Sunshine: Danny Boyle’s space slasher plays out like an atheist’s worst nightmare

This 2007 science-fiction thriller is a who’s-who of brilliant actors right before they made it big, and is basically Project Hail Mary’s older, emo cousin

If you enjoyed Project Hail Mary but couldn’t quite stomach its sickly sweet message of intergalactic companionship and the indomitable human spirit, then there’s a movie from 2007 that might be right up your alley: Danny Boyle’s Sunshine, which today plays like Project Hail Mary’s older, emo cousin.

The setup of both films is essentially the same: in the near future our sun is dying, threatening all life on Earth and prompting an emergency space voyage by a team of plucky geeks. But while one film came from the folks who made The Lego Movie, the other is by the blokes who made 28 Days Later.
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