Bring Him Home

Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★☆☆ - great

"They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially colonized it. So, technically, I colonized Mars. In your face, Neil Armstrong." - Mark Watney

Why watch this? An impressive one-man show, akin to Cast Away (2000).

Plot Summary: After a fierce dust storm on Mars, astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead and left behind by his crew. However, Watney survives and must utilize his scientific ingenuity and wit to stay alive with meager supplies on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, NASA and his crewmates embark on a challenging and daring mission to rescue him against all odds.

Dad's Preview: Stranded. Not on an island. Or in the desert - both of which give you a remote chance of discovery by sheer dumb luck. Here, Matt Damon is stranded on the red planet Mars. Help will take months to arrive, if at all. This film is a scientific wonder to experience. The lone crafty, determined astronaut must do everything he can, utilize every idea he can muster, just to create inventions to prolong his existence. Only then can he even entertain finding a way to get back to Earth. This is hard sci-fi at its best.

Scott Free Prod., Kinberg Genre, TSG Ent.; 20th Century Fox