The Last Days on Mars
Seen it?2013 | 98 min | Science Fiction, Thriller, Horror
Weeknight WatchWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a box office loss and middling reviews (18% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who likes to be kept guessing, horror fans and sci-fi fans. If you loved Aliens, start here.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Fast-moving, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- Rated R: meant for adults.
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
18% on Rotten Tomatoes, 46 on Metacritic
- AudiencesBelow par
5.5 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Box office & staying powerWeak
$24K worldwide on a $11 million budget
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 43K people sought it out in the past year
Trailer
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Cast & crew
Directed by Ruairi Robinson
- Liev SchreiberVincent Campbell
- Elias KoteasCharles Brunel
- Romola GaraiRebecca Lane
- Olivia WilliamsKim Aldrich
- Johnny HarrisRobert Irwin
- Goran KostićMarko Petrovic
- Tom CullenRichard Harrington
- Yusra WarsamaLauren Dalby
- Patrick Joseph ByrnesFlight Commander Ellis
- Lewis MacleodInfected Voices (voice)