20 movies like Assignment: Outer Space, ordered by similarity : 2036 Origin Unknown(2018), The Quatermass Xperiment(1955), Ad Astra(2019), Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018), The Osiris Child(2016), Beyond White Space(2018), Life(2017), Star Raiders: The Adventures of Saber Raine(2017), Star Trek(2009), High Life(2018), Europa Report(2013), Thor: Ragnarok(2017) ...
Sci-Fi
Italy|Japan
1960
79 Minutes
Rik Van Nutter Gabriella Farinon Archie Savage David Montresor Alain Dijon Franco Fantasia Joe Pollini David Maran
reporter astronaut scientist crew member commander intense suspenseful thrilling patriotic space shuttle space station space solar system space exploration world destruction danger mission heroes adventure discovery
In the 22nd Century, Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure, Action
UK
2018
95 Minutes
space traveler artificial intelligence suspenseful tense thrilling space space shuttle mars space space exploration space travel space shuttle artificial intelligence escape rescue future
After a failed mission to Mars, A.I./ARTI is now used for the 2036 mission with a few human supervisors. A monolith of unknown origin is found there. It will have a big effect on Earth.
Sci-Fi
UK|Japan
1955
78 Minutes
Brian Donlevy Jack Warner Margia Dean Richard Wordsworth David King-Wood Thora Hird Gordon Jackson Harold Lang Lionel Jeffries Maurice Kaufman Frank Phillips
astronaut mutant monster construction worker scientist shocking thrilling gory raw suspenseful brooding space center space shuttle space laboratory space exploration crash mutation monsters alien life-forms
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
China|USA|Brazil
2019
124 Minutes
Brad Pitt Tommy Lee Jones Ruth Negga Donald Sutherland Kimberly Elise Loren Dean Donnie Keshawarz Sean Blakemore Bobby Nish LisaGay Hamilton John Finn
astronaut father engineer space traveler intense suspenseful thrilling disturbing raw space space center space station spaceship space travel missing persons secret supernatural adventure discovery 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.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA
2018
135 Minutes
Alden Ehrenreich Emilia Clarke Donald Glover Woody Harrelson Joonas Suotamo Thandie Newton Paul Bettany Phoebe Waller-Bridge Warwick Davis Clint Howard Ian Kenny
captain smuggler creature gangster crew member friend brash thrilling amusing confident cool spirited space spaceship plant base camp desert city space space exploration
During an adventure into the criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his future co-pilot Chewbacca and encounters Lando Calrissian years before joining the Rebellion.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi, Action
Australia
2016
95 Minutes
Kellan Lutz Daniel MacPherson Isabel Lucas Rachel Griffiths Temuera Morrison Luke Ford
daughter father astronaut mercenary alien man confident cool gripping intense rousing thrilling space foreign planet future space exploration space race rescue impending doom science fiction
Set in the future in a time of interplanetary colonization, an unlikely pair race against an impending global crisis and are confronted by the monsters that live inside us all.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Hungary
2018
93 Minutes
Holt McCallany Zulay Henao Dave Sheridan James Devoti Jocko Sims Kodi Kitchen Mike Genovese Tiffany Brouwer
space traveler captain alien monster crew member brutal creative suspenseful thrilling gory space space shuttle alien planet future food space exploration aliens danger adventure discovery
The USS Essex is travelling in the furthest reaches of the known Universe when it encounters a gigantic creature. After being pirates steal their cargo and most of their supplies the crew decide to capture the creature.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|France|Japan
2017
103 Minutes
Jake Gyllenhaal Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds Hiroyuki Sanada Ariyon Bakare Olga Dihovichnaya Alexandre Nguyen Camiel Warren-Taylor
astronaut crew member politician alien team leader scientist creepy dark intense space station mars research station bedroom cafeteria space alien life-forms possession danger survival mars
The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes.
