Mars Needs Moms: 12 films and two TV series about Mars and Martians

Movies

1. Martian

The Martian

• USA 2015.
• Science Fiction, Adventure.
• Duration: 142 minutes.
• IMDb: 8,0.

In the world of the future group of scientists hastily leaves Mars due to the outbreak of the storm. During the evacuation of one of the members of the expedition Watney is injured. Colleagues believe that he died, and so fly without it. But Watney wakes up and realizes that now he must somehow survive alone on a distant planet.

Ridley Scott is based on the eponymous book by Andy Weir. However, this did not prevent the authors are now leaving the Russian picture "Alien" to say that the studio stole the script idea from them, and even to sue the creators of "Martian". Of course, the claim was not satisfied.

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2. Remember everything

Total Recall

• USA, 1990.
• Fantasy, action, adventure.
• Duration: 113 minutes.
• IMDb: 7,5.

Life builder Doug Quaid's pretty boring. He decides to go to the company "Rekoll" which offers visitors to implant false memories. After such a visit, a person completely confident that he had been on other planets and perform dangerous missions there. But it turns out that Doug is really a secret agent, who visited on Mars, and his real memories were erased. Recall, the hero is sent to the Red Planet to look into his past.

This film was born from a very famous short story fiction Philip K. Dick. The plot corresponds to the plot works, but further action is developing quite differently. In this case, the hero of the book - the usual office clerk, and Arnold Schwarzenegger is not suitable for such a role. For him the profession of the character was changed to a builder.

3. Capricorn-1

capricorn One

• US, UK, 1977.
• Drama, thriller.
• Duration: 123 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,8.

In the mid-80s in the United States is preparing a manned expedition to Mars. However, before the flight management understands that life support systems do not work and the crew surely die. To avoid a scandal, the ship sent to flight without crew and expedition members are forced to take part in the dramatization of landing on Mars. Everything goes smoothly until one of NASA employees and his friend the journalist did not notice that part of the signal comes from the Earth.

This fictional story refers to a very popular conspiracy theory, many still believe that the Americans do not really landed on moonAnd filmed in a studio setting flag.

4. John Carter

john Carter

• USA 2012.
• Fantasy, action, adventure.
• Duration: 132 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,6.

Civil War veteran John Carter suddenly lands on Mars. Due to the lower gravity it turns out there's almost a superhero. it will now become a member of the war for the independence of the peoples of the Red Planet.

The film is based on a classic novel by Edgar Burroughs' A Princess of Mars "- a light Pulp Fiction with a touch of fantasy. In spite of the religious books, expensive film adaptation failed at the box office, bringing studio huge losses. But in Russia this movie loved - he set a record at the box office.

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5. Mars attacks!

Mars Attacks!

• USA, 1996.
• Fantasy, black comedy.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 6,3.

The long-awaited contact with an alien civilization took place: one landed on Earth Martians. They announced that they have come to the world, and then began to shoot anyone who got in their way, and to blow up the city. As it turned out, to destroy them only a very unusual way.

This movie Tim Burton It stands out from the usual Gothic style director, but the traditional black humor and grotesque characters fully compensate a strange picture.

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6. Red Planet

Red Planet

• USA, Australia, in 2000.
• Fantasy, action, thriller.
• Duration: 106 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,7.

The Earth is suffering from pollution and overpopulation, and people attempting to colonize Mars. Specific probes are spread on a planet algae, that should produce oxygen, but after some time, the process is terminated. A small team is sent to Mars to deal with the situation, but on reaching is the ship breaks down and the astronauts are practically thrown on the distant planet. They are threatened by the lack of oxygen and unknown insects. Besides the robot, who was to accompany them to the expedition goes into battle mode.

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7. Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

• USA 2000.
• Fiction, thriller, drama.
• Duration: 114 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,6.

In 2020, a mission to Mars, facing the mysterious phenomenon - semi-intelligent vortex. Almost all members of the expedition are killed, and then the Red Planet sending another command. Understand what happened, its participants are on the verge of a discovery that will shed light on the very appearance of a person.

8. The Last Days on Mars

The Last Days on Mars

• UK, Ireland, in 2013.
• Fantasy, Horror, Thriller.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,5.

On the last day Mars mission, a member of a small crew detects microscopic traces of soil samples of local lifeforms. He tries to hide his find, but soon almost all the astronauts are infected with a virus that turns them into monsters.

This film has received low ratings from critics. Many felt that it is too easy for science fiction and cruel enough for this thriller, but the atmosphere of suspicion and general tension in the film transferred perfectly.

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9. Mars Needs Moms

Mars Needs Moms

• United States, 2011.
• Fantasy adventure.
• Duration: 88 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,4.

Once Milo strongly quarreled with his mother because she made him eat broccoli. He wished her to disappear, and that night it was stolen by aliens. It turns out that on Mars there was no one to bring up children, so the Martians and kidnapped foreign mothers. Milo supported by a bully Gribble has to rescue his mother.

In the Russian localization of this animated film for some reason, we decided to add seriousness, because in the original it is called simply "Mars needs moms."

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10. Doom

Doom

• US, UK, Germany, Czech Republic, 2005.
• Fiction, thriller, horror.
• Duration: 100 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,2.

In 2046 the laboratory of the Martian comes to signal for help. A squad of marines from Earth sent to Mars through special space Gates. Upon arrival, people find that there is carried out genetic experiments, and now the lab is filled with crazy mutants.

The plot of this movie is based on the game Doom 3, but in the movie greatly changed the very outset of history. But here there is a scene where the action is shot in the first person - it recalls the atmosphere of the original.

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11. My Favorite Martian

My Favorite Martian

• USA 1999.
• Comedy, fantasy.
• Duration: 93 minutes.
• IMDb: 5,0.

Reporter loser Tim O'Hara is on the verge dismissal. Suddenly in his hands is the most sensational material in history: he encounters real Martian crashed. Tim pretty quickly realizes that he should not shoot the alien secretly on the camera, and help him get back home.

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12. ghosts of Mars

Ghosts of Mars

• USA, 2001.
• Fiction, thriller, horror.
• Duration: 98 minutes.
• IMDb: 4,9.

The XXII century already colonized Mars, the Earth's atmosphere it created. Suddenly, the settlers find the door to the ancient cave. It haunted capable to become implanted in the bodies of humans, turning them into zombies. Fight with them have to a female police officer and a criminal, whom she carries.

author "Halloween"John Carpenter called the master of second-rate movies. He likes to shoot a cheap science fiction and horror with consistently grotesque characters and predictable dialogue. For this he was criticized by many critics, but fans of the army rejoices each work director.

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TV series

13. Mars

Mars

• United States, 2016.
• Fiction, drama.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 7,5.

In 2033 the spacecraft "Daedalus" delivers six people to Mars. They have to create the world first human settlement, but they have to face many dangers of the unknown world.

This series publishes National Geographic channel, so the "Mars" features an interesting combination of fiction, drama, and purely scientific approach. Action is regularly interrupted by interviews with various scientists who offer possible solutions to colonize the Red Planet.

14. first

The First

• USA, 2018.
• Science fiction, drama.
• Length: 1 season.
• IMDb: 6,7.

In the near future, a group of engineers, scientists and astronauts are sent to the first human mission to mars. They need to colonize the Red Planet. The plot tells not only of the dangers faced by the pioneers, but also a difficult time for their friends and colleagues to stay on Earth.