The manned spacecraft Ares 3 successfully arrived on Mars. Unexpectedly, a storm with extremely great destructive power hit the astronauts, and Ares 3 was forced to interrupt its mission and return urgently. During the evacuation, astronaut Mark Watney (Matt Damon) was hit by parts blown off the spacecraft. With little hope of survival, his teammates had to return in a hurry and announced to the world that he had sacrificed. Unexpectedly, Mark survived with a very low probability. He hid in the space base stationed on Mars to heal his injuries. The next Mars mission will have to wait until four years later, and the supplies in the base will only be enough for him to sustain for 31 days. After a brief despair, Mark decided to use limited food to grow crops on this deserted planet to find a ray of life. At the same time, the Earth also quickly discovered the fact that Mark was alive, and they tried their best to deploy a rescue plan. Can Mark, who is fighting alone, wait for the arrival of the rescue team? The film is adapted from Andy Weir's science fiction novel of the same name.