Sam (Kate Mara) repeatedly senses that she might be in a movie-like situation, but she’s not exactly sure what kind of movie.
An astronaut recently returned from a space mission via a bumpy landing, Sam is immediately put into quarantine, then relocated to a ridiculously well-appointed house in the forests of Virginia through a joint effort between NASA and the military. There, she can supposedly recuperate (and be subjected to various tests) in peace. She’s promised a real in-person visit with her semi-estranged husband Mark (Gabriel Luna) and their young daughter Izzy (Scarlett Holmes) soon.
Sam initially takes most of this in stride. When she hears that the next building is miles away, she casually muses that it’s like a horror movie. Later on, her father General William Harris (Laurence Fishburne) reveals that the house also has a hidden high-tech bunker with advanced security settings. Like James Bond, Sam remarks. Girl, colder.
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