The Martian
2015 · Movie · PG-13 · 141 min · ★ 7.7 · 86% critics
After a fierce Mars storm, an astronaut is presumed dead and left behind as the rest of the mission departs. He survives alone on the hostile planet using ingenuity, wit, and limited supplies, while teams back on Earth race to figure out how to signal for help and bring him home.
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Details
- Years
- 2015
- Release date
- 2015-09-30
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 141 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 86/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.7/10 (21,262 votes)
- Box office
- $630,161,890
- Budget
- $108,000,000
About
You’ll like The Martian if you want a stranded-in-space survival story with dry humor and plenty of suspense, like Gravity or Interstellar; Not for you if you dislike predictable plots or prefer fully realistic science without any debates.
Pros: survival-focused tension; funny survival tone; strong cast | Cons: some predictability; realism/science debates; pacing complaints
Themes
- spacecraft
- planet mars
- based on novel or book
- nasa
- isolation
- botanist
- survival
- space
- engineering
- stranded
- astronaut
- struggle for survival
- +9 more
Awards & recognition
- Hugo Award — Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form · 2016
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Sound Editing · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Visual Effects · 2016 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 2016 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 2016 · nominated
Cast & crew
Matt Damon
as Mark Watney
Jessica Chastain
as Melissa Lewis
Kristen Wiig
as Annie Montrose
Jeff Daniels
as Theodore "Teddy" Sanders
Michael Peña
as Rick Martinez
Sean Bean
as Mitch Henderson
Kate Mara
as Beth Johanssen
Sebastian Stan
as Chris Beck
Aksel Hennie
as Alex Vogel
Chiwetel Ejiofor
as Vincent Kapoor
Directed by Ridley Scott