Which 2014 epic science fiction film directed by Christopher Nolan features a crew traveling through a wormhole? The answer is Interstellar.
The film follows former NASA pilot Cooper, who joins a mission to find a new home for humanity after crop blight, dust storms, and famine threaten Earth. The crew travels aboard the Endurance spacecraft toward a wormhole that appeared near Saturn, providing a route to another galaxy.
Interstellar’s story combines family drama with concepts from theoretical physics. The crew investigates planets orbiting Gargantua, a supermassive black hole, where extreme gravity creates dramatic time dilation. One hour on Miller’s planet corresponds to years passing for people far away.
A common mix-up is confusing Interstellar with Gravity, which also features astronauts but does not center on interstellar travel or a wormhole. The film was co-written by Christopher Nolan and his brother Jonathan, with physicist Kip Thorne serving as scientific consultant.