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The Martian (2015)

4.00 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.

Astronaut, Left For Dead, Nasa, Presumed Dead, Space Habitat

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Interstellar (2014)

4.35 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi

A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.

Similarity: 12.40 (Very Similar)

Astronaut, Gravity, Nasa, Relativity, Saving The World, Wormhole

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The Space Between Us (2017)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Romance, Sci-fi

The first human born on Mars travels to Earth for the first time, experiencing the wonders of the planet through fresh eyes. He embarks on an adventure with a street-smart girl to discover how he came to be.

Similarity: 8.59 (Very Similar)

Astronaut, Futuristic, High School Student, Nasa, Space Mission

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The Right Stuff (1983)

3.90 Stars

Adventure, Biography, Drama

The U.S. space program's development from the breaking of the sound barrier to selection of the Mercury 7 astronauts, from a group of test pilots with a more seat-of-the-pants approach than the program's more cautious engineers prefe

Similarity: 8.53 (Very Similar)

Astronaut, Nasa, Project Mercury, Ticker Tape Parade, U.s. Space Program

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Capricorn One (1978)

3.45 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

Similarity: 7.90 (Very Similar)

Astronaut, Conspiracy, Hoax, Investigative Reporter, Nasa, On The Run, Paranoia, Survival

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Marooned (1970)

2.90 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Sci-fi

Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?

Similarity: 6.86 (Similar)

Astronaut, Cosmonaut, Marooned, Outer Space, Rescue

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The Midnight Sky (2020)

2.80 Stars

Drama, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Adventure

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Similarity: 5.88 (Similar)

Astronaut, Old Man, Scientist, Spaceship, Survival

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First Man (2018)

3.65 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Similarity: 5.85 (Similar)

1960s, Apollo Program, Astronaut, Moon Landing, Nasa, Loss Of Child

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Atrapa la bandera (2015)

2.90 Stars

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

A young surfer rallies his friends to stop a billionaire from rewriting history as a way to hoard Helium 3, the clean energy of the future.

Similarity: 5.78 (Similar)

2010s, Apollo Program, Astronaut, Moon, Nasa

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Apollo 13 (1995)

3.85 Stars

Adventure, Drama, History

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

Similarity: 5.61 (Similar)

1970s, Astronaut, Rescue, Space Mission, Survival

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First Signal (2021)

3.50 Stars

Drama, History, Sci-fi

When Air Force Space Command receives a signal from an alien satellite in Earth orbit an emergency meeting with the President reveals a government conspiracy.

Similarity: 5.38 (Similar)

Apollo 11, Moon, Nasa, Space Program, United States

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Love (2012)

2.70 Stars

Drama, Music, Sci-fi

A man spends years alone on a space station orbiting Earth after losing communication with Houston/Earth. Time is spent on maintenance, exercise, watching old messages and reading a journal by a soldier in the American civil war 1864

Similarity: 5.34 (Similar)

Alien Object, Astronaut, International Space Station, Mankind, Stranded

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Ad Astra (2019)

3.25 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.

Similarity: 5.21 (Similar)

Astronaut, Father Son Relationship, Missing Father, Moon, Outer Space, Obsession

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Planet of the Apes (1968)

4.00 Stars

Adventure, Sci-fi

An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet in the distant future where intelligent talking apes are the dominant species, and humans are the oppressed and enslaved.

Similarity: 5.12 (Similar)

Astronaut, Caught In A Net, Future, Lobotomy, Man Forced To Strip

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Armageddon (1998)

3.35 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas is going to impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.

Similarity: 5.08 (Similar)

Asteroid, Astronaut, Bomb, Cranberry, Outer Space, Meteorite

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Contact (1997)

3.75 Stars

Drama, Mystery, Sci-fi

Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.

Similarity: 5.04 (Similar)

Alien Intelligence, First Contact, Nasa, Religion, Wormhole, New Mexico

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Mission to Mars (2000)

2.80 Stars

Adventure, Sci-fi, Thriller

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.

Similarity: 4.92 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Based On Theme Park Ride, Human In Outer Space, Human On Mars, Reference To Constantin Brancusi

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The Last Days on Mars (2013)

2.75 Stars

Adventure, Horror, Sci-fi

A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.

Similarity: 4.86 (Slightly Similar)

Alien Infection, Alien Life Form, Astronaut, Vertical Take Off And Landing Aircraft, Zombie

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High Life (2018)

2.90 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Horror

A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.

Similarity: 4.86 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Baby, Gardening, Outer Space, Rape

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Kaijû daisensô (1965)

3.10 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

Astronauts investigate Planet X and encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth's people to help save their world from "Monster Zero". As one astronaut forms a romance with a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.

