载人航天宇宙飞船阿瑞斯3号成功抵达火星，谁知一场破坏力极其巨大的风暴向宇航员们袭来，阿瑞斯3号被迫中断任务，紧急返航。撤离途中，宇航员马克·沃特尼（马特·达蒙 Matt Damon 饰）被飞船上吹落的零件击中，由于生还希望渺茫，队友们只得匆匆返航，并向世人宣告他已牺牲的事实。出乎意料的是，马克以极低的概率活了下来。他躲进驻火星的航天…
In the spring of 2009 two Norwegian adventurers, Joshua French and Tjostolv Moland, are accused of killing their hired chauffeur just before crossing into the eastern Congo. The following manhunt starts a political and diplomatic headache.
