Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

For centuries we've been looking for the origin of life on earth. We've been looking on the wrong planet.

Directed by Brian De Palma

Produced by Touchstone Pictures, Spyglass Entertainment

2000114 min6.0 / 10

A visually ambitious space-exploration mystery that blends wonder and peril as astronauts confront an alien intelligence and grapple with humanity's place in the cosmos.

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.

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  • Does Mission to Mars end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.

  • Is Mission to Mars scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 61% of films.

  • Is Mission to Mars sad? Not especially. Less sad than 59% of films.

  • Is Mission to Mars easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Mission to Mars violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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30/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

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Rarity85

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise7

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love22

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

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Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

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Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Mission to Mars, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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