20 movies like Gagarin, ordered by similarity : Apollo 11(2019), First Man(2018), Space Cowboys(2000), 2036 Origin Unknown(2018), Hidden Figures(2016), Two Bits(1995), After Darkness(2018), The Right Stuff(1983), Apollo 13(1995), Hubble(2010), A Merry Friggin' Christmas(2014), Ad Astra(2019) ...
Biography, Drama, History
Russia
2013
113 Minutes
Vladimir Steklov Viktor Proskurin Nadezhda Markina Yaroslav Zhalnin Mikhail Filippov Olga Ivanova Vadim Michman Daniil Vorobyov
pilot russian family emotional space space race military flying transformation 1960s
On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 108 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union.
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.
Adventure, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Japan
2018
141 Minutes
Ryan Gosling Claire Foy Jason Clarke Kyle Chandler Corey Stoll Patrick Fugit Christopher Abbott Ciarán Hinds Olivia Hamilton Pablo Schreiber Shea Whigham
neil armstrong astronaut wife son engineer test pilot thrilling intense confident inspiring moon florida space center space shuttle family home spaceship moon space exploration space travel life story
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.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2000
129 Minutes
Clint Eastwood Tommy Lee Jones Donald Sutherland James Garner James Cromwell Marcia Gay Harden William Devane Loren Dean Courtney B. Vance Barbara Babcock Rade Serbedzija
pilot engineer navigator friend boss wife cheeky amusing positive tense thrilling united states space spaceship training area outer space spacecraft reunion heroism disaster
When retired engineer Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood) is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
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.
Drama, History
USA
2016
127 Minutes
Taraji P. Henson Octavia Spencer Janelle Monáe Kevin Costner Mahershala Ali Kirsten Dunst Jim Parsons Kimberly Quinn Glen Powell Aldis Hodge Bob A. Jennings
african-american woman engineer mathematician astronaut soldier john glenn confident emotional fascinating classroom office houston command center conference room laboratory space race mathematics civil rights gender bias space
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.
Drama
USA
1995
85 Minutes
Jerry Barone Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Al Pacino Joe Grifasi Joanna Merlin Andy Romano Ron McLarty Patrick Borriello Donna Mitchell Mary Lou Rosato Rosemary DeAngelis
boy child grandfather family family member charming emotional heartwarming melodramatic moving sad united states city suburb slum movie theater economic crisis family life family tragedy family secrets
Gennaro lives with his ailing grandpa, who sits outside holding tight to his last quarter. But grandpa's not ready to die, he has some unfinished business with a woman from his past and he enlists Gennaro to act as his emissary.
Sci-Fi, Drama
Mexico|USA
2018
98 Minutes
Kyra Sedgwick Tim Daly Natalia Dyer John Patrick Amedori Valorie Curry Sam Daly Roberto Aguire Jeremy Childs Christina Mandrell
family family member father child dark disheartening engaging emotional frightful gripping intense uneasy earth apocalypse relationships family dysfunction family feud family fall escape
As the SUN burns out, an American family gathers at the end of the world, their hopes for rescue slowly crumbling as they also confront long lasting divides amongst each other.
Drama
USA
1983
193 Minutes
Sam Shepard Scott Glenn Ed Harris Dennis Quaid Fred Ward Barbara Hershey Kim Stanley Veronica Cartwright Jane Dornacker
astronaut wife john glenn alan shepard chuck yeager inspiring emotional california outer space spacecraft outer space nasa space travel courage technology discovery adventure rise quest 1960s
The story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Drama, History
USA
1995
140 Minutes
Tom Hanks Bill Paxton Kevin Bacon Gary Sinise Ed Harris Kathleen Quinlan David Andrews Xander Berkeley Christian Clemenson Brett Cullen Loren Dean
astronaut wife flight director pilot engaging emotional suspenseful outer space spacecraft texas houston space travel nasa dangerous assignment courage quest discovery rescue 1970s
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.
