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Director:
Writer:
Alex Garland (written by)
Release Date:
27 July 2007 (USA) more
Tagline:
If the sun dies, so do we. more
Plot:
A team of astronauts are sent to re-ignite the dying sun 50 years into the future. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 7 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(143 articles)
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A crew of eight tries to save mankind from freezing to death more (649 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Cliff Curtis | ... | Searle |
 | Chipo Chung | ... | Icarus (voice) |
 | Cillian Murphy | ... | Capa |
 | Michelle Yeoh | ... | Corazon |
 | Hiroyuki Sanada | ... | Kaneda |
 | Rose Byrne | ... | Cassie |
| Benedict Wong | ... | Trey |
 | Chris Evans | ... | Mace |
| Troy Garity | ... | Harvey |
 | Mark Strong | ... | Pinbacker |
| Paloma Baeza | ... | Capa's Sister |
| Archie Macdonald | ... | Child |
| Sylvie Macdonald | ... | Child |
Additional Details
MPAA:
Rated R for violent content and language.
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Runtime:
107 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS
Certification:
UK:15 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Germany:12 | Malaysia:U | Australia:M | New Zealand:M | France:U (with warning) | Argentina:13 | Sweden:11 | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Norway:15 | USA:R (certificate #43132) | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13
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Trivia:
On the DVD commentary, the Science Adviser Brian Cox bets the viewer £10 that they (CERN) will not discover the Q-ball particle that disables the Sun in this film's plot. He invites an email to claim the bet. That claim is due in 2017. (In the same commentary, Dr Cox also says that scientists do not gamble!) more
Goofs:
Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the transmission received from the Icarus I, they refer to themselves as the Icarus I, rather than simply Icarus. This doesn't make any sense unless they are already aware of an "Icarus II" mission. The Icarus II is launched almost immediately when the Icarus I disappears, confirming that both ships and both bombs were built at the same time or consecutively, and thus the naming makes sense. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Capa:
Our sun is dying. Mankind faces extinction. Seven years ago the Icarus project sent a mission to restart the sun but that mission was lost before it reached the star. Sixteen months ago, I, Robert Capa, and a crew of seven left earth frozen in a solar winter. Our payload a stellar bomb with a mass equivalent to Manhattan Island. Our purpose to create a star within a star.
[long pause]
Capa:
Eight astronauts strapped to the back of a bomb. My bomb. Welcome to the Icarus Two.
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Movie Connections:
References Event Horizon (1997) more
Soundtrack:
Peggy Sussed more
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Who is Pinbacker and why is he important?How could Pinbacker survive for so long?
Why does Searle begin to burn himself?
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I was very lucky being able to get into a preview of this movie today in Vienna. I only knew very little about it in advance, so my expectations were quite neutral.
One word of advice: this movie is not for nitpickers or physicist. The plot outline (i.e. detonating a "stellar bomb" inside the sun) sounds ludicrous at first - but if you're able to ignore this and some other scientific nonsense, you get one great movie.
This one is all about the details and the crew's behavior. Danny Boyle once again proves his insight into the human psyche as he portraits how the crew-members handle the various arising problems, some of the decision-making is displayed frighteningly realistic compared to other movies in the genre. Cillian Murphy (brilliant as ever) and Chris Evans (hated him in Fantastic 4, but showed a great performance here) pair up very nicely during most many scenes.
The entire movie has a certain feel to it, the atmosphere is very tense and Boyle manages to keep the pace at quite a high level the entire time. Visual FX are at a high level as well.
Apparently Sunshine can't deny the influences from 2001 or Event Horizon, nevertheless it should be treated as an independent film.
A few deductions for some glitches and the scientific stuff, otherwise great entertainment!