Gallery: The Martian Proves Movies Are Now Better Than Their Books

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    Ridley Scott directs Matt Damon in Jordan for *The Martian*.
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    Matt Damon portrays an astronaut who must draw upon his ingenuity to survive on a hostile planet.

    Mark Watney (Matt Damon) counts the long days he spends alone on Mars.
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    Matt Damon portrays the titular hero in THE MARTIAN.

    Matt Damon captures Mark Watney's smarts and humor in *The Martian*.
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    (from left) Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Sebastian Stan, Kate Mara, and Aksel Hennie portray the crewmembers of the fateful mission to Mars.

    Mark Watney (Matt Damon), Commander Lewis (Jessica Chastain), astronaut Chris Beck (Sebastian Stan), astronaut Beth Johanssen (Kate Mara), and astronaut Alex Vogel (Aksel Hennie) were on a mission to Mars when a storm forced them to leave, abandoning Watney after he was thought killed.
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    Matt Damon portrays an astronaut who faces seemingly insurmountable odds as he tries to find a way to subsist on a hostile planet.

    Mark Watney (Matt Damon) drives a rover to a remote location in hopes of being rescued in *The Martian*.
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    Matt Damon portrays an astronaut who draws upon his ingenuity to subsist on a hostile planet.

    Mark Watney (Matt Damon) in must figure out how to produce food "on a planet where nothing grows" in *The Martian*.
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    Kristin Wiig plays NASA PR maven Annie Montrose and Chiwetel Ejiofor plays NASA's head of Mars missions, Vincent Kapoor, in *The Martian*.
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    Matt Damon portrays an astronaut who faces seemingly insurmountable odds as he tries to find a way to subsist on a hostile planet.

    Matt Damon gets stranded on the Red Planet with few options for survival in *The Martian*.
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