Overview
After an exploratory mission goes awry, lone astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) is left for dead on the hostile surface of Mars and must use his scientific ingenuity to homestead an enclosed habitat where he can survive. Meanwhile, the astronauts he left behind realize the severity of his plight and join forces with an international coalition of scientists to launch a rescue mission in defiance of NASA protocol.
Awards:
Main Cast & Crew:
Ridley Scott - Director
Matt Damon
Jessica Chastain
Kristen Wiig
Details
- Format: DVD
- Run Time: 144
- UPC: 024543206385
- Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
- Rating: PG-13 (MPAA)
- Release Date: January 2016
Movie Reviews
Reviews:
4 stars out of 5 -- "THE MARTIAN is a savvy blend of the technical and the personal, of outer and inner journeys, and of teamwork and isolated glory." - 09/11/2015 Total Film
"THE MARTIAN is an unapologetically stirring celebration of our ability, as a species, to solve even the most daunting problems via rational thought, step by step by step." - 10/01/2015 A.V. Club
"THE MARTIAN is a film that respects the geekiest among us, and that pays off all around." - 10/01/2015 Los Angeles Times
3.5 stars out of 4 -- ""THE MARTIAN makes the future look at once spectacular and mundane. For all its splendors, the world that enfolds the characters is simply reality: the time and space in which they happen to be living." - 10/01/2015 RogerEbert.com
"At once epic and intimate, it involves a dual journey into outer and inner space, a trip that takes you into that immensity called the universe and deep into the equally vast landscape of a single consciousness." - 10/02/2015 New York Times
"Ridley Scott’s THE MARTIAN is arguably the warmest, cuddliest film ever made about the Red Planet....It’s also a visual stunner, and it features one of our most likable and dependable actors giving a performance that ranks with anything he’s ever done." - 09/30/2015 Chicago Sun-Times
4 stars out of 5 -- "Anchored by another great turn from Matt Damon, THE MARTIAN mixes smarts, laughs, weird character bits and tension on a huge canvas. The result is Scott’s most purely enjoyable film for ages." - 09/25/2015 Empire
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "Scott's film version of the bestselling debut novel by space nerd Andy Weir fires on all cylinders, fueled by a heroically entertaining performance from Matt Damon." - 09/30/2015 Rolling Stone
"[S]mart and surprising....Matt Damon’s astronaut, Mark Watney, is the vital center of an impressive production." - 12/17/2015 Wall Street Journal
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