Red Planet

Name: Red Planet
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Released: November 10, 2000
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 34
Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Val Kilmer

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Generally unfavorable reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews

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Movie Details & Credits

Warner Bros. Pictures | Release Date: November 10, 2000 | PG-13

Starring: Carrie-Anne Moss, Val Kilmer

Summary: Mission Commander Kate Bowman (Moss) is the pilot and commander of the most important mission of the 21st century: saving the human race. It's 2050, Earth is dying, and colonizing Mars is the only alternative to obliteration. (Warner Bros.)

Director: Antony Hoffman

Genre(s): Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 106 min

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58	#58 Most Discussed Movie of 2000
7	#7 Most Shared Movie of 2000

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Roger Ebert

To like that kind of story is to like this kind of movie. Read full review

Rene Rodriguez

It does boast loads of cool gadgetry and some impressive special effects. It's not much, but at least the movie always gives you something to look at. Read full review

Sean Axmaker

Fails to generate the elementary visceral thrills we've come to expect from science-fiction thrillers, let alone a compelling human drama. Read full review

Film.com Robert Horton

Moss -- in her first big role since "The Matrix" -- is the main reason to see Red Planet, a badly written and visually scenic space opus. Read full review

Mr. Showbiz Michael Atkinson

The characters aren't convincingly written, rarely if ever behave like believable humans, and consequently don't matter to us in the least. Read full review

Stephen Holden

A leaden, skimpily plotted space-age Outward Bound adventure with vague allegorical aspirations that remain entirely unrealized. Read full review

Bob Graham

There still is no life on Mars. Red Planet is airless. Read full review

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DLWilson

Nov 8, 2011

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm writing because I absolutely loved this movie and cannot for the life of me understand why the user scores, at least, are not much higher. It has a fine cast, excellent production values, mostly credible science, an intriguing and suspenseful plot mixed with action that is not for its own sake, a theme of survival and accomplishment in a bleak universe that is very serious, and some credible romance at the end. Just wonderful. This is a classic, right up there with "The Fifth Element", watchable again and again over the years. I confess that there is a major credibility glitch at an important turn in the plot -- with a lot of equipment already on the ground, nobody saw to it that there was an oxygen detector to report that they weren't all going to die after all. They could have injected a word or two saying that their oxygen detectors were fried in the solar flare that caused their premature escape launch to the planet. But I don't care. I supplied that piece of information myself. As for the critics, always remember what a bunch of snobs they are, save for a few with eclectic tastes, notably here the great Roger Ebert (long may he liv). Anytime I see a great disparity between the user scores and the critics', I know that either Metacritic isn't counting the latter fairly (which often happens) or the users have seen the worth of a movie the critics were blind to. We should be grateful that a movie like this was made. I sure am.… Expand

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Patrickb

Aug 2, 2008

Best Mars movie there is. Some unrealistic science facts.. yeah.. but also some part of it IS realistic and fun to watch, I especially like the ship design how they actually make an artificial intelligence and make it work with G-forces, oh well.

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Impugn

Jan 11, 2020

Red Planet is one of the best space themed sci-fi movies. The special effects and acting are first rate, A-.

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Deanomite

Feb 15, 2020

A movie with a terrible reputation and box office, most notable for Val Kilmer fighting with Tom Sizemore. Carrie Anne Moss still in shape from The Matrix, all giving good performances. Photography is pretty good, the story is 2001 lite, but very well done. Overall a much moreA movie with a terrible reputation and box office, most notable for Val Kilmer fighting with Tom Sizemore. Carrie Anne Moss still in shape from The Matrix, all giving good performances. Photography is pretty good, the story is 2001 lite, but very well done. Overall a much more entertaining movie than the reputation would indicate.… Expand

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AWESOM-0

Apr 5, 2020

I don’t get the critic reviews. This movie isn’t an award winner but it’s quite good especially for its time. The story and science is much more believable that most of the science fiction of the late 90s and early 2000s. It’s not the Martian but it’s enjoyable.

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AlienSpaceBats

Jul 18, 2013

Predictable yet entertaining despite a few factual errors, ropey CGI and missteps, not as stupid and clichéd as you might have heard. Some nice design elements and an excellent soundtrack by Graeme Revell! Features numerous tropes popular in films of its kind; mission goes t*ts up 20 minutesPredictable yet entertaining despite a few factual errors, ropey CGI and missteps, not as stupid and clichéd as you might have heard. Some nice design elements and an excellent soundtrack by Graeme Revell! Features numerous tropes popular in films of its kind; mission goes t*ts up 20 minutes in? Check. Noble sacrifice? Check. Could have been better, but decent fare for what it is.… Expand

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Futuredirector

Aug 2, 2017

Thanks to Red Planet's awful boredom and notably sorry characters, it's nice visuals, talented cast and the interesting plot don't feel anything new to the audience.

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