Movies like Moonfall
If Moonfall's mix of moon, looting and space travel stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Moonfall's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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The Day After Tomorrow
2004 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 124 min6.6
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Roland Emmerich · Shares: flooding, end of the world, disaster · Also science fiction and adventure
After paleoclimatologist Jack Hall is largely ignored by UN officials when presenting his environmental concerns about the beginning of a new Ice Age, his research proves true when a superstorm develops, setting off…
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Stargate
1994 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 121 min7.0
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Roland Emmerich · Shares: space travel · Also action and adventure
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
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Independence Day
1996 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 145 min6.9
Why you'll like itAlso directed by Roland Emmerich · Shares: disaster · Also action and adventure
Strange phenomena surface around the globe. The skies ignite. Terror races through the world's major cities. As these extraordinary events unfold, it becomes increasingly clear that a force of incredible magnitude has…
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Planet of the Apes
1968 · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, apocalypse, astronaut · Also science fiction and adventure
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
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Armageddon
1998 · Directed by Michael Bay · 151 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: moon, end of the world, disaster · Also action and science fiction
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 149 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: moon, space travel, astronaut · Also science fiction and adventure
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Directed by Luc Besson · 137 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, trapped in space · Also adventure and science fiction
In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an…
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Deep Impact
1998 · Directed by Mimi Leder · 122 min6.3
Why you'll like itShares: astronaut, disaster movie · Also action and science fiction
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world.
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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, astronaut · Also adventure and science fiction
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
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Avatar
2009 · Directed by James Cameron · 162 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: space travel · Also science fiction and action
In the 22nd century, a paraplegic Marine is dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission, but becomes torn between following orders and protecting an alien civilization.
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Star Trek
2009 · Directed by J.J. Abrams · 127 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: excited · Also science fiction and action
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion.
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Stargate: Continuum
2008 · Directed by Martin Wood · 98 min7.1
Why you'll like itShares: space travel · Also action and adventure
Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.