Sunshine

IN space no one can hear you scream. Or at least no one can hear the eerie knell of catastrophe.
Set 50 years in the future, Sunshine is the story of a group of astronauts who are charged with the gallant task of re-igniting the dying sun with a bomb the size of Manhattan Island.
As the film starts, the audience is immediately thrust into the epicentre of the Icarus II vessel at its pinnacle moments.
The crew is about to enter the 'dead zone' of space meaning they can no longer contact Earth, and face the cold fact that they are the last hope to save humanity.
Events then take a turn for the surreal when a chilling distress signal is picked up from the original Icarus ship assigned to save the sun seven years ago.
Should they investigate the signal or continue directly with the mission? The final decision splinters the crew and shapes events for the rest of the film.

Fairly typically for director, Danny Boyle, an authentic veil of dread permeates the movie and expect some horrifying scenes as things go wayward - a little bit like Event Horizon but executed much better.
Aesthetically, Sunshine pays homage to Ridley Scott's Alien marrying up old-fashioned consoles with futuristic computers to give the film a timeless appeal. There is even a joke referring to Ridley Scott's opus that further cements the film's roots.
Sunshine also boasts the unquestionable talents of Cillian Murphy who successfully portrays a man devoted to duty and obsessed with the sun.