Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars vs The Martian

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars has the higher audience score (7.9/10 against 7.7/10 for The Martian). Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the shorter watch at 1h 2m compared with 2h 21m. Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars is the older of the two (2009 against 2015). Both are adventure, drama, science fiction movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars posterDoctor Who: The Waters of Mars2009 VS The Martian posterThe Martian2015
Doctor Who: The Waters of MarsThe Martian
Audience score★ 7.9/10★ 7.7/10
Year20092015
Length1h 2m2h 21m
GenresAdventure, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, TV MovieAdventure, Drama, Science Fiction
CountryUnited Kingdom–
DirectorGraeme HarperRidley Scott
Main castLindsay Duncan, David Tennant, Gemma Chan, Michael Goldsmith, Sharon Duncan-BrewsterNick Mohammed, Sebastian Stan, Benedict Wong, Donald Glover, Jessica Chastain

Synopsis

Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars

In a Mars base, the inhabitants are being infected by a mysterious water creature which takes over its victims. The Doctor is thrust into the middle of this catastrophe, knowing a larger one is waiting around the corner.

The Martian

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

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