Similarity: 4.68 (Slightly Similar)

Alien, Astronaut, Outer Space, Planet X, Unknown Planet

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Lucy in the Sky (2019)

2.45 Stars

Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller, Romance

Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space, and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.

Similarity: 4.64 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Character Name In Title, Close Up Of Eye, Multiple Aspect Ratios

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Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)

3.00 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

The sole survivor of an interplanetary rescue mission searches for the only survivor of the previous expedition. He discovers a planet ruled by apes and an underground city run by telepathic humans.

Similarity: 4.59 (Slightly Similar)

Ape, Astronaut, Planet, Planet Of The Apes, Rescue

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Riddick (2013)

3.20 Stars

Action, Sci-fi, Thriller, Adventure

Left for dead on a sun-scorched planet, Riddick finds himself up against an alien race of predators. Activating an emergency beacon alerts two ships: one carrying a new breed of mercenary, the other captained by a man from Riddick's

Similarity: 4.57 (Slightly Similar)

Left For Dead, Mercenary, Survival, Trapped In Space, Violence

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The Astronaut's Wife (1999)

2.70 Stars

Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller

After an explosion in space and subsequent two-minute radio-out period, two astronauts return home to their wives. Slightly it's revealed that they're not the same as they were.

Similarity: 4.56 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Electrocuted In Bathtub, Mission, Pilot, Sister

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Random Harvest (1943)

4.00 Stars

Adventure, Drama, Family, Romance

An amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star, only to suffer an accident which restores his original memories but erases his post-war life.

Similarity: 4.55 (Slightly Similar)

Asylum, End Of War Celebration, Pretty Woman, Train Station, Year 1918, Title Same As Book, Amnesia, Long Lost Love, Memory Loss, Presumed Dead

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Moonraker (1979)

3.15 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Similarity: 4.44 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Bad Guy Turns Good, Official James Bond Series, Space Shuttle, Space Station

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The Final Cut (2004)

3.05 Stars

Drama, Sci-fi, Thriller

Set in a world with memory recording implants, Alan Hakman is a cutter, someone with the power of final edit over people's recorded histories. His latest assignment is one that puts him in danger.

Similarity: 4.33 (Slightly Similar)

Funeral, Laptop, Presumed Dead, Revelation, Suit And Tie, Laptop Computer

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Meteor (1979)

2.50 Stars

Action, Drama, Sci-fi

The U.S. must join forces with the U.S.S.R. in order to destroy a gigantic asteroid heading straight for Earth.

Similarity: 4.24 (Slightly Similar)

Asteroid, Astronaut, Meteor, Nuclear Weapon, Politics

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Proximity (2020)

2.35 Stars

Drama, Sci-fi

A young NASA JPL scientist is abducted by extraterrestrials but when no one believes his story he becomes obsessed with finding proof which leads him on a journey of discovery.

Similarity: 4.11 (Slightly Similar)

Abduction, Extraterrestrial, Low Budget Film, Nasa, Scientist

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In Gold We Trust

2.40 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

Story about a group of commandos trying to retrieve some gold, which is stored in a NASA capsule. During the operation, they confront another commando group led by two evil mercenaries (one of them a Communist called Kristoff) and a

Similarity: 3.96 (Slightly Similar)

Booby Trap, Explosion, Gold, Nasa, Platoon

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Sunshine (2007)

3.60 Stars

Sci-fi, Thriller

A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.

Similarity: 3.78 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Mission, Spacecraft, Spaceship, Sun, Sabotage

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The Avengers (2012)

4.05 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

Earth's mightiest heroes must come together and learn to fight as a team if they are going to stop the mischievous Loki and his alien army from enslaving humanity.

Similarity: 3.67 (Slightly Similar)

Alien Invasion, Final Battle, Marvel Cinematic Universe, S.h.i.e.l.d., Superhero, Avengers

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Hidden Figures (2017)

3.90 Stars

Biography, Drama, History

The story of a team of female African-American mathematicians who served a vital role in NASA during the early years of the U.S. space program.

Similarity: 3.66 (Slightly Similar)

1960s, Nasa, Racism, Segregation, Space Program

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Life (2017)

3.30 Stars

Horror, Sci-fi, Thriller

A team of scientists aboard the International Space Station discover a rapidly evolving life form that caused extinction on Mars and now threatens all life on Earth.

Similarity: 3.66 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Extraterrestrial Life, International Space Station, Space, Space Station

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Spørre

Drama, Sci-fi

A near-death experience has a dedicated young astronaut questioning whether to follow her head or heart, once she is offered to go farther into space than any human in history.

Similarity: 3.58 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut

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3022 (2020)

2.25 Stars

Sci-fi

A group of astronauts living in the haunting emptiness of deep space awake to find earth has suffered an extinction level event.

