Sunshine

Sunshine

If it dies, so do we.

2007108 min7.0 / 10

A grand, existentially weighty sci-fi thriller about humanity's last desperate gamble against cosmic extinction, balancing awe and dread with introspective character study.

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

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