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Long Distance (2024)
6K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, India
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other survivor – a woman who is trapped in her escape pod.
Style:
emotional, existential, tense
Plot:
survivor, space, alien, planet, survival, alien planet, stranded, escape pod, isolation, rescue mission, monster, sole survivor, loneliness, hopes, exploration, galaxy, spaceship, minimalism, male protagonist, adaptation, slow burn, survival horror, intimate, asteroid, radio ...
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Most similar movies to Long Distance
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out tense, suspenseful, suspense and captivating films with plots about survival, isolation, space, outer space, claustrophobia, loneliness and trapped in space mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Thriller genres. Some movies like Long Distance: Trapped in Space (1994), Gravity (2013), Sol Invictus (2021), Breath (2022), Approaching the Unknown (2016). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After an accident during a routine trip to Venus, a spaceship has only enough oxygen left for three people... out of five on board.
Style:
space horror, exciting, suspense, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
asteroid, survival, astronaut, spacecraft, space, rescue, survivor, oxygen, space opera, disaster, venus the planet, spaceship ...
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving ...
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, suspenseful, scenic, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, adult
Plot:
isolation, survival, space travel, astronaut, outer space, sole survivor, space station, space, disaster, life & death, survivor, spacecraft ...
Time:
year 2013, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
persia, seattle, los angeles, houston texas
Similarity:
85%
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Far into the future a group of young adults are stranded on a hostile alien planet with no hope of getting home.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, captivating, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
stranded, alien planet, young adult, survival, survival horror, space, young woman, young man, planet, struggle for survival, fight, desperation ...
Time:
future, distant future, 2010s
Similarity:
81%
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Lara Winslet is an expert geologist in volcanology. She is together with her team of work on a volcano to conduct surveys. One day Lara decides to stay a little longer to finish an exam and she remains alone. Returning, she has an accident, falling ...
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, existential, tense, emotional ...
Plot:
volcano, trapped, accident, isolation, loneliness, reflection, female protagonist, survival, geologist, claustrophobia, character study, desperation ...
Similarity:
75%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
Style:
psychological, captivating, disturbing, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot:
trapped in space, astronaut, hopes, survival, distant planet, isolation, nasa, trapped, human spirit, escapades, danger, peril ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Ukraine
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After the explosion of the Earth, the Ukrainian space trucker Andriy becomes the only human in the Universe until French woman Catherine calls him from the faraway space station. Andriy decides to see her despite all the obstacles.
Style:
existential, melancholic, emotional, futuristic, intercultural ...
Plot:
space, outer space, loneliness, post apocalyptic, survival, space station, loss, space travel, quest, hopes, resilience, humanity ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
68%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 156 min.
Story:
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 mysterious substance causing the sun ...
Style:
epic, suspense, tense, educational
Plot:
outer space, space, deep space, space adventure, problem solving, save the planet, spacecraft, thoughtful, survival, isolation, amnesia, sacrifice ...
Time:
near future, future, 21st century
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA, Colombia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In a post-apocalyptic world, a young woman, with the help of an abandoned dog searches for other survivors while trying to cope with an unborn child growing inside of her.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, apocalyptic, dramatic, captivating ...
Plot:
pregnancy, survival, dog, post apocalyptic, post-apocalyptic future, female protagonist, survival horror, post apocalypse, struggle for survival, apocalypse, pregnant woman, woman ...
Similarity:
58%
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Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A man wakes up inside a room to discover he's a prisoner sent into space to form Earth's first colony, and worse - his cell mate Alana is hell bent on destroying everything.
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
prisoner, survival, stranded, couples, escapades, male protagonist, struggle for survival, youth, near death experience, isolation, space station, danger ...
Time:
future
Place:
europe
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A team of men and women investigate the mysterious deaths of two previous expeditions to a strategically important but barren world.
Style:
space horror, suspense, creepy, tension, psychological horror ...
