Movie SUMMARY

This is a great movie the adheres closely to the book. You get the science (without all the math that is in the book). You understand how Watney tries to survive and how he has to think everything out. Also, the movie incorporated, accurately, the NASA response to discovering they left a man behind on Mars.

There are laugh out loud moments in the movie, just as in the book, but you will still be on the edge of your seat as to whether Watney makes it back to Earth in one piece.

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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. Millions of miles away, NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring "the Martian" home, while his crewmates concurrently plot a daring, if not impossible, rescue mission. As these stories of incredible bravery unfold, the world comes together to root for Watney's safe return. Based on a best-selling novel.
Written by 20th Century Fox