Sunshine
“If it dies, so do we.”
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
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Cast
14 people
Cillian Murphy
Capa
Known for
Peaky Blinders
Oppenheimer
Rose Byrne
Cassie
Known for
Insidious
Spy
Chris Evans
Mace
Known for
Captain America: Civil War
Snowpiercer
Michelle Yeoh
Corazon
Known for
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Star Trek: Discovery
Cliff Curtis
Searle
Known for
INVINCIBLE
Fear the Walking Dead
Hiroyuki Sanada
Kaneda
Known for
Shōgun
47 Ronin
Troy Garity
Harvey
Known for
Ballers
Bandits
Benedict Wong
Trey
Known for
Doctor Strange
3 Body Problem
Mark Strong
Pinbacker
Known for
Shazam!
1917
Paloma Baeza
Capa's Sister
Known for
The Odyssey
A Knight in Camelot
Archie Macdonald
Child
Also in
G.O.D.Tech
Is It a Woman's World?
Sylvie Macdonald
Child
Also in
Never Let Me Go
Danny Boyle Director · Alex Garland Writer John Murphy Composer
Worldwide gross $35M · Budget $50M · United States release July 20, 2007
Box office
Budget
$50,000,000
Worldwide gross
$34,800,000
Gross vs. budget
0.7×
Production
Ingenious Media
Production
Moving Picture Company
Production
UK Film Council
Production
DNA Films
Production
Ingenious Film Partners
Production
United Kingdom · United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Germany · March 23, 2007
Premiere · Bochum Fantasy Filmfest Nights
United Kingdom · April 5, 2007
Theatrical
United States · July 20, 2007
Theatrical
Argentina
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Australia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Austria
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Belgium
April 5, 2007 · Premiere · Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Films
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Bolivia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Brazil
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Chile
April 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Croatia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Czechia
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Denmark
March 28, 2007 · Premiere · NatFilm Festival
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Ecuador
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Estonia
April 27, 2007 · Theatrical
Finland
April 6, 2007 · Limited theatrical
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
France
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical
November 14, 2007 · Physical · DVD
January 4, 2008 · Physical · Blu-Ray
July 22, 2010 · Digital · VOD
November 26, 2021 · Digital · Disney+
Germany
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Greece
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Hong Kong SAR China
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Hungary
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Iceland
April 6, 2007 · Theatrical
India
May 18, 2007 · Theatrical
Indonesia
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Ireland
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Italy
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
Jamaica
September 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Japan
April 14, 2007 · Digital
Malaysia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Netherlands
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
New Zealand
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Norway
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Panama
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Peru
May 17, 2007 · Theatrical
Philippines
April 7, 2007 · Theatrical
Poland
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Puerto Rico
August 23, 2007 · Theatrical
Romania
April 13, 2007 · Theatrical
Russia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
Serbia
April 26, 2007 · Theatrical
Singapore
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovakia
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Slovenia
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
South Africa
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
South Korea
April 19, 2007 · Theatrical
Spain
April 18, 2007 · Theatrical · ICAA 5207
Sweden
April 20, 2007 · Theatrical
October 3, 2007 · Physical · DVD
November 7, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
October 7, 2008 · TV · Canal+ First
Switzerland
April 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Taiwan
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Thailand
April 5, 2007 · Theatrical
Türkiye
May 11, 2007 · Theatrical
Ukraine
April 12, 2007 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
August 27, 2007 · Physical · DVD
October 29, 2007 · Physical · Blu-ray
Vietnam
September 28, 2007 · Theatrical
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