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7/10 2007 1h 48m Released

If it dies, so do we.

Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

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Top Cast

Cillian Murphy
Cillian Murphy
Capa
Rose Byrne
Rose Byrne
Cassie
Chris Evans
Chris Evans
Mace
Michelle Yeoh
Michelle Yeoh
Corazon
Cliff Curtis
Cliff Curtis
Searle
Hiroyuki Sanada
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kaneda
Troy Garity
Troy Garity
Harvey
Benedict Wong
Benedict Wong
Trey
Mark Strong
Mark Strong
Pinbacker
Paloma Baeza
Paloma Baeza
Capa's Sister
Archie Macdonald
Archie Macdonald
Child
Sylvie Macdonald
Sylvie Macdonald
Child
Chipo Chung
Chipo Chung
Voice of Icarus
Kevin Hudson
Kevin Hudson
Crew, Icarus I (uncredited)

Reviews

John Chard 9/10

Are you an angel? Has the time come? I've been waiting so long. We are in the not too distant future and the Sun is fading out. After a first mission to reignite it with a nuclear bomb fails, with the ship apparently lost in space, a new team are sent to try again. But it really isn't as simple as that... Director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland team up once again for this sci-fi adventure thriller. For…

CinemaSerf 7/10

Danny Boyle has assembled a stellar (had to be said) cast for this rather far-fetched story. The crew of the "Icarus II" are charged with dragging a massive nuclear bomb towards the sun with a view to giving it a bit of a pick-me-up. It's dying, you see. Needless to say their journey is fraught with danger, made worse when they discover the wreckage of a previous ship sent on a similar mission many years earlier.…

whitsbrain 6/10

This sci-fi thriller started so strong. It began as a hard science fiction film with a spaceship basically pushing a nuclear bomb the size of Manhattan towards the Sun. The ship and crew's task is to reignite the dying Sun. The look and feel of the first half of the movie are wonderful. One of the best parts occurs early as the crew gets to witness the tiny planet Mercury passing between them and the Sun. The…

Rolpbert 8/10

In this movie, madness jeopardizes a mission essential to humanity's survival. It shows how faulty logic hardwired into our brains can make our lives less effective and meaningful. The movie gets a bit messy at the end and does a bit of cinematic mysticism which does not fit together with the rational message of the movie. Overall, this is one of my favorite movies because not a lot of movies try to send this…

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FAQ about Sunshine

What is Sunshine about?
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
When was Sunshine released?
Sunshine was released in 2007.
What genres does Sunshine belong to?
Sunshine is categorised as Science Fiction, Thriller.
Who stars in Sunshine?
The cast of Sunshine includes Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis.