Sunshine (2007 film)

Sunshine
Theatrical release poster.
Directed byDanny Boyle
Written byAlex Garland
Produced byAndrew Macdonald
Starring
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Edited byChris Gill
Music byJohn Murphy
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Production
companies
Distributed byFox Searchlight Pictures
Release dates
  • 6 April 2007 (2007-04-06) (United Kingdom)
  • 20 July 2007 (2007-07-20) (United States)
Running time
107 minutes[1]
Countries
  • United Kingdom
  • United States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$40 million[2]
Box office$34.8 million[3]

Sunshine is a 2007 science fiction psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Alex Garland. Starring an ensemble cast featuring Cillian Murphy, Chris Evans, Rose Byrne, Michelle Yeoh, Cliff Curtis, Troy Garity, Hiroyuki Sanada, Benedict Wong, Chipo Chung, and Mark Strong, the film takes place in the year 2057, where a group of astronauts aboard the Icarus II are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun.

A British-American co-production between DNA Films, UK Film Council, and Ingenious Film Partners, Sunshine was released in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2007 and in the United States on 20 July 2007 thru Fox Searchlight Pictures. With a budget of US $40 million,[2] it grossed $34.8 million worldwide, making it a box-office bomb.[3] Despite this, the film received generally positive reviews from critics, highlighting its visual style, direction and performances, but criticizing the third act and scientific inaccuracies.

  1. ^ "Sunshine (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b Dawn, Randee (19 July 2007). "Handmade VFX warms Boyle's 'Sunshine' pic". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 21 September 2007.
  3. ^ a b "Sunshine (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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