Viewers who are old enough to have seen 1997’s Event Horizon may recognize some of the themes in the sci-fi psychological thriller Slingshot.

Laurence Fishburne stars in both films, and Paramount+ is currently the streaming home for them as well.

Slingshot hit theaters in 2024 and barely made an impression, but it briefly topped Top Gun: Maverick on Paramount+ in the same year.

To help you understand why this film caught on in the streaming-verse, Watch With Us is sharing three reasons to watch Slingshot on Paramount+.

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Casey Affleck Gives a Fully Committed Performance

Slingshot follows a trio of astronauts played by Fishburne, Tomer Capone and Casey Affleck on a very lonely mission to Titan. All three of the men are psycholo

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