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Overview

User Rating:
5.1/10   30,381 votes
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Director:
Writers (WGA):
Lowell Cannon (story) and
Jim Thomas (story) ...
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Release Date:
10 March 2000 (USA) more
Tagline:
Let There Be Life. more
Plot:
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 nomination more
User Comments:
My Review more (908 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Gary Sinise ... Jim McConnell

Tim Robbins ... Woody Blake

Don Cheadle ... Luke Graham

Connie Nielsen ... Terri Fisher

Jerry O'Connell ... Phil Ohlmyer
Peter Outerbridge ... Sergei Kirov

Kavan Smith ... Nicholas Willis
Jill Teed ... Reneé Coté
Elise Neal ... Debra Graham

Kim Delaney ... Maggie McConnell

Marilyn Norry ... NASA Wife
Freda Perry ... NASA Wife

Lynda Boyd ... NASA Wife

Patricia Harras ... NASA Wife
Robert Bailey Jr. ... Bobby Graham
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
M2M (USA) (promotional abbreviation)
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MPAA:
Rated PG for sci-fi violence and mild language.
Runtime:
114 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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2.35 : 1 more
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Trivia:
The rotating circles that signify the alien countdown are indeed *counting* down... in binary. The circles in their horizontal and vertical configurations correspond to zeroes (0) and ones (1) respectively, and the least significant bit (LSB) on the viewer's left. The sequence in which they turn correspond to a binary countdown. The leftmost lit circle is not part of the binary count. There is an initial pattern of "all horizontal", following which the countdown actually begins (starting with "all vertical"). more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The dust storm shown on Mars would not have been dangerous to the mission and would not have required the action blown the astronauts so. The air pressure on Mars is a mere 6 millibars (compared to Earth's 1013 millibars), so the "fierce" duststorm would have had the impact of a feather on the people and space craft. more
Quotes:
Woody Blake: Some couples dance, others go to Mars. more
Movie Connections:
References The Abyss (1989) more
Soundtrack:
Ma 'Tit Fille more

FAQ

Wouldn't someone notice a giant face either on satellite scans or from fly-bys?
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59 out of 101 people found the following comment useful.
My Review, 7 March 2000
Author: greaseistheword2000 from Mars

My Mission to Mars was a pleasant adventure. Departing from today's incessant need to combine blood curling aliens with one's travels through space, Mission to Mars provides an intelligent ultimatum. The film lies somewhere in between 2001, The Abyss and Lost in Space, forcing us to examine our roles as humans throughout the ages in this unexplored territory. Sprinkle a touch of action, and a pinch of suspense, and you have yourself a sci-fi film for the new millennium.

The film stars such veteran actors as Tim Robbins, Gary Sinise, Don Cheadle, and Jerry O'Connell; an ensemble where only first-class acting is possible. So let us move onto the direction. It is Brian DePalma's foray into science fiction. And masterfully done to say the least. His shot composition is reminiscent of Scarface and The Untouchables, mixing filmmaking from the days of yore with today's MTV aesthetic. DePalma's talent for filming suspenseful action sequences is in full swing in this film. The spacewalk scene will be one that will not be forgotten for quite some time. Could possibly be one of the best spacewalk scenes in films to date. The hidden jewel for me was the unpredictability of the film. Each corner turned was a pleasant surprise. I can't remember that last time I saw a movie with this quality, especially coming out of the Hollywood mainstream.

The cinematography was astounding. Imagine Lawrence of Arabia lensed on Mars. Professor Jenkins from Scientific America was correct when he said that the images from the film were identical to those photographed from the actual planet. And that is not a small feat.

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