[A Navy Vet]

"The other astronauts left Matt Damon to die on Mars. I think later in the movie they are upset he did not...."

Okay that's different from Mission to Mars which is a rescue attempt for the first failed mission. The ending is the best part.

Still, the promos show Damon recording his efforts to produce food and water just as a stranded astronaut did in Mission to Mars. Again, a stranded astronaut on Mars. Been done.

[Williams]

Likewise been done long ago in Robinson Caruso on Mars.

[minnesota_bound]

The best Mars movie is:
Robinson Crusoe on Mars starring Batman er... Adam West

Wiki says “Robinson Crusoe on Mars was shot on location”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Crusoe_on_Mars

Adam doesn’t make it. Killed off early on. His fellow astronaut “Robin” <— get it? finds a new partner, a monkey.