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Ryan Gosling stars alongside Sandra Huller and an alien in this superb adaptation of the Andy Weir bestseller.

John Carpenter proved he could do far more than horror classics in this formulaic yet compelling 1984 film starring Jeff Bridges and Karen Allen.

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