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Sunshine

Sunshine

If the sun dies, so do we.

20077.01h 48m

Overview

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.

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Alex Garland
Produced by Andrew Macdonald
Box OfficeBudget: $50.0MRevenue: $34.8M

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

Themes & Keywords

space marinesaving the worldbombsunspace suitsunlightspace travelspace missionearthsolar energyexpirationintrospectivegrand2050ssuspensefulambiguousaudaciousawestruckbaffledforebodingfrightened

About Sunshine

Sunshine is a science fiction, thriller film released in 2007 exploring themes of space marine, saving the world, bomb, sun, space suit, sunlight. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans. 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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