For some reason, an alarming number of people think 'The Martian' is a true story. The new movie by Ridley Scott must have been so good, that people started believing it to be true. Starring Matt Damon, it tells a story of an astronaut stranded on Mars.
Maybe it's too accurate, since an alarming number of people thought it was a true story.
This is what happened:
Sorry to disappoint, but no, it's not based on a true story.