Dr. David Jordan (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) is a protagonist in Life.
Dr. David Jordan is a physician and International Space Station crew member who helps contain the hostile extraterrestrial organism after it escapes confinement. He works with Hugh Derry, Miranda North, and the other crew members, ultimately baiting the organism into an escape pod and piloting it away from Earth. Rory Adams (played by Ryan Reynolds) is a protagonist in Life.
Rory Adams is an engineer aboard the space station who rescues Hugh Derry after the organism attacks him in the laboratory. He attempts to kill the creature with fire, but it survives and kills him by entering his throat and assimilating his organs, making Rory an early fatality in the crew's containment crisis. Sho Murakami (played by Hiroyuki Sanada) appears in Life.
Sho Murakami is the station's systems technician who proposes using the remaining fuel to restore a stable orbit, despite the risk of letting the organism re-enter the station. He later shelters in a sleeping pod, opens the hatch to the approaching spacecraft by mistake, and sacrifices himself while trying to launch the creature into space. Hugh Derry (played by Ariyon Bakare) appears in Life.
Hugh Derry is an exobiologist who revives the dormant Martian cell and studies its rapid development aboard the space station. A paraplegic, he is attacked when the organism becomes hostile and later unknowingly carries it out of quarantine on his leg, dying from blood loss while David Jordan and Miranda North try to contain it.
Life (2017) character relationship network mapped with AI analysis. Explore the connections, alliances, and conflicts between characters.
Characters
Dr. David Jordan
(played by Jake Gyllenhaal) — protagonist
Dr. David Jordan is a physician and International Space Station crew member who helps contain the hostile extraterrestrial organism after it escapes confinement. He works with Hugh Derry, Miranda Nort...
Rory Adams
(played by Ryan Reynolds) — protagonist
Rory Adams is an engineer aboard the space station who rescues Hugh Derry after the organism attacks him in the laboratory. He attempts to kill the creature with fire, but it survives and kills him by...
Sho Murakami
(played by Hiroyuki Sanada) — supporting
Sho Murakami is the station's systems technician who proposes using the remaining fuel to restore a stable orbit, despite the risk of letting the organism re-enter the station. He later shelters in a...
Hugh Derry
(played by Ariyon Bakare) — supporting
Hugh Derry is an exobiologist who revives the dormant Martian cell and studies its rapid development aboard the space station. A paraplegic, he is attacked when the organism becomes hostile and later...
Canonical Relationships
Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.
Sho Murakami → Hugh Derry
(Professional Crewmate)
After Hugh collapses and dies from blood loss, Sho seals himself inside a sleeping pod while the organism attempts to break in.
Dr. David Jordan → Hugh Derry
(Professional Scientific Teammate)
Hugh revives the dormant Martian cell on the space station, while David participates in the containment decisions after the organism becomes dangerous...
Story Dynamics
Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.
Dr. David Jordan → Sho Murakami
(Alliance Crisis Teammate)
Sho proposes using the remaining fuel to restore a stable orbit, and the crew agrees while David participates in the containment plan.
Dr. David Jordan → Rory Adams
(Alliance Mission Teammate)
Rory rescues Hugh, while David seals the laboratory after the organism grabs Rory's leg and threatens the station.
Rory Adams → Hugh Derry
(Alliance Rescuer)
Rory rescues Hugh after the organism attacks and crushes Hugh's hand.
Story Analysis
A Martian organism outsmarts a space-station crew and threatens to reach Earth.
Plot Progression
A Signal From Mars
Containment Breaks
The Station Loses Control
Quarantine And Sacrifice
A Fatal Return To Earth
Directed by Daniel Espinosa
Life (2017) · 6.5/10 · horror, mystery, science-fiction
