65 (2023)
65 is a 2023 American science fiction film written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. Adam Driver stars as a space pilot who crashes on an unknown planet and attempts to escape while surviving with a young girl, played by Ariana Greenblatt. Beck and Woods produced with Sam Raimi, Deborah Liebling, and Zainab Azizi. 65 was released by Sony Pictures Releasing on March 10, 2023 and grossed $60 million worldwide against a production budget of $45 million. The film received mainly mixed reviews from critics.
Plot
65,000,000 years ago, on the planet Somaris, pilot Mills is convinced by his wife that he should take on a two-year space expedition to earn the money needed to treat their daughter Nevine’s illness. During the journey, his spaceship, the Zoic, is hit by a mass of asteroids and crash-lands on an alien planet, which unbeknownst to him, is actually Earth. With his ship damaged beyond repair, he finds that his passengers have been killed and contemplates suicide until he finds a lone survivor, a young girl named Koa. Mills sends a distress beacon for rescue and decides to take care of Koa.
However, they have difficulty communicating due to differing languages and a broken translator.
Mills later discovers a functioning escape shuttle from the Zoic has landed on top of a mountain. To encourage Koa to follow him, Mills lies about her family being atop the mountain, when in reality they perished in the crash. The pair quickly realize the planet is home to dangerous and aggressive alien creatures, which are actually Earth’s dinosaurs. As Mills protects Koa, they begin to bond.
