65

65 is an American science fiction thriller film starring Adam Driver and written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods. The film also stars Ariana Greenblatt and Chloe Coleman. It is a co-production between Columbia Pictures, Bron Creative, Raimi Productions, and Beck/Woods. In the film, a pilot crashes on an unknown planet, which turns out to be Earth during the Cretaceous period, and fights to survive the dangerous prehistoric environment.
65 was released in the United States on March 10, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing. It garnered mixed reviews from critics and grossed $59 million worldwide.
==Premise==
"After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills quickly discovers he's stranded on Earth... 65 million years ago. Now, with only one chance at rescue, Mills and the only other survivor, Koa, must make their way across an unknown terrain riddled with dangerous prehistoric creatures (including dinosaurs) in an epic fight to survive."
==Plot==
65 million years ago on the planet Somaris, pilot Mills convinces his wife Alya that he should take on a two-year space expedition to earn money needed to treat their daughter Nevine's illness. However, on the journey back to Somaris, he crashes into Earth during the Cretaceous period. With his ship damaged and split in half, he finds that his passengers have been killed and contemplates suicide until he finds a lone survivor, a young girl named Koa. Mills decides to take care of Koa. However, the two have difficulty communicating due to differing languages.
Mills later discovers that the other half of the ship contains a functioning escape shuttle and sends a distress beacon for rescue. Mills tells Koa that they're going to the mountain where the shuttle is located, although he lies about her parents being alive to encourage her to go with him. As they traverse the planet, they bond, while Mills protects Koa from dinosaurs.
As they spend the night near a cave opening, Koa watches several video messages sent by Nevine. The two are attacked by a giant theropod, which they mortally wound before hiding in the cave. After a rockfall separates them, the two fend for themselves before reuniting. Mills also discovers that an asteroid, whose debris caused their ship to crash, will strike Earth in less than 12 hours, triggering a catastrophic extinction event.
The two reach the ship, but Koa is angry when she discovers that Mills lied to her. Mills opens up to Koa about losing Nevine and promises to protect her. Upon learning rescue is on the way, the two board the escape shuttle, but the asteroid's debris causes it to fall down the mountain. Mills and Koa manage to fend off two large Tyrannosaurus rex, but the same theropod that they injured earlier starts attacking them before they manage to kill it with a geyser blast. The two quickly return to the ship and blast off towards rescue as the asteroid collides with Earth, wiping out all life.
As the credits roll, several images of Earth's landscape are shown from the aftermath of the asteroid's impact until modern civilization years later.
==Cast==
*Adam Driver as Mills
*Ariana Greenblatt as Koa
*Chloe Coleman as Nevine
*Nika King as Alya
*Brian Dare as Zoic Computer Voice (uncredited)
==Production==
In September 2020, Adam Driver signed on to star in the film, to be produced, written and directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods; Sam Raimi would co-produce with Zainab Azizi and Debbie Liebling. Two months later, Ariana Greenblatt joined the cast. In December 2020, Chloe Coleman joined the cast.
Filming commenced on November 16, 2020, in New Orleans. Filming also occurred in the Kisatchie National Forest in Vernon Parish, Louisiana in January 2021.
==Music==
In February 2021, it was announced that Danny Elfman was composing the score for the film, having previously collaborated with Raimi on his directorial projects.
==Release==
65 was theatrically released in the United States on March 10, 2023, by Sony Pictures Releasing. The film was previously scheduled to be released on May 13, 2022, April 29, 2022, April 14, 2023, April 28, 2023 and March 17, 2023.
==Box office==
, 65 has grossed $32.1 million in the United States and Canada, and $27.8 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $59.9 million.
In the United States and Canada, 65 was released alongside Scream VI and Champions, and was projected to gross $7–9million from 3,350 theaters its opening weekend. The film made $4.4 million on its first day, including $1.22 million from Thursday night previews. It went on to slightly over-perform, debuting to $12.3 million and finishing third at the box office. It made $5.8 million in its second weekend, finishing in third.
==Critical reception==
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 35% of 114 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 4.8/10. The website's consensus reads, "Sodden sci-fi that somehow finds a way to bungle Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, 65 is closer to zero." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 40 out of 100, based on 27 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale, while those at PostTrak gave it an overall 54% positive score, with 37% saying they would definitely recommend it.
==Gallery==
===Videos===
65 – Official Trailer (HD)
65 Million Years Ago, BIG GAME Meant Something Very Different
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