Plot:
monster, space, alien planet, investigation, paranoia, cold, claustrophobia, survival, slow burn, survival horror, scientific research, creature ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
54%
308
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A man and his dog are stranded on a volatile, oval-shaped planet and are forced to adapt and escape before time destroys them both.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, psychological, enigmatic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
distant planet, survival, accident, danger, catastrophe, isolation, one man army, dog, estrangement, save the day, bonding, adaptation ...
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
The film follows a young man who hits rock bottom after suspecting his best friend may be responsible for his failed relationship. But when a mysterious incident rocks the downtown core, they are forced to put differences aside in order to survive ...
Style:
experimental, independent film, art house, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
urban, crisis, friendship, minimalism, survival, betrayal, intimate, young adult, urban decay, isolation, male protagonist, reconciliation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
After a series of unexpected UFO crash landings on the planet Earth, a large portion of life slowly and mysteriously went extinct. We follow a man that struggles for survival, as he gathers items needed for the impending winter. Outside of personal ...
Style:
bleak, existential, atmospheric, contemplative, melancholic ...
Plot:
survival, winter, post apocalyptic, sole survivor, desolation, isolation, slow burn, minimalism, post apocalypse, very little dialogue, loneliness, end of the world ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
49%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After years on his own in a post-pandemic Oklahoma, a 17 year-old doomsday prepper meets a pregnant girl who brings companionship, but also the danger of a gun-wielding group of survivors hellbent on building a new world.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, apocalyptic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
survival, post apocalyptic, coming of age, teenager, life is a bitch, struggle for survival, post apocalypse, adolescence vs adulthood, grownups, teenage life, dream world, maturation ...
Similarity:
47%
498
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very first Nightfall. Panic ...
Style:
apocalyptic, sinister, tense, melancholic, independent film ...
Plot:
end of the world, mass hysteria, adaptation, doomsday, survival, dystopian society, claustrophobia, cosmic horror, prophecy, astronomy, planet, space ...
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Niels is overjoyed when he hears about the black hole that will drastically reduce his prison sentence. He’s been chosen for his talents as a mechanic to take part in a special mission: escorting a band of eccentric scientists in a spaceship to a ...
Style:
thought provoking, captivating, exciting, existential, philosophical ...
Plot:
black hole, outer space, science, space travel, relativity, asteroid, astronomy, exploration, space, spacecraft, travel, meaning of life ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
45%
427
Genre: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
In the year 2050, Dr. Ada Gray and her fellow astronauts aboard The Udo fight for survival after an accident leaves them stranded in deep space.
Style:
suspenseful, scary, captivating, bleak, exciting ...
Plot:
space travel, spacecraft, trapped in space, survival horror, danger, space, fear, astronaut, outer space, human in outer space, sole survivor, deep space ...
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Sweden
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Two people are stuck in a quarantine hotel during a deadly pandemic. Physical contact equals death, total isolation is required. Yet, it is human nature to seek togetherness. But what happens when you have to choose between love and life?
Style:
romantic drama, emotional, tense, bleak, suspense ...
Plot:
pandemic, isolation, quarantine, loneliness, sacrifice, infection, survival, forbidden love, moral dilemma, single, hotel, claustrophobia ...
Time:
near future
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
Similarity:
42%
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Style:
cerebral, suspense, suspenseful, philosophical, lovecraft ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
space travel, found footage, astronaut, space exploration, outer space, space, spacecraft, distant planet, alien, survival, spacewalk, moon ...
Time:
future, 2010s, year 1972, 1950s, 50s ...
Similarity:
40%
Genre: Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A group of friends awake one morning to find all electricity and power shut off and an immense alien aircraft hovering in the air above their heads. Suddenly this regular group of friends is battling to survive as the entire human race is threatened ...
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, rough, serious, psychotronic ...
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, space, survival, extraterrestrial, monster, military, alien encounter, chaos, escapades, danger, space and aliens ...
Time:
year 2012, 2010s, future, 21st century
Place:
usa
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, futuristic, melancholic ...
