Release: October 2, 2015
Story: A NASA astronaut, Mark Watney (Matt Damon), is stranded alone on Mars after his team of astronauts (which includes actors Kate Mara, Michael Peña, Sebastian Stan, Askel Hennie, and Jessica Chastain as the mission commander) leave him for dead following a brutal storm that forces the astronauts to leave Mars early and head back to Earth. NASA (made up by Jeff Daniels, Sean Bean, Kristen Wigg, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Donald Glover), and quickly Earth, finds out Mark is still alive. Mark is using his NASA training, his knowledge as a botanist, and his unending optimism to survive long enough for a rescue plan to be formulated by NASA. NASA decides to keep the fact of Mark’s survival from his team so they can focus on their long journey home. With problems mounting and supplies running low, even with Mark’s resourcefulness, Mark’s chances for survival look dire and NASA will have to devise a miracle if they hope to bring him home. Continue reading
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