Red Faction: Origins

Red Faction: Origins

Can Alec save everyone?

Directed by Michael Nankin

Produced by THQ, UCP

201191 min5.2 / 10

A mid-budget sci-fi action film set on Mars that balances family conflict with revolutionary warfare, driven by plot momentum rather than deep introspection.

In the year 2125, Alec Mason led the Martian Colonies to freedom in the hit action game Red Faction: Guerrilla. Now, Syfy and THQ are teaming up to continue the saga of conflict on Mars 25 years later in an all-new Original Movie, Red Faction: Origins. Stargate Universe's Brian J. Smith stars as Jake Mason, son of revolutionary hero Alec Mason (Terminator 2's Robert Patrick) and a Red Faction ranger. Fighting to preserve Martian freedom, Jake encounters a powerful new enemy in a dangerous and mysterious group led by the charismatic Adam Hale (Torchwood's Gareth David-Lloyd) and holding secrets that will rock the Mason clan. Jake must now battle the relentless regime and somehow reunite a family torn apart by war. Red Faction: Origins also stars Battlestar Galactica's Kate Vernon and The Tudors' Tamzin Merchant, and will feature music from Bear McCreary (Battlestar Galactica).

Questions people ask

  • Is Red Faction: Origins violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

  • Is Red Faction: Origins scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 72% of films.

  • Is Red Faction: Origins sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Red Faction: Origins easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Does Red Faction: Origins end with hope? 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.

9/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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

Conventional, and it does not land.

Rarity18

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise6

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love5

How much audiences actually like it

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Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Red Faction: Origins

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

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Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Red Faction: Origins, But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Red Faction: Origins, But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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