Documentary
Canada
2010
43 Minutes
astronaut narrator pilot specialist commander engaging positive tense space space station space travel space shuttle hubble space telescope daunting task maintenance journey quest rescue discovery 2010s
An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
Other, Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Joel McHale Robin Williams Lauren Graham Clark Duke Oliver Platt Wendi McLendon-Covey Tim Heidecker Candice Bergen
robin williams father son santa claus family patriarch wife amusing charming lighthearted melodramatic emotional playful church family dinner family home christmas family family gathering family relationships fighting
Boyd Mitchler and his family must spend Christmas with his estranged family of misfits. Upon realizing that he left all his son's gifts at home, he hits the road with his dad in an attempt to make the 8-hour round trip before sunrise.
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.
Crime, Biography, Drama, History
USA|Canada
2005
115 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Catherine Keener Clifton Gonzalez Gonzalez Chris Cooper Bruce Greenwood Bob Balaban Amy Ryan Mark Pellegrino Marshall Bell
truman capote harper lee criminal murderer editor police officer emotional dark holcomb, kan. new york city mexico police station family home writers murder small-town life quest transformation 1960s
In 1959, Truman Capote learns of the murder of a Kansas family and decides to write a book about the case. While researching for his novel In Cold Blood, Capote forms a relationship with one of the killers, Perry Smith, who is on death row.
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, 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.
Drama
USA
1928
102 Minutes
John Barrymore Camilla Horn Louis Wolheim Boris De Fas George Fawcett Ullrich Haupt Michael Visaroff Lena Malena Albert Conti
military officer princess aristocrat bolshevik soldier prisoner melodramatic passionate russia military base bedroom prison russian revolution class conflict military life infatuation forbidden love transformation revenge 1910s
In Czarist Russia, a peasant officer, resented by the aristocrats, falls in love with a princess.
Adventure, Drama, History, War
USA
1926
129 Minutes
Robert Colman Neil Hamilton Ralph Forbes Alice Joyce Mary Brian Noah Beery Norman Trevor William Powell Victor McLaglen Donald Stuart
young man frenchman aunt brother soldier military officer dark frenetic somber africa military base england family home battle jewelry theft family honor military brotherhood french foreign legion sacrifice
Michael "Beau" Geste leaves England in disgrace and joins the infamous French Foreign Legion. He is reunited with his two brothers in North Africa, where they face greater danger from their... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1989
94 Minutes
Harry Dean Stanton Suzy Amis Crispin Glover Dylan McDermott Jenny Wright Charlayne Woodard Lois Chiles William S. Burroughs
family family patriarch tycoon preacher daughter maid engaging melodramatic emotional heartwarming intense farm farmhouse family dysfunction family relationships relationships storm emotion rivalry love
Delusional and spoiled Maureen and her eccentric brother Howdy decide to track down and meet their estranged mother, all while the drama of dysfunctional relationships, disastrous weather conditions and a dark family secret ensue.
War, Drama, History
UK
2020
103 Minutes
Mhairi Calvey Chris Wilson Laura Jean Marsh Justin Hayward Jennifer Martin Megan Tremethick Neal Ward Luke Junior
soldier resistance fighter love interest military officer bleak dark emotional gripping gritty intense raw sad suspenseful thrilling russia world war ii invasion military occupation love stranded
A dwindling group of German soldiers battle to return to their lines on the harsh Eastern Front.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1997
94 Minutes
Harland Williams Jessica Lundy William Sadler Jeffrey DeMunn James Pickens Jr. Beau Bridges Peter Onorati Blake Boyd Brandon Kaplan
geek scientist space traveler astronaut young man amusing hilarious playful nasa facility space center space shuttle mars mars space space exploration space travel science nasa adventure discovery
Fred Z. Randall is a geeky spacecraft designer who gets the chance to make his dream come true and travel to Mars.