Sci-Fi, Adventure
USA
2017
83 Minutes
Casper Van Dien Cynthia Rothrock James Lew Brit Laree Sarah Sansoni Mark Steven Grove Adam Lipsius Sara N. Salazar
adventurer hero soldier prince suspenseful spectacular spirited earth space planetoid mission rescue royalty adventure space galaxies universe science fiction rescue quest
Rocket ships, Rayguns, and Robots abound in this heart-pounding tale where the stellar adventurer Saber Raine is hired to guide three elite soldiers on a rescue mission to a mysterious planet on the outer rim of the galaxy.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy, Action
USA|Germany
2009
126 Minutes
Chris Pine Zachary Quinto Leonard Nimoy Eric Bana Bruce Greenwood Karl Urban Zoe Saldana Simon Pegg John Cho Anton Yelchin Ben Cross
captain kirk spock cadet friend father alien spirited engaging intricate rousing thrilling amusing space earth spaceship starship enterprise alien planet black hole exploration mystery
The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
France|UK|Germany|Poland|USA
2018
113 Minutes
Robert Pattinson Juliette Binoche André Benjamin Mia Goth Lars Eidinger Agata Buzek Ewan Mitchell Scarlett Lindsey Jessie Ross
convict daughter father astronaut scientist friend brash brutal dark disturbing gripping shocking space spacecraft room garden black hole experiments exploitation sex
A father and his daughter struggle to survive in deep space where they live in isolation.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2013
89 Minutes
Sharlto Copley Michael Nyqvist Christian Camargo Daniel Wu Karolina Wydra Isiah Whitlock Jr. Anamaria Marinca Embeth Davidtz
astronaut crew member pilot captain engineer marine biologist fascinating gripping thrilling suspenseful spectacular spacecraft earth space mission science fiction science crisis technology adventure
An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA|Australia
2017
130 Minutes
Chris Hemsworth Tom Hiddleston Cate Blanchett Idris Elba Jeff Goldblum Tessa Thompson Mark Ruffalo Karl Urban Anthony Hopkins Benedict Cumberbatch Sam Neill
thor hulk supervillain confident gripping hilarious intense asgard prison arena space space combat survival ancient civilization destruction adventure escape fall rise
Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.
Sci-Fi
USA
2010
95 Minutes
Michael Rooker Dean Haglund Greg Travis Kera O'Bryon Ethan Marten Sam Ingraffia Mae Flores Travis Quentin Young Darla Grese
astronaut space traveler woman crew member tense suspenseful frightening outer space forest big city desert space shuttle separation impending doom mortality dangerous mission men space exploration adventure discovery
The crew of a space shuttle encounters problems when hit by a "space anomaly".
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Action
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Burnie Burns Gavin Free Michael Jones Colton Dunn Alexandria Deberry Alan Ritchson Steve Shearer Kirk Johnson Benjamin Scott Johnny Walter Chris Demarais
alien alien abductee fighter villain civilian man engaging suspenseful witty playful airy amusing earth space spaceship science fiction apocalypse danger fighting alien attack
Four losers are thrust into the position of saving the world when they stumble upon a UFO crash site and become genetically equipped to the battle suit on board.
Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2015
91 Minutes
Brandon Routh Caity Lotz Ben Feldman Dane Cook Tom Cavanagh Grant Bowler Dominic Bogart Fernanda Romero
astronaut commander crew member man woman frightening confident disturbing spectacular fascinating suspenseful space spaceship simulated reality research station space travel mission reality experiments research
With their 400-day mission simulation nearing completion, 4 astronauts begin to feel something's amiss.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2017
86 Minutes
Sarah Butler Damon Dayoub Charles Shaughnessy Cara AnnMarie Steven Dutton Niki Spiridakos Chris Newman Jennifer Kincer Loretta Higgins D.B. Dickerson Tarick Salmaci
businessman scientist robot alien enemy engaging suspenseful thrilling bleak brutal earth space science fiction fighting danger outer space robots adventure discovery pursuit
A long forgotten ancient spacecraft discovered on Earth. Investigations carried out by Scout transport her to the moon whereupon she meets the impressive machines preserving the wisdom of that long lost civilization.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA|UK
2017
122 Minutes
Michael Fassbender Katherine Waterston Billy Crudup Danny McBride Demián Bichir Carmen Ejogo Jussie Smollett Callie Hernandez Amy Seimetz Nathaniel Dean Alexander England
space traveler colonist robot alien chilling frightening gripping suspenseful spaceship alien planet space alien life-forms cyborgs space exploration space travel discovery mystery quest adventure future
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Sci-Fi
USA
1964
109 Minutes
astronaut space traveler alien slave monkey commander chilling creative dark engaging tense suspenseful mars mars stranded alien attack human-animal friendship survival space exploration quest
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Drama
UK|USA|Hungary|Jordan
2015
142 Minutes
Matt Damon Jessica Chastain Kristen Wiig Jeff Daniels Michael Peña Kate Mara Sean Bean Sebastian Stan Aksel Hennie Donald Glover Mackenzie Davis
astronaut survivor president scientist wife crew member brooding emotional intense tense dark nasa facility camp mars spacecraft space station control room space travel stranded mars
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.
Sci-Fi
USA
1969
133 Minutes
Gregory Peck Richard Crenna James Franciscus David Janssen Gene Hackman Lee Grant Nancy Kovack Mariette Hartley Scott Brady Craig Huebing
astronaut rescue worker wife nasa director friend frightful suspenseful thrilling florida spaceship nasa facility space travel accident dangerous assignment fear nasa rescue adventure escape 1960s
Three American astronauts are stranded in space when their retros won't fire. Can they be rescued before their oxygen runs out?