Plot:
space travel, nasa, astronaut, space, rescue, survival, spacewalk, space opera, space exploration, rescue mission, stranded, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, 60s, 1930s, future ...
Place:
usa, antarctica
Similarity:
38%
491K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Australia, Hong Kong
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Style:
futuristic, romantic, scenic, thought provoking, visually stunning ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot:
space travel, outer space, isolation, survival, love story, space program, trapped in space, love, loneliness, space station, malfunction, spaceship ...
Time:
future, year 2016, 2010s
Place:
america, los angeles, space western
Similarity:
35%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Austria
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The company soldier Hannah and the scientists Gavin and Dimitri are researching an algae project on board the Rubikon space station, which is supposed to permanently supply humanity with oxygen and food. But suddenly the earth disappears below them ...
Style:
suspense, disturbing, futuristic, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
space station, planet, apocalypse, space, space shuttle, save the world, rescue mission, moral dilemma, struggle for survival, humanity, human in outer space, fate of humanity ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Turkey
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Nisa opens her eyes under the wreckage right after an earthquake. While she is struggling to survive and find a solution from under the narrow space where she is stuck, she glimpses the sky from a tiny hole above her, which helps her stay alive. In ...
Style:
tension, existential
Audience:
adult
Plot:
earthquake, claustrophobia, trapped, survival, perseverance, isolation, resilience, hopes, female protagonist, realism, rescue, desperation ...
Place:
turkey, istanbul turkey
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
99% of the human race has colonized on Mars. The remaining few work to rehabilitate our dying planet. Each year a small number are selected to return home to aid in the process. For those few, it will be their first glimpse of Earth. We follow them ...
Style:
psychological thriller, existential, atmospheric, melancholic, bleak
Plot:
isolation, identity crisis, alienation, dystopian future, survival, claustrophobia, slow burn, futuristic technology, redemption, distopia
Time:
near future
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA, Hungary, Australia, New Zealand, Canada
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
While scavenging the deep ends of a derelict space station, a group of young space colonizers come face to face with the most terrifying life form in the universe.
Style:
futuristic, captivating, space horror, suspenseful, tense ...
Plot:
alien monster, spaceship, space station, trapped in space, survival horror, alien, space, extraterrestrial, galaxy, monster, pregnant woman, alien parasite ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
33%
997K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Hungary, Jordan
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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. With only meager supplies, he must draw ...
Style:
futuristic, biting, clever, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night
Plot:
survival, mars, astronaut, stranded, space travel, nasa, isolation, science, outer space, struggle for survival, space, loneliness ...
Time:
year 2015, 2030s, year 2016, near future, future ...
Place:
china, london, houston texas, pasadena california, beijing china ...
Similarity:
33%
584
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
After a cataclysmic event, five strangers sealed inside an emergency shelter with all the comforts of home must learn to cope with their situation and with each other.
Style:
suspenseful, dramatic, bleak, serious, tension ...
Plot:
survival, disaster, trapped, post apocalypse, apocalypse, post apocalyptic, distopia, nuclear holocaust, survival horror, isolation, confined space, bunker ...
Time:
future
Similarity:
32%
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
An aging convict serving out a life sentence alone on a distant planet is forced to confront his past when a new prisoner shows up and pushes him to remember his life on earth.
Style:
existential, psychological thriller, bleak, philosophical, tense ...
Plot:
identity crisis, isolation, penal colony, loneliness, mental breakdown, paranoid, guilt, dystopia, memory loss, character study, alien planet, forced labor ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
31%
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A businessman wakes up beside an ancient grist mill situated in the center of an open-air prison cell with no idea how he got there. Forced to work as a beast of burden to stay alive, he must find a way to escape before the birth of his child.
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, captivating, scary, exciting ...
Plot:
prison, escape, jail cell, management, corporate world, survival, trapped in a building, male protagonist, trapped in a room, trap, trapped, isolation ...
Time:
near future
Similarity:
31%
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