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The Martian is a 2015 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, featuring Matt Damon as an astronaut stranded on Mars who must find a way to survive while NASA works to rescue him. The film is based on the novel by Andy Weir and combines elements of humor, science, and survival.

After years of working as an ad executive at a sports magazine, Dan Foreman (Dennis Quaid) is demoted and replaced with Carter Duryea (Topher Grace), a rising star in the business world who is young enough to be Dan’s son. Carter’s business style leaves Dan shaking his head and wondering if the young man is ready for the corporate world. Dan’s life is further complicated when he learns his wife is pregnant and Carter is dating his daughter, Alex (Scarlett Johansson).

Reporter ‘Stew’ Smith meets beautiful Ann Schuyler, a rich socialite, while covering the story of a scandal involving Ann’s family. Ann takes a liking to the wisecracking Smith and the couple eventually elope. Stew’s roots as a street smart reporter don’t prepare him well for mixing with Ann’s high society friends and he starts spending more time with his ‘pal’, female reporter Gallagher. Everything comes to a head when Ann and her family return home to their mansion one evening and find that Stew has invited all his ‘pals’ over for an impromptu drinking party.