20 movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey, ordered by similarity : High Life(2018), Sunshine(2007), Solo: A Star Wars Story(2018), Ad Astra(2019), Europa Report(2013), Thor: Ragnarok(2017), 3022(2019), Life(2017), 400 Days(2015), Riders to the Stars(1954), Alien Resurrection(1997), Star Trek(2009) ...
Sci-Fi
UK|USA
1968
139 Minutes
Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester Daniel Richter Leonard Rossiter Margaret Tyzack Robert Beatty
astronaut scientist fascinating profound somber spaceship space station outer space computers man vs. machine expedition technology metamorphosis discovery quest 21st century
After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
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
UK|USA
2007
107 Minutes
Cillian Murphy Chris Evans Rose Byrne Michelle Yeoh Hiroyuki Sanada Cliff Curtis Troy Garity Benedict Wong Mark Strong Paloma Baeza Archie Macdonald
astronaut scientist crew member friend engineer creative dark profound space spaceship space travel apocalypse humanity spiritual journey speculative fiction adventure quest discovery future
A team of international astronauts are sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
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.
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, 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, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2019
91 Minutes
Omar Epps Kate Walsh Miranda Cosgrove Enver Gjokaj Haaz Sleiman Angus Macfadyen Jorjan Fox
astronaut doctor engineer bleak brooding dark disheartening gripping gutsy intense melodramatic melancholy somber suspenseful tense spaceship space space travel astronauts survival
A group of astronauts living in the haunting emptiness of deep space awake to find earth has suffered an extinction level event.
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.
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
USA
1954
81 Minutes
William Lundigan Herbert Marshall Richard Carlson Martha Hyer Dawn Addams Robert Karnes Larry Dobkin
astronaut scientist love interest father physicist gutsy thrilling incredible space rocket laboratory desert military base father/son relationship research technology accidental death space travel cowardice quest
In an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. Their mission is to capture a meteor and bring it to ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi, Horror
USA
1997
109 Minutes
Sigourney Weaver Winona Ryder Ron Perlman Dominique Pinon Michael Wincott Dan Hedaya J.E. Freeman Brad Dourif Raymond Cruz Kim Flowers Gary Dourdan
scientist alien clone crew member astronaut dark disturbing gory thrilling space spaceship alien government ethics scientific experiments war showdown metamorphosis pursuit future
200 years after her death, Ellen Ripley is revived as a powerful human/alien hybrid clone. Along with a crew of space pirates, she must again battle the deadly aliens and stop them from reaching Earth.
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
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, Adventure, Comedy, Action, Fantasy
USA
2017
135 Minutes
Chris Pratt Zoe Saldana Dave Bautista Michael Rooker Karen Gillan Sylvester Stallone Pom Klementieff Kurt Russell Elizabeth Debicki Tommy J. Flanagan Chris Sullivan
adventurer bounty hunter villain raccoon humanoid father brash cheeky confident thrilling offbeat hilarious space spaceship colony alien planet prison outer space team misfits
The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father the ambitious celestial being Ego.
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, 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.
Documentary, Drama, History
USA
2019
93 Minutes
buzz aldrin neil armstrong astronaut engaging fascinating inspiring patriotic space space shuttle spacecraft moon apollo program moon space space race adventure discovery mystery quest 1960s
A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilots Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins.
Sci-Fi, Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA|Australia
2016
111 Minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Chris Pratt Michael Sheen Laurence Fishburne Andy Garcia Vince Foster Kara Flowers Conor Brophy Julee Cerda Aurora Perrineau
passenger man woman robot family member friend brooding emotional intense space spaceship dining room star bedroom bar suspended animation attraction danger courage space travel
A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
165 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Anne Hathaway Jessica Chastain Michael Caine Ellen Burstyn Mackenzie Foy Timothée Chalamet Wes Bentley David Gyasi John Lithgow Casey Affleck
professor physicist pilot researcher crew member daughter brooding emotional intense earth new planet space spaceship truck house interstellar portal space travel leaving home time exploration
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
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.