Cosmoball (2020): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot
Cosmoball is a 2020 adventure sci-fi film directed by Dzhanik Fayziev, starring Marta Timofeeva as girl with a respirator, Yang Ge and Alexandra Cherkasova. It runs 1 hour 55 minutes and earned $1.4 million worldwide on a $22 million budget. Its Echo Score is 54/100.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 55m (115 min)
- Director
- Dzhanik Fayziev
- Original language
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Russian
- Studio
- Bonanza Studios
- Budget
- $22M
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Cosmoball About?
The premise of Cosmoball without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A futuristic intergalactic game pits humans against aliens on a massive ship orbiting Earth. A young man with special abilities joins a superhero team, hoping to secure a cure for his mother’s illness. As the four Earth representatives compete to defend their planet’s honor, they face a galaxy-wide threat and uncover their individual roles in a grand, unfolding destiny.
Cosmoball Cast & Characters
Marta Timofeeva leads the cast as girl with a respirator, with Yang Ge as mother of girl with a lizard and Alexandra Cherkasova as mother of girl with a respirator. Directed by Dzhanik Fayziev; 83 actors are credited in all.
- Director Dzhanik Fayziev
- Marta Timofeeva as girl with a respirator
- Yang Ge as mother of girl with a lizard
- Alexandra Cherkasova as mother of girl with a respirator
- Arseniy Krakovskiy as guy with the dreads
Also Starring in Cosmoball
· 79 more- Liya Mao girl with a lizard
- Konstantin Merezhnikov man with binoculars
- Olga Degtyaryova mother
- Ilya Kiporenko alien Crab
- Evgeny Romantsov Anton
- Evgeny Mironov Belo
- Svetlana Ivanova bearded man's wife
- Wolfgang Cerny bearded man with Times Square
- Gosha Kutsenko red-faced guard
- Mikhail Efremov Vasiliy
- Elena Yakovleva Anton's mother
- Dmitri Nazarov chief of police
- Ekaterina Ageeva cheerleader on the podium
- Kseniya Radchenko redhead girl
- Soslan Fidarov bedouin
- Alexandra Veleskevich nosy girl
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- Vladimir Gartsunov friend of the enthusiastic spectator
- Konstantin Samoukov truck driver
- Tatyana Pletnyova Stan's fan
- Ivan Shmakov screaming boy
- Evgeniy Kosyrev Sten
- Yuliya Serina jealous wife on the podium
- Diana Enakayeva girl on the podium
- Victoria Agalakova Natasha
- Olga Venikova cheerleader on the podium
- Oleg Blinov viewer with a piece of paper
- Svetlana Permyakova evil woman at stock exchange
- Mariya Lisovaya Valaya
- Ivan Fedotov enthusiastic spectator
- Hristina Blokhina amazon Vo
- Ivan Egorov boy
- Aleksey Pavlov siriusian 2
- Simon Pele's fan
- Kuzma Saprykin young people on the podium
- Ruslan Shchedrin vlyublennyy malchik
- Yuliya Sinitsyna cheerleader on the podium
- Evdokiya Lavrukhina cheerleader on the podium
- Evgeniy Kurshinskiy water meter
- Valeriya Dmitrieva young people on the podium
- Polina Stremousova vlyublennaya devochka
- Tatyana Skaredneva young people on the podium
- Svetlana Vishnyakova cheerleader on the podium
- Fyodor Paramonov
- Garik Ayvazov
- Ekaterina Fisun brunette
- Vladimir Poglazov citizen
- Yuriy Sazonov policeman on duty
- Ekaterina Dar Pele's fan
- Lyubov Shevchenko young people on the podium
- Dmitry Yartsev father
- Ravil Nasretdinov fan on the podium
- Irina Druz fan
- Elena Kotikhina mother of boys
- Alexey Rakhmanov captain of the sirians
- Dmitry Agafonov fan on the podium
- Dmitry Matveev
- Ivan Ivanovich Pele
- Elizaveta Taychenacheva Fan
- Valeriya Bukina amazon Bu
- Mikhail Stenin Vasiliy's assistant
- Yuliya Vinc amazon U
- Artem Nechaev Natasha's fan
- Stanislav Rogachev amazon Kho
- Lyudmila Goshko amazon in the Galactic Council
- Pavel Dorofeev siriusian 1
- Gennadiy Krakovskiy father of boys
- Georgiy Bestayev young people on the podium
- Alyona Zotova frightened girl
- Artem Chetverikov friend of the peasant with binoculars
- Vitaly Chetkov man on which the plate falls
- Alexandr Dyrin viewer's friend with a piece of paper
- Aleksandr Yunkerov fan on the podium
- Anri Saribekyan fan on the podium
- Alexandr Arzin fan on the podium
- Igor Gorchakov fan on the podium
- Addis De Grant fan on the podium
- Anna Erchenko cheerleader on the podium
- Albina Kubrikova american
- Gayane Vardanyan
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Cosmoball Reviews & Ratings
Our Echo Score gives it 54/100, strongest in art & craft (85) and weakest in story & flow (30).
