Interstellar is a 2014 science-fiction epic directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway, John Lithgow, and Michael Caine. The movie is set in a future where Earth is on the brink of extinction due to a failing environment, and a team of NASA scientists, engineers, and pilots attempt to find a new habitable planet via interstellar travel). The movie follows the protagonist, Cooper (Matthew McConaughey), a former NASA pilot who leads a mission through a wormhole to find a habitable planet in another galaxy. The movie explores themes of love, time, and the human condition). The movies plot is complex and involves high-concept science, but it has received acclaim for its entertainment value, emotional depth, and thought-provoking nature).