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The Martian

2015

Ridley Scott

Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jeff Daniels ...

7.0

66,997

Sci-Fi. Drama 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.

	Media	Author	Review
		Ann Hornaday The Washington Post	"What’s being marketed as a sober, straightforward sci-fi drama is instead a smart, exhilarating, often disarmingly funny return to classic adventures of yore"
		Tim Robey Telegraph	"Nail-biting it ain't, but thanks to a zingy script and a winning lost-in-space performance from Matt Damon, this is the most fun Ridley Scott has been in years. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Peter Debruge Variety	"An enthralling and rigorously realistic outer-space survival story."
		Lou Lumenick New York Post	"It's the best thing that either Matt Damon and director Ridley Scott have done in years (...) a straightforward and thrilling survival-and-rescue adventure, without the metaphysical and emotional trappings of “Interstellar"."
		Todd McCarthy The Hollywood Reporter	"This smartly made adaptation of Andy Weir's best-selling novel is more realistic in its attention to detail than many films set in the present (...) The result is an uncustomarily cheery and upbeat film from Scott."
		Eric Kohn IndieWire	"'The Martian" allows Scott to establish this seemingly doom-laden scenario in spectacular visual terms. (...) delivers on expectations of a "smart" blockbuster"
		Henry Barnes The Guardian	"Out from the blackness comes something we thought we might never see again: a decent Ridley Scott movie (...) A wide-eyed tribute to human ingenuity that packs enough snark to pull itself out of the black hole of earnestness. (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of five)"
		Richard Lawson Vanity Fair	"The Martian is sublime, sophisticated entertainment. (...) a pure delight, a tense survival tale leavened by an abundance of geeky wit and an array of fine actors at their snappy best."
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Ridley Scott rediscovers his light touch in a space epic that's fun to geek out at. Damon - a fine actor with the magnetism you only find in a true movie star - keeps you glued (...) Rating: ★★★½ (out of four)"
		Kevin Jagernauth IndieWire	"Balanced by a good dose of humor, and Damon’s effortless charm, the film makes a lot of technically heavy scientific chatter engaging. (...) “The Martian” promises a decent ride, and for the most part, it accomplishes that goal."
		Jordan Hoffman Mashable	"Matt Damon, and the movie, are stellar. (...) the best mainstream entertainment Ridley Scott has directed in over a decade, is thrilling and engaging from first launch."

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