A Million Miles Away

If you want a drama that takes its characters as seriously as its plot, A Million Miles Away is available in Australia on Amazon Prime Video, and in the US on Amazon Prime Video right now. A tight runtime that never overstays its welcome. With 535 viewer ratings on TMDB, this is not a title flying under the radar. Michael Peña's performance alone is worth the time investment. There is no real reason to keep putting it off — it is right there on Amazon Prime Video.

A Million Miles Away arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. A Million Miles Away trusts its audience to sit with discomfort instead of resolving it too quickly. The life of engineer and former NASA astronaut José M. Hernández, the first migrant farmworker to go to space. Michael Peña and Rosa Salazar lead a cast doing genuinely serious work here. A Million Miles Away came out in 2023. What elevates A Million Miles Away is a refusal to let any character off the hook too easily. The hit rate here is high enough that skipping ahead never feels like an option.

Viewers drawn to character-driven storytelling will find plenty to sit with in A Million Miles Away. It does not lean on comparisons to make its case. The complete film is available and best experienced without too much prior knowledge of where it goes. Michael Peña carries the material with a performance that rewards close attention. Worth starting sooner rather than later.