Mission to Mars

Name: Mission to Mars
Released: 2000-3-10
Cast: Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney

Mission to Mars

PG
1h 53m
2000

25%

age 10+

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The year is 2020, and the first manned mission to Mars, commanded by Luke Graham (Don Cheadle), lands safely on the red planet. But the Martian landscape harbors a bizarre and shocking secret that leads to a mysterious disaster so catastrophic, it decimates the crew. Haunted by a cryptic last message from Graham, NASA launches the Mars Recovery Mission to investigate and bring back survivors -- if there are any. Confronted with nearly insurmountable dangers, but propelled by deep friendship, the team finally lands on Mars and makes a discovery so amazing, it takes your breath away. MISSION TO MARS is an action-packed rocket ride that will enthrall you with its stunning special effects.

Director:

Brian De Palma

Producer:

Tom Jacobson

Writer:

Jim Thomas, John Thomas, Graham Yost

Cast:

Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, Connie Nielsen, Jerry O'Connell, Kim Delaney, Tim Robbins

Rotten Tomatoes® Score

TOMATOMETER®

25%

Critics Consensus: Beauty only goes skin deep in this shallow but visually stunning film.

Reviews

Midwest Film Journal

Nick Rogers

Swerves into irreversible stupidity down the stretch, generally plays like a half-formed prequel to "Ancient Aliens," and ends like a Disney ride version of "Ad Astra." But Brian De Palma's hand is all over the sustained tension of the second act.

November 30, 2020

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Rachel's Reviews (YouTube)

Rachel Wagner

This should be so much better than it is but feels like 3 movies mashed into one and it doesn't work

August 8, 2020

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The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction

Kathi Maio

...despite the repeated sentimental trope of true loves lost, the film loses its simple humanity along the way, and it never fills the void with either the action or humor that have long been the saving grace of filmic space operas.

So-so sci-fi; may be too intense for some kids.

Whatever's shoddy or limp about Mission to Mars, however conspicuous while the film unfolds, all becomes admirably pale as the full viewing experience recedes and the good stuff emerges in proud bas-relief.

June 21, 2017

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Common Sense Media

age 10+

Common Sense Says

So-so sci-fi with some very intense scenes.

What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Mission to Mars is a 2000 Brian DePalma-directed sci-fi movie about a team of astronauts in the year 2020 who land on Mars and make a profound discovery. Characters are in peril and there are a number of tense moments and several deaths. One of the astronauts is blown into pieces by a violent sandstorm. A later death scene in space (a character commits suicide to save the lives of others), might be too emotionally intense for some viewers. There is also some consumerism: M&M's, Dr. Pepper, and Kawasaki products are prominently displayed in important scenes. Profanity includes "son of a bitch," "damn," "goddamnit," "ass."