Cosmoball Echo Score Breakdown
Cosmoball delivers a visually striking spectacle but falls short in narrative cohesion and character investment. The CGI and action set pieces receive consistent praise, while the plot is frequently described as confusing, clichéd, and poorly paced. Performances are divided, with some actors deemed ineffective and limited emotional resonance. The sensory experience, notably the sound design, supports the visual strengths despite occasional music issues. Consequently, the film offers brief, family‑friendly amusement yet lacks the depth to merit multiple viewings.
Our own 0–100 rating, built from five aspects: art, character, story, the sensory experience and how well a film rewatches.
- Art & Craft 85
In terms of art and craft, the film excels through its high‑budget visual effects and detailed production design. Reviewers repeatedly highlight the stunning CGI, vibrant alien fauna, and polished animation as standout elements. Direction and editing receive fewer remarks, but the overall technical execution is praised as ambitious and aesthetically cohesive. The strong visual craftsmanship compensates for other shortcomings, resulting in a high art score.
- Character & Emotion 35
Character and emotional depth are generally weak, with multiple reviewers condemning the acting as terrible and the lead performance as the film's most damaging element. Lack of development and flat interactions are noted, though a few mentions of enjoyable supporting characters exist. The overall sentiment points to shallow portrayals that fail to engage viewers, leading to a low character score.
- Story & Flow 30
The story is widely criticized for incoherent plotting, excessive borrowing from other franchises, and a reliance on cliché tropes. Reviewers describe the narrative as confusing, hodgepodge, and boring, with pacing that either drags or rushes without clear purpose. While some find brief entertainment value, the consensus is that the storyline undermines the film's potential, warranting a low score.
- Sensory Experience 75
Sensory elements, particularly sound design and musical accompaniment, receive mixed but generally favorable feedback. The CGI and action sequences are lauded as stellar, and the overall audio‑visual coordination supports the film's high‑energy tone. Minor criticisms include unoriginal music and occasional lack of stylistic cohesion. The sensory experience remains a strong point, justifying a solid mid‑high score.
- Rewatch Factor 55
Rewatch potential is moderate; the film functions as a light, family‑friendly popcorn offering that some viewers enjoy repeatedly for its visual thrills. However, the weak narrative and character issues reduce its lasting appeal, causing many to doubt a desire for subsequent viewings. The balance of fleeting fun against structural flaws results in an average rewatch factor.
Cosmoball Plot Summary
What happens in Cosmoball from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 3-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
In a post-apocalyptic era, Earth has endured a brutal chapter of galactic wars that left the Moon destroyed and the planet’s poles dramatically shifted. The climate is unrecognizable, with Moscow tucked into a tropical forest zone and New York wrapped in ice. Amid this dramatic transformation, the cityscape bursts with a kaleidoscope of cultures, strange arrivals, and clever engineering wonders, all coexisting under a sunlit, almost surreal skyline. The atmosphere feels like a bold, anti-utopian vision of a cyberpunk Brazil, where life hums in a perpetual stadium of surprises.
Full summary
The whole story of Cosmoball, scene by scene
Cosmoball Box Office & Budget
Cosmoball grossed $1.4 million worldwide on a $22 million budget, 6% of what it cost.
Worldwide gross
$1.4M
6% of its budget back
- International
- $1.4M
- Budget
- $22M
Cosmoball Trailers & Videos
2 videos: 2 trailers.
- Trailer COSMOBALL (2021) Official Trailer | Russian Sci-Fi & Action-Adventure
How Well Do You Know Cosmoball?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Cosmoball Also Known As
18 alternative titles, including “Vratar Galaktiki” and “Gatekeeper of the Galaxy”.
- Also known as
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- Vratar Galaktiki
- Gatekeeper of the Galaxy
- Cosmoball: guardianes del universo
- Cosmoball - Os Guardioes Do Universo
- 银河守门员
- Cosmoball: Os Guardiões do Universo
- Cosmoball - A galaxis kapusa
- Kosmobols
- Kosmiczne mistrzostwa
- 코스모볼
- Galaksinin Kalecisi
- Wächter der Galaxis
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- Quái Thú Sao Hỏa
- Воротар Галактики
- 宇宙特攻隊
- Вратарят на Галактиката
- コスモボール COSMOBALL
- Kosmobolas
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Cosmoball FAQ: Cast, Box Office & Runtime
Runtime, release date, director, cast, box office, post-credit scenes and language of Cosmoball, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Cosmoball?
Cosmoball runs 1 hour 55 minutes (115 minutes).
When was Cosmoball released?
Cosmoball was released on August 27, 2020.
Who directed Cosmoball?
Cosmoball was directed by Dzhanik Fayziev.
More films by Dzhanik Fayziev Who is in the cast of Cosmoball?
Cosmoball stars Marta Timofeeva as girl with a respirator, Yang Ge as mother of girl with a lizard and Alexandra Cherkasova as mother of girl with a respirator, among 83 credited actors.
How much did Cosmoball make at the box office?
Cosmoball grossed $1.4 million worldwide on a budget of $22 million.
Does Cosmoball have a post-credit scene?
No. Cosmoball has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Cosmoball in?
The original language of Cosmoball is Russian.
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