Movies like Deep Impact
If Deep Impact's mix of usa president, asteroid and nasa stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Deep Impact's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Gravity
2013 · Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 91 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: space mission, astronaut, hopeful · Also science fiction and drama
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
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Armageddon
1998 · Directed by Michael Bay · 151 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: asteroid, nasa, natural disaster · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (1990s)
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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Justice League: The New Frontier
2008 · Directed by Dave Bullock · 75 min6.8
Why you'll like itShares: inspirational, hopeful · Also action and science fiction
The human race is threatened by a powerful creature, and only the combined power of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter and The Flash can stop it.
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The Perfect Storm
2000 · Directed by Wolfgang Petersen · 130 min6.5
Why you'll like itShares: natural disaster, meteorologist · Also drama and action
In October 1991, a confluence of weather conditions combined to form a killer storm in the North Atlantic. Caught in the storm was the sword-fishing boat Andrea Gail.
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Interstellar
2014 · Directed by Christopher Nolan · 169 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: nasa, astronaut · Also drama 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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The Martian
2015 · Directed by Ridley Scott · 141 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: nasa, astronaut · Also science fiction and drama
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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Your Name.
2016 · Directed by Makoto Shinkai · 106 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: natural disaster, comet
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers.
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2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Directed by Stanley Kubrick · 149 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: space mission, astronaut
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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Deepwater Horizon
2016 · Directed by Peter Berg · 107 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: disaster movie · Also drama and action
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
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Independence Day
1996 · Directed by Roland Emmerich · 145 min6.9
Why you'll like itShares: celebratory · Also action and science fiction · From the same decade (1990s)
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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Oblivion
2013 · Directed by Joseph Kosinski · 124 min6.7
Why you'll like itWith Morgan Freeman · Also action and science fiction
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly…
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Days of Thunder
1990 · Directed by Tony Scott · 107 min6.4
Why you'll like itWith Robert Duvall · Also action and drama · From the same decade (1990s)
Talented but unproven stock car driver Cole Trickle gets a break and with the guidance of veteran Harry Hogge turns heads on the track.