The Martian (2015)

When astronauts blast off from the planet Mars, they leave behind Mark Watney (Matt Damon), presumed dead after a fierce storm. With only a meager amount of supplies, the stranded visitor must utilize his wits and spirit to find a way to survive on the hostile planet. Meanwhile, back on Earth, members of NASA and a team of international scientists work tirelessly to bring him home, while his crew mates hatch their own plan for a daring rescue mission.

Matt Damon as Mark Watney

Jessica Chastain as Melissa Lewis

Kristen Wiig as Annie Montrose

Jeff Daniels as Teddy Sanders

Michael Peña as Rick Martinez

Sean Bean as Mitch Henderson

Kate Mara as Beth Johanssen

Sebastian Stan as Chris Beck

Aksel Hennie as Alex Vogel

Chiwetel Ejiofor as Vincent Kapoor

Donald Glover as Rich Purnell

The reviews so far have been amazing. The book is supposed to be a great read too. Can't wait to see it!

I finished the book last weekend, and went to see the movie tonight. Loved it so much. Having read the book, I knew what was going to happen and I was still tense and on the edge of my seat for a lot of the action. Really good comedic timing from the whole cast too. My only qualm would be not enough Sebastian Stan.  

I was quite interested to go at the time, but given Ridley Scott's output being somewhat less than impressive of late, I thought I'd hold off for a while. When I finally saw it, I kicked myself for not giving it a shot sooner. Loved the fact that it didn't need a pantomime villain or aliens or everything going hideously wrong to deliver something really gripping.