The Martian (2015)

Release date: 2015-10-02
Country: UK|USA|Hungary
Language: English|Mandarin
Director: Ridley Scott
Production Co: Twentieth Century Fox, TSG Entertainment, Scott Free Productions
Genre: Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
Rating: 8.0/10
Length: 2h 24min

Storyline

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return.

Plot Keywords

astronaut, left for dead, nasa, presumed dead, potato, alone, stranded, food shortage, greenhouse, mars the planet, trapped in space, explosion, rationing, outer space, based on novel, china, self surgery, storm, scientist, sandstorm

Short Review

Damon has never seemed more at home than he does here, millions of miles adrift. Would any other actor have shouldered the weight of the role with such diligent grace?