Mission to Mars
For centuries we've been looking for the origin of life on earth. We've been looking on the wrong planet.
2000 • 114 min • Science Fiction · Adventure · Mystery
Synopsis
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Our family guide
Best from age 9- 67 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 60 Audience · 1626 · 47%
After a catastrophic disaster strikes the first mission to Mars, a rescue crew embarks on a perilous journey to investigate what happened and find survivors. They uncover an ancient mystery and face profound questions about humanity's place in the cosmos.
- Violence & peril
- 4/10
- Language
- 2/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 1/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 5/10
Heads up
- Spacecraft disaster and loss of life
- Moments of suspense and peril
- Some philosophical and existential themes
What it models well
- Courage and resilience
- Curiosity and discovery
- Sacrifice for others
Talk about it after
- Exploring the unknown
- The meaning of sacrifice
- Humanity's connection to the universe
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Top billed cast
Director: Brian De Palma • Crew: Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham Yost, Lowell Cannon, Jim Thomas, John Thomas
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Reviewer notes
RecommendedBrian De Palma's Mission to Mars (2000) delivers an engaging space exploration adventure that still holds up as a fascinating depiction of outer space, especially given the limited technical knowledge available at the time. While it may not be flawless in its execution, the film does a commendable job of portraying the challenges and mysteries of space travel.…
RecommendedTrusted family reviewersWhen a mission to explore the red planet goes wrong, stranding "Luke" (Don Cheadle) alone on this hostile world, his colleagues "Woody" (Tim Robbins), "Jim" (Gary Sinese), "Terri" (Connie Nielsen) and "Phil" (Jerry O'Connell) put huge pressure on their boss to let them take the spare rocket ship and head to the rescue.…
Not recommendedTrusted family reviewersSome couples dance, others go to Mars. It was the year of two Mars based movies, with the other being Red Planet, of Pitch Black and the chaotic history that produced the Supernova. Plenty of sci-fi around but sadly few decent offerings. Mission to Mars is a film you can see had good ideas on the page, some brainy and emotion based narrative threads.…
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 6.0/10 (1,626)
- Age rating
- PG
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $90,000,000
- Box office
- $110,983,407
- IMDb
- tt0183523
