Life (2017)

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.

Director:

Daniel Espinosa

Writers:

Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick

Stars:

Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds

8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Hiroyuki Sanada	...	Sho Murakami
Ryan Reynolds	...	Rory Adams
Rebecca Ferguson	...	Miranda North
Jake Gyllenhaal	...	David Jordan
Olga Dykhovichnaya	...	Ekaterina Golovkina (as Olga Dihovichnaya)
Ariyon Bakare	...	Hugh Derry
Jesus Del Orden	...	Student 2
Allen McLean	...	Student 1
Leila Grace	...	Student 3 (as Leila Grace Bostwick-Riddell)
Mari Gvelesiani	...	Student 4
David Muir	...	20 / 20 Anchor
Elizabeth Vargas	...	20 / 20 Anchor
Camiel Warren-Taylor	...	Dominique
Haruka Kuroda	...	Doctor
Naoko Mori	...	Kazumi

Storyline

Six astronauts aboard the space station study a sample collected from Mars that could provide evidence for extraterrestrial life on the Red Planet. The crew determines that the sample contains a large, single-celled organism - the first example of life beyond Earth. But..things aren't always what they seem. As the crew begins to conduct research, and their methods end up having unintended consequences, the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.

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Plot Keywords:

extraterrestrial life | space | international space station | astronaut | space station | 

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Taglines:

Be careful what you search for.

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Genres:

Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language throughout, some sci-fi violence and terror

Did You Know?

Trivia

Hiroyuki Sanada, Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal have all been in Marvel Comics movies. Hiroyuki Sanada was in The Wolverine (2013) , Avengers: Endgame (2019). Ryan Reynolds was in X-Men Origins :Wolverine (2009) , Deadpool (2016) and Deadpool 2 (2018) . Jake Gyllenhaal was in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019).

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Goofs

In the opening scene, the view of outer space from the International Space Station shows twinkling stars. Stars do not actually twinkle in the way we see them, but the twinkling is an optical illusion of the light from stars being refracted by the earth's atmosphere.

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Quotes

Rory Adams: I miss my fucking dog. Goodnight.

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Crazy Credits

The music for the end titles begins with the song Spirit in the Sky. This was used during the live broadcast from the ill-fated Apollo XIII moon mission. A recreation of this broadcast, along with this song, was included in the film of the same name. The irony is intentional, as the song is about dying.

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Connections

References Touch of Evil (1958)

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Soundtracks

Spirit in the Sky
Written by Norman Greenbaum
Copyright 1970 Great Honesty Music
Used courtesy of Transtone Productions

User Reviews

Don't let the Generic Title fool you.

Yes it has generic title. Yes the plot seems to be a copy of other Sci-Fi movies that have come before, especially, well you know which one, but this movie still manages to feel fresh and ends up doing some things better then what it set out to copy. The suspense is thick with a feeling of hopelessness against a foe that holds more surprises then expected leaving you with a wonder of what can come next.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site Official Site [France]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English Japanese Vietnamese

Release Date:

24 March 2017 (USA)

Also Known As:

Life

Filming Locations:

Halong Bay, Vietnam

Box Office

Budget:

$58,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$12,501,936, 26 March 2017

Gross USA:

$30,234,022

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$100,541,806

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures, Skydance Media, Skydance Media

Technical Specs

Runtime:

104 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Surround 7.1 Dolby Digital Dolby Atmos DTS (DTS: X) IMAX 6-Track 12-Track Digital Sound

Color:

Color (ACES)

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1