Sunshine

Sunshine (2007)

  • 75% of critics liked it
    (162 reviews)

  • 70% of users liked it
    (148,483 ratings)

As the sun begins to dim along with humankind's hope for the future, it's up to a desperate crew of eight astronauts to reach the dying star and reignite the fire that will bring life back to planet Earth in this tense psychological sci-fi thriller that re-teams 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle… More

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R, 1 hr. 47 min.
Directed By
Danny Boyle
Written By
Alex Garland
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction & Fantasy
In Theaters
Jul 27, 2007 Wide
On DVD
Jan 8, 2008
Fox Searchlight Pictures

Critic Reviews

  • Bob Mondello, NPR.org

    Nothing anyone does makes much sense, but gad, is it ever gorgeous.

  • Stephanie Zacharek, Salon.com

    The picture would be nothing, an incomplete Venn diagram, without Murphy.

  • Bruce Westbrook, Houston Chronicle

    On sci-fi's crowded table Boyle serves a fresh feast for our eyes, minds and hearts.

  • Terry Lawson, Detroit Free Press

    Sunshine, if a fireball, is one that warns us yet again of the danger of flying too close to the sun.

  • Chris Vognar, Dallas Morning News

    For Mr. Boyle, a Swiss Army knife of a filmmaker, there's always something new.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • John M


    A new sci fi movie that i hadnt heard about but was better than i expected.

  • Joseph M


    Adventure Film for 90 minutes. Then it randomly turns into a low budget slasher film, The way the film is shot you have know idea what is going on at points just blurred images. I do love Danny Boyle but this isn't his greatest film but Cillian Murphy is well cast and gives a… More

  • vieras e


    Would have been so much better without the whole Pinbacker nonsense. Still, quite stunning.

  • Albert K


    The follow-up to the ending makes it one of the best films ever. The pacing, the smart script, and the enthralling plot truly makes this movie a sci-fi movie that stands out of the pact... but the ending descends the movie tremendously. Still, the movie is a must watch.

  • Phil H


    Strange one this, hard to decide I'm kinda on the fence over it. First of all the film looks good, they have definitely taken pages out of the 'Alien' book for the look and feel of Sunshine. Its very much a bunch of everyday working astros living together to get a job… More

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