《紐約時報》專文表示：「曾經中國被看作是太空探索電影和科幻小說的後來者，但這一切即將改變。」同時認為：「中國電影總算進入太空」「中國電影贏得科技新高度」「《流浪地球》的背後是中國科技大爆發」。

《金融時報》則評論：「中國電影人開始有信心挑戰被好萊塢壟斷多年的科幻片了。」

場面浩大的特效讓人驚歎，視覺震撼與好萊塢電影不相上下，製作精度不輸歐美，是《流浪地球》被譽為「中國科幻電影里程碑」的主因，更重要的全片出自中國人之手。

主創團隊全是中國人，另外，7000人的成員也多數是中國人，全中資投資，本土公司特效鏡頭完成量占75％。更別提劇情源於徹底的中國原創故事，改編自大陸科幻小說家劉慈欣的同名小說。

電影內含的世界觀與價值觀，尤其體現了獨特的「中國感」，在思想的境界上可與好萊塢抗衡

The Wandering Earth (流浪地球) is a 2019 Chinese science fiction film directed by Frant Gwo, based on the novella of the same name by Locus Award and Hugo Award-winning author Liu Cixin. It stars Qu Chuxiao, Li Guangjie, Ng Man-tat, Zhao Jinmai, Wu Jing and Qu Jingjing. The film was theatrically released on 5 February 2019 (Chinese New Year's Day), by China Film Group Corporation, followed by North America and Australia on February 8, 2019.

It is a box office success, grossing more than $600 million in China. It is China's second highest-grossing filmof all time, 2019's highest-grossing film worldwide, and one of the top 20 highest-grossing science fiction films of all time. It has received generally positive reviews from critics, with The Hollywood Reporter describing it as "China's first full-scale interstellar spectacular". Netflix has acquired the film's global streaming rights.