are smart, funny and charming worker bees with limits to their knowledge, just like the rest of us.
By Roger Moore FULL REVIEW
70
May 24, 2018
With its gorgeous photography, charismatic participants and unabashed love for discovery, The Most Unknown feels like a science documentary cross-fertilized with that sentimental old Coke commercial — the smartest among us holding hands across the globe, charting our universe in happy harmony.
By Robert Abele FULL REVIEW
60
May 17, 2018
The Most Unknown works best as inspiration to delve deeper into these disciplines, and as a celebration of science. And when the film comes up short, it still functions like an intriguing experiment: It doesn’t have to be entirely successful for you to learn something.
By Ken Jaworowski FULL REVIEW
60
May 16, 2018
Much of the film is beautiful — hot springs, the ocean’s depths, and deep space are photogenic — although Cheney preserves a few too many mundane “hello, how do you do”s, and the science isn’t deeply explained.
By Daphne Howland FULL REVIEW
50
May 17, 2018
With so many discussions to drop in on, each with its own stuff to show off...each sequence can only hint at what's fascinating about its field.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW

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Production Company Sandbox Films (II), Science Sandbox, Motherboard, Vice Media
Release Date May 18, 2018
Duration 1 h 32 m
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