Netflix's Most Popular Sci-Fi Movie Now Is This Oscar-Nominated Space Adventure

Netflix's Most Popular Sci-Fi Movie Now Is This Oscar-Nominated Space Adventure

In 2015, Matt Damon starred in one of the best sci-fi movies of the 21st century. Director Ridley Scott helmed an adaptation of Andy Weir’s novel The Martian. The plot centers on a botanist named Dr. Mark Wanley (Damon) who is presumed dead on Mars during a space mission and gets accidentally left behind. When it’s discovered he’s still alive, NASA must find a way to bring him home. The film was only nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars, so …