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1. The Martian. 2015 2h 24m PG-13. 8.0 (946K) Rate. 80 Metascore. An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue. Director Ridley Scott Stars Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig. 2.
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- The Martian. Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Chiwetel Ejiofor. 255 votes. This riveting tale of survival is a tribute to human ingenuity and resilience in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds.
- Total Recall. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone. 259 votes. In this futuristic romp, viewers are taken on a thrilling ride through memory manipulation, corporate espionage, and Martian intrigue.
- Red Planet. Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore. 201 votes. A nail-biting chronicle of humanity's first manned mission to Mars, this film weaves together a tense narrative with striking effects to create a compelling drama.
- Mission to Mars. Gary Sinise, Tim Robbins, Don Cheadle. 228 votes. This visually stunning space epic transports viewers across the cosmos as they follow a team of astronauts on a daring mission to uncover the secrets of Mars.
- 'The Martian'
- 'Cowboy Bebop: The Movie'
- 'Red Planet'
- 'Mission to Mars'
- 'Doom'
- 'Ghosts of Mars'
- 'Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars'
- 'Moonshot'
- 'John Carter'
- 'Total Recall'
One of the best space movies of the 21st century, The Martian, follows a crew of astronauts sent to Mars for a survey mission. When a dust storm results in Mark Watney (Matt Damon) being swept away, his team assumes he is dead and departs without him. Actually alive, Watney is forced to find ways to survive his new environment as those on Earth scr...
One of the greatest animated shows of all time, Cowboy Bebop follows the exploits of a bounty-hunting crew who travel the galaxy looking for work. With Earth no longer hospitable, Mars has become the new cultural hub for the universe's residents, and the planet is a common setting throughout the series. Cowboy Bebop: The Movie is set in between epi...
With Earth on the verge of death, a team of astronauts in 2056 is sent to Mars to colonize the planet to sustain human life. Of course, they soon discover they are not alone and become threatened by a native insect race, while their mission robot also goes on a murderous rampage. Red Planet features a great cast that includes Val Kilmer, Carrie-Ann...
Another case of the strange phenomenon where two movies with similar plots were released in the same year, Brian De Palma's Mission to Mars, shares a similar set-up to Red Planet, but it ventures more into adventure territory than that film's thriller leanings. Starring Tim Robbins, Connie Nielsen, and Don Cheadle, Mission to Mars charts the journe...
One of the better video game adaptations, Doom is a schlocky action-horror movie, but it's also a lot of fun. Dwayne Johnson heads the cast as the leader of a group of space marines who travel to Mars to investigate a research facility that has gone dark. Karl Urban and Rosamund Pike costar. Doom is a movie that never pretends to be something that ...
Another brainless action-horror flick that is highly entertaining, Ghosts of Mars sees John Carpenter heading to the red planet. When a squad of space police (that includes Jason Statham) travels to a mining colony to collect infamous criminal Desolation Williams (Ice Cube), they find the whole place abandoned. Soon enough, the possessed colonists ...
The original Starship Troopers is a cult classic, perfectly blending sci-fi action with political satire. Two sequel movies were produced, both better off forgotten as they failed to do justice to the fantastic first film. Rather than making another live-action flop, a CGI sequel was made to recapture the crazy spirit of the original. After the suc...
Despite having the Moon in its title, Moonshot follows two teenagers as they board a shuttle to Mars. With the planet now housing human life, barista Walt (Cole Sprouse) and student Sophie (Lana Condor) wish to move there, and they learn more about each other and themselves along the way. Moonshot is a charming romantic comedy, even if it never qui...
Living in 1868, Confederate soldier John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) discovers a medallion after a run-in with an extra-terrestrial and uses it to travel to Mars. Carter's unique physiology gifts him supernatural abilities while on the planet, and he uses them to fight bad guys and rescue the princess. While John Carter was a box office bomb, it is far ...
One of Arnold Schwarzenegger's best movies, Total Recall, is the definitive Mars movie for many. When construction worker Douglas Quaid is plagued by a recurring dream set on Mars, he visits a clinic that claims to plant false memories into people's heads. Choosing one where he is a secret agent on Mars, Quaid soon finds himself on a deadly journey...
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- 313 VOTES. The Martian. Set in 2035, Ridley Scott's 2015 survival drama about an astronaut stranded on the surface of Mars earned a whopping seven Academy Award nominations, including best picture - though it didn't actually win any of them.
- 169 VOTES. Total Recall. Dutch director Paul Verhoeven followed up the success of his 1987 classic RoboCop with another science fiction film, the 1990 adaptation of Philip K. Dick's sci-fi story, "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale."
- 77 VOTES. The Martian Chronicles. When it comes to classic science fiction novels about Mars, few have influenced the way we view the red planet as much as Ray Bradbury's 1950 opus, The Martian Chronicles.
- 116 VOTES. Mission to Mars. Directed by no less thriller royalty than Brian De Palma, Mission to Mars nevertheless received largely negative reviews when it was first released in 2000.
Movies set on Mars. by sindala • Created 8 years ago • Modified 1 year ago. A list of movies that are (partially) set on the Red Planet. List activity. 9.2K views. 13 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 89 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Holidays on Mars. 2020 1h 34m. 2.6 (735) Rate.
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