The Martian

Mars - come for the potatoes, stay for the disco.

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Our Review Published November 23, 2021

Astronaut Matt Damon proves he has the “right stuff” to survive an extended stay on the Red Planet in Ridley Scott’s acclaimed 2015 blockbuster The Martian. Justin, Jakob, and Stuart continue their look at outer space exploration with an ultra-realistic trip to the nearest colonizable planet. How many scientists does it take to cypher out a solution to getting a marooned botanist back home safe? And will audiences find the results easier to follow than Interstellar and Arrival? Link up with the latest Now Playing Podcast transmission and find out.

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The Martian

2015 PG-13 2h 21m

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.

Release Date

September 30, 2015

Director

Ridley Scott

Writer

Andy Weir, Drew Goddard, Chris Katinas

Stars

Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Mackenzie Davis, Donald Glover, Nick Mohammed, Chen Shu, Eddy Ko Hung, Enzo Cilenti, Jonathan Aris, Gruffudd Glyn, Geoffrey Thomas, Yang Haiwen, Narantsogt Tsogtsaikhan, Brian Caspe, Szonja Oroszlán, Mark O'Neal, Karen Gagnon, Lili Bordán, Nikolett Barabas, Dilyana Bouklieva, Björn Freiberg, James Fred Harkins Jr., Sam Spruell, Matt Devere, Mike Kelly, Greg De Cuir, Peter Linka, Declan Hannigan, Peter Schueller, Waleska Latorre, Frederik Pleitgen, Charlie Gardner, Nóra Lili Hörich, Kamilla Fátyol, Yang Liu, Richard Rifkin, Nicholas Wittman, Ben O'Brien, Scott Alexander Young, Jason Ryan, James Dougherty, Xue Xuxing, Balázs Medveczky, Dora Endre, Naomi Scott

Producer

Aditya Sood, Simon Kinberg, Ridley Scott

Cinematography

Dariusz Wolski

Music

Harry Gregson-Williams

Genre

Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country

United States of America

Language

English, Mandarin

Budget

$108,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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