Similarity: 3.48 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Extinction Event, Planet Earth, Space Station, Trapped In Space

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

4.50 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

Gandalf and Aragorn lead the World of Men against Sauron's army to draw his gaze from Frodo and Sam as they approach Mount Doom with the One Ring.

Similarity: 3.47 (Slightly Similar)

Epic, Hobbit, Middle Earth, Orc, Ring

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Return to Earth (1976)

3.15 Stars

Biography, Drama

The story of Buzz Aldrin, the second astronaut to walk on the moon, and the problems he had after his return to Earth, including the breakup of his marriage, a nervous breakdown and his hospitalization for psychiatric problems.

Similarity: 3.47 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Based On Book, Depression, Nervous Breakdown

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BLAST! (2009)

3.60 Stars

Adventure, Documentary

With extraordinary access, BLAST exposes a world of risky, hardcore, scientific adventure. The story follows an international team of astrophysicists trying to launch a multi-million dollar telescope on a NASA high-altitude balloon.

Similarity: 3.46 (Slightly Similar)

Astrophysicist, Balloon, Nasa, Outer Space, Telescope

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Step (2020)

Animation, Drama, Short

Similarity: 3.44 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Lunar Mission, Nasa

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L'immortel (2010)

3.30 Stars

Action, Crime, Drama

A retired mobster goes on a revenge spree after being left for dead with 22 bullets in his body by his former childhood friend.

Similarity: 3.40 (Slightly Similar)

Criminal Investigation, France, Left For Dead, Marseille France, Mobster, Vengeance

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Inception (2010)

4.40 Stars

Action, Adventure, Sci-fi

A thief who steals corporate secrets through the use of dream-sharing technology is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a C.E.O., but his tragic past may doom the project and his team to disaster.

Similarity: 3.37 (Slightly Similar)

Ambiguous Ending, Dream, Mindbender, Subconscious, Surprise Ending

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Escape from Planet Earth (2013)

2.95 Stars

Adventure, Animation, Comedy

Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.

Similarity: 3.36 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Astronomical Object In Title, B Movie, Movie Flop, Psychotronic Film

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The Wild Blue Yonder (2007)

3.10 Stars

Sci-fi

An alien narrates the story of his dying planet, his and his people's visits to Earth and Earth's man-made demise, while human astronauts attempt to find an alternate planet for surviving humans to live on.

Similarity: 3.35 (Slightly Similar)

Alien, Astronaut, Global Change, Science, Wormhole

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The Tomb of Ligeia (1965)

3.20 Stars

Drama, Horror, Thriller

A man's obsession with his dead wife drives a wedge between him and his new bride.

Similarity: 3.34 (Slightly Similar)

19th Century, Black Cat, Presumed Dead, Riding Accident, Tombstone

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Avengers: Endgame (2019)

4.20 Stars

Action, Adventure, Drama

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.

Similarity: 3.33 (Slightly Similar)

Marvel Cinematic Universe, Sequel, Super Villain, Superhero, Time Travel, Cosmic

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Red Light (2021)

3.10 Stars

Sci-fi, Short

An astronaut remembers her last days on Earth, a world devastated by climate change.

Similarity: 3.32 (Slightly Similar)

Astronaut, Climate Change, Earth, Global Warming, Space Ship

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Fury (1936)

3.95 Stars

Crime, Drama, Film-noir

When a wrongly accused prisoner barely survives a lynch mob attack and is presumed dead, he vindictively decides to fake his death and frame the mob for his supposed murder.

Similarity: 3.30 (Slightly Similar)

Jail, Lynch Mob, Mob, Presumed Dead, Small Town

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How Deaf, How Blind (2009)

3.85 Stars

Drama, Fantasy, Short

When a celebrity Astronaut searches for enlightenment in a space-void known as the Source, he is flummoxed by an ethereal, disembodied Voice. He returns home a failure, but lies to family, friends, and cohorts. At a press conference,

Similarity: 3.29 (Slightly Similar)

Arrogance, Astronaut, Enlightenment, Hare Krishna, Reporter

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The Little Princess (1939)

3.60 Stars

Comedy, Drama, Family

A little girl is left by her father in an exclusive seminary for girls, when her father fights in the Second Boer War. Later, when he is presumed dead she is forced to become a servant.

Similarity: 3.26 (Slightly Similar)

Boarding School, Boer War, Little Girl, Orphan Girl, Presumed Dead

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Stowaway to the Moon (1975)

3.00 Stars

Family, Sci-fi

An 11 year old boy, who has always been fascinated by space and astronauts, wishes he could go into space also. So of course it should be easy to get into Cape Kennedy, up the launch tower, and into the capsule. Naturally when someth

Similarity: 3.26 (Slightly Similar)

Apollo Program, Astronaut, Psychotronic Film, Stowaway, Stowaway In Space