India's recent mission to planet Mars has been touted to be less than the budget of the 2013 Hollywood space film, Gravity. At around $74 million, it was way short of the budget of the George Clooney-Sandra Bullock flick which was pegged at $100 milion.

Mars being the closest planet to Earth, has always fascinated us. Though India's space agency has released pictures of Mars, taken by its satellite, Martians are depicted as little green men or giant aliens in Hollywood flicks. Here's a look at some of the sci-fi films based on the red planet.