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Release Date
• USA: Jul 20, 2007
Budget GBP 10,000,000
BoxOffice: $3.4M
Official Website:
Sunshine Website
MPAA Rating
Rated R for violent content and language.
Running Time
1 hour, 47 minutes
Country UK | USA
Production Companies
DNA Films, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Ingenious Film Partners, Moving Picture Company (MPC), UK Film Council
Studio Fox Searchlight Pictures
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Other Titles
• Untitled Sunshine Project (2006)
• Sunshine (2007)
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Genre: Sci-Fi
Tagline: If the sun dies, so do we.
Plot: Danny Boyle has excelled in nearly every genre he’s touched from the family film (MILLIONS) to the zombie movie (28 DAYS LATER) to the drug-fuelled drama (TRAINSPOTTING). With SUNSHINE, he brings his style and verve to the futuristic world of science fiction to great success. In a mere five decades in the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is running out of time. After the failure of a previous mission, it’s up to the crew of the Icarus II to reignite the star with a stellar bomb. But the crew faces more than just the blistering heat of the sun and the freezing cold of space as they grapple with the limits of the human mind and heart.As in Boyle’s previous work, the visuals in SUNSHINE are stunning. It’s a beautifully shot film filled with contrasts, juxtaposing light and dark, sound and silence, and life and death. SUNSHINE resides in the respected realm of smart science fiction films such as 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY and SOLARIS. Alex Garland’s fine script never dwells on the specifics of the technology, but instead spends its time on the characters. For these roles, Boyle has assembled an excellent cast that includes Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, and Cliff Curtis. Like the classic 2001, SUNSHINE’s appeal extends beyond its genre. Though it’s packed with special
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 | Michelle Yeoh
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Tomorrow Never Dies, Fearless |
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 | Chris Evans
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, TMNT |
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, Troy, 28 Weeks Later | |
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Karl Hyde
Breaking and Entering, Underworld Live: Everything, Everything | | Rick Smith
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