The Martian

(20th Century Fox) Release Date: October 2, 2015 DVD Release Date: March 1, 2016 Director: Ridley Scott Writer: Drew Goddard Cast: Matt Damon, Kate Mara, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Mackenzie Davis, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Donald Glover, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña Plot: During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi IMDb: tt3659388