Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey
If 2001: A Space Odyssey's mix of man vs machine, moon and jupiter stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what 2001: A Space Odyssey's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Project Hail Mary
2026 · Directed by Phil Lord · 157 min8.6
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, space mission, astronaut · Also science fiction and adventure
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the…
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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), 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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Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979 · Directed by Robert Wise · 131 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), space opera · Also science fiction and adventure
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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Planet of the Apes
1968 · Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner · 112 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, astronaut · Also science fiction and adventure · From the same decade (1960s)
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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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 133 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: space travel, space opera · Also adventure and science fiction
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
1991 · Directed by James Cameron · 137 min8.2
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), suspenseful
Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000.
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The Creator
2023 · Directed by Gareth Edwards · 134 min7.0
Why you'll like itShares: artificial intelligence (a.i.), space station · Also science fiction and adventure
Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive…
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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, space opera · 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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Ex Machina
2015 · Directed by Alex Garland · 108 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.), technology
Caleb, a coder at the world's largest internet company, wins a competition to spend a week at a private mountain retreat belonging to Nathan, the reclusive CEO of the company.
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The Electric State
2025 · Directed by Joe Russo · 125 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: man vs machine, artificial intelligence (a.i.) · Also adventure and science fiction
An orphaned teen hits the road with a mysterious robot to find her long-lost brother, teaming up with a smuggler and his wisecracking sidekick.
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The Martian
2015 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 141 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: astronaut · Also science fiction and adventure
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet.
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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
1982 · Directed by Nicholas Meyer · 113 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: space opera · Also adventure and science fiction
The starship Enterprise and its crew is pulled back into action when old nemesis, Khan, steals a top secret device called Project Genesis.