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Red Planet

2000 · 106 min

A tense, pulpy survival ride on a hostile planet, with a scrappy crew and a killer robot keeping the pressure on.

Directed by: Antony Hoffman
Genres: Thriller, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt

Tagline: Not a sound. Not a warning. Not a chance. Not alone.
Overview: Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.

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Directed by: Antony Hoffman
Genres: Thriller, Action, Science fiction
Starring: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt

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Tone: tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
isolation
technology
betrayal
redemption
Places: space
Era: near-future
Audience: teen
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex none

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Action	7
Horror	4
Humour	3
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	7
Darkness	6
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: thriller, action, science fiction
Directed by: Antony Hoffman
Written by: Chuck Pfarrer, Jonathan Lemkin
Starring: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt, Tom Sizemore, Simon Baker, Terence Stamp, Jessica Morton, Bob Neill
Music: Graeme Revell
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Runtime: 106 min
Country: Australia, United States of America
Languages: English

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