The Martian
Movie • 2015 • Sci-Fi
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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.
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Abandonment
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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The entire Ares 3 crew leave the main character alone on Mars
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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The main character runs out of ketchup and dips a potato in Vicodin as a replacement. He also uses a painkiller when he is injured but it is not specifically named.
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Are there spiders?
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Since it’s on Mars, there’s no animals
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Does a dragon die?
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There's no dragon in The Martian.
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Assault
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Is someone restrained?
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Just by seatbelts.
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is there excessive gore?
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No, at most some very mild gore in an early scene where a character has to extract a bit of shrapnel from a puncture wound.
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Is someone tortured?
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Kind of, the main character has to perform surgery on himself and it gets kind of intense
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Is there body horror?
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It didn't seem too bad to me but there is a self-surgery scene near the beginning. There are also some shots late in the film of Mark's starving body.
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Are any teeth damaged?
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“Yes” comments may be due to a character having yellowed teeth.
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Is someone burned alive?
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No one is burned alive, however, the main character is injured in a brief explosion.
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Is there cannibalism?
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There is not cannibalism in the movie, however if you decide to read the book, do be warned there is a brief mention of it between crew members.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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The main character shaves off his beard. No cutting.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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There are a couple scenes where a spacesuit is running out of oxygen.
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Does someone asphyxiate?
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There are a couple of close calls though, with ruptures in space facilities and space suits being a common event.
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Does someone break a bone?
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Main character suffers broken ribs.
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Is someone stabbed?
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Not exactly a stab, but a person is impaled by a metal antenna, they have to remove it and treat the puncture wound.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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The main character is hit by debris and his body goes flying. He is presumed dead, but didn't actually die.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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Mark passes out a couple of times due to injury
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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Gray area in the beginning where the captain of the mission is fully prepared to stay behind to find Mark, no matter how futile.
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Fear
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There are several sudden, unexpected, potentially devastating explosions that send one or more people flying.
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He shaves with an electric razor
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Is there a shower scene?
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Not a sexual one. He just needs a shower.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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the ocean seen from space.
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Gross
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No actual vomiting but the main character does gag when he is dealing with human waste near the start of the movie
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Is there defecation?
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Not...technically, but Mark finishes using the bathroom and suddenly gets an idea to make fertilizer out of everyone's vacuum sealed poop. We are then shown this process in detail with several closeups.
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Does someone spit?
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No farting or spitting, but the main character uses human poop to create fertilizer.
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Law Enforcement
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Loss
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Medical
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In a scene where he is treating his injury, the main character uses needles to inject painkillers and remove the shard of metal.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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The only scene in a hospital room is at the very end, when one of the astronauts and her husband are holding their new baby while watching a rocket launch on TV.
However, there is an intense, several minute long scene early in the movie when the main character is treating his own bloody wound.
However, there is an intense, several minute long scene early in the movie when the main character is treating his own bloody wound.
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Mental Health
Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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The main character needs to remove metal from inside his body after the initial accident on Mars - this is obviously very painful, but absolutely necessary for him to survive.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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There are no eating disorders, but the main character does have to drastically ration his food.
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Is there misophonia?
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Quite commonly throughout the movie the main character eats as he works or talks to himself. The sound is quite audible and definitely triggered my misophonia.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Is there body dysmorphia?
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There is no body dysmorphia. I'm not sure why so many people answered yes. A character loses a lot of weight because he doesn't have access to enough food, but that's not what body dysmorphia is.
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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There is a scene where the main character is trapped in his suit while his oxygen is quickly running out
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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There is a scene of Matt Damon’s character throwing a fit after almost dying, But that’s it
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Noxious
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yes, during the take off scene at the end.
yes, during the take off scene at the end.
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Watch out for the interview scenes and the scenes of raging storms on Mars. They can be flashy enough to induce headaches, migraines, or seizures thanks to cameras and lightning. This wasn't on here before and I almost gave my partner a seizure thanks to that.
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
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Two uses of "f**k" (which is rare for a PG-13 movie), there is one scene where it's implied a character is swearing alot, however nothing is heard.
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
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To an extent yes, the main character is being watched by NASA the entire time but it’s to be expected.
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Pregnancy
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Is there childbirth?
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Not on screen, at the end a hospital room is shown with a character who had given birth.
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Prejudice
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Race
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Relationships
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Religious
Is religion discussed?
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Yes, for a brief moment. By the character played by Chiwetel Ejiofor.
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Sex
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there sexual content?
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There are sex jokes and vulgar language, but no sex scenes or sexual stuff.
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Are there nude scenes?
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Nude man seen from behind after he takes a shower
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Sexism
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Is someone homeless?
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Sort of, Mark is stranded on a different planet, so technically far away from “home”. He does have a home base though for most of his time on Mars.
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Spoiler
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Are there end credit scenes?
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Some scenes at the beginning of the credits, while they roll.
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Does a plane crash?
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A rocket explodes shortly after take off. There are no people aboard, so no one is injured when the rocket is destroyed.
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There's one very graphic self surgery scene
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