The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.
Practical Effects
The Martian creature design is genuinely unsettling
Cinematography
Gravity-style long takes in cramped corridors
Sound
Every creak of the station makes you flinch
Director
Daniel Espinosa
Jake Gyllenhaal
Dr. David Jordan
Ryan Reynolds
Rory Adams
Rebecca Ferguson
Miranda North
Hiroyuki Sanada
Sho Murakami
Olga Dihovichnaya
Ekaterina Golovkina
Ariyon Bakare
Hugh Derry
Naoko Mori
Kazumi
Haruka Kuroda
Doctor
Alexandre Nguyen
1st Fisherman
Hiu Woong-Sin
2nd Fisherman
David Muir
20/20 Anchor
Jesus Del Orden
Student 2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The zero-G scenes were filmed on wires with the cast wearing harnesses for months, causing Ryan Reynolds to joke he hadn't stood on his own feet since Avatar.
The infamous 'Calvin' death scene was originally longer and more graphic, but test audiences reportedly walked out, forcing cuts.
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