Movies like Magellan 2017

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Magellan (2017)
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Magellan (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story: After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, unusual plot structure, suspense, independent film, minimal cast
Audience: chick flick, boys' night
Plot: planet, alien planet, nasa, alien contact, space, mission, space travel, astronaut, artificial intelligence, suspended animation, outer space, distopia, hopes, chess, scientist, african american, hallucination, space adventure, isolation, telephone call, saturn the planet, a vision, husband wife relationship, space mission, flashback ...
Time: future, contemporary
Keyword: signal

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out futuristic, suspenseful, captivating and exciting films with plots about space travel, outer space, space, space adventure, astronaut, spaceship and spacecraft mostly in Sci-Fi, Adventure and Action genres. Some movies like Magellan: The Martian (2015), Europa Report (2013), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984), Mission to Mars (2000), Prometheus (2012). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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The Martian (2015)
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, realistic, serious ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night
Plot: survival, mars, astronaut, space travel, stranded, nasa, isolation, outer space, science, scientist, space, loneliness ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 2030s, near future ...
Place: china, london, houston texas, pasadena california, north america ...
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 6.4
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Europa Report (2013)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
Style: cerebral, suspense, suspenseful, lovecraft, space horror ...
Audience: family friendly
Plot: space travel, found footage, outer space, space exploration, spacecraft, astronaut, space, distant planet, alien, moon, spacewalk, survival ...
Time: future, 2010s, year 1972, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: This is a sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey. It is now 2010 and both the Americans and the Russians are racing to get to Jupiter to investigate the black monolith (similar to the one found in Lunar Crater Clavius) which was found by the U.S.S. ...
Style: futuristic, intellectual, philosophical, stylized, spiritual ...
Audience: teens
Plot: space travel, astronaut, space and aliens, artificial intelligence, distopia, space opera, nasa, alien, space exploration, space, extraterrestrial, deep space ...
Time: future, distant future, year 1984, year 2010, near future ...
Place: ussr, soviet union, tower bridge london, london, paris france ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
39%
Mission to Mars (2000)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
Style: futuristic, serious, suspense, sentimental, atmospheric ...
Plot: mars, space travel, astronaut, space station, alien, alien encounter, spacecraft, mysterious planet, trapped in space, space, space and aliens, nasa ...
Time: future, year 2000, y2k, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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 7.0
 641K
Prometheus (2012)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
Style: futuristic, scary, atmospheric, suspenseful, dark ...
Audience: girls' night, boys' night, adult
Plot: alien, space travel, survival, androids, outer space, robot, space and aliens, distant planet, expedition, alien encounter, spacecraft, alien life-form ...
Time: future, year 2012, 2010s, year 2000, 21st century
Place: scotland
⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story: When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
Style: futuristic, epic, talky, exciting, saga ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: space travel, alien, star trek, space opera, artificial intelligence, space adventure, space exploration, space station, planet, outer space, spacewalk, warp speed ...
Time: 23rd century, future
Place: san francisco
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
The Wandering Earth (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 125 min.
Story: When the Sun begins to expand in such a way that it will inevitably engulf and destroy the Earth in a hundred years, united mankind finds a way to avoid extinction by propelling the planet out of the Solar System using gigantic engines, moving it to ...
Style: exciting, disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, captivating ...
Plot: end of the world, danger, underground city, society, collision, space, survival, jupiter, disaster, planet, space station, astronaut ...
Time: future
Place: china, asia, russia, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
The Last Scout (2017)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In 2065, the crew of the Pegasus are searching for a new home for humanity. As they approach their potential new world, the discovery of another ship could be the key to their salvation, or doom them and the rest of humanity to extinction.
Style: captivating, suspense, disturbing
Plot: mission, survival, post apocalypse, space colony, space travel, struggle for survival, space mission, fate of humanity, vestiges of humanity, human existence, dystopian future, epidemic ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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 5.9
 28K
The Black Hole (1979)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: The explorer craft U.S.S. Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the magnificent U.S.S. Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled ...
Style: futuristic, suspense, exciting, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience: kids, teens, boys' night
Plot: space travel, outer space, mad scientist, space, robot, space opera, black hole, alien, astronaut, spacecraft, artificial intelligence, danger ...
Time: future, year 1979, 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 127 min.
Story: In a universe where human genetic material is the most precious commodity, an impoverished young Earth woman becomes the key to strategic maneuvers and internal strife within a powerful dynasty…
Style: exciting, serious, fairy tale, suspenseful, visually stunning ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, boys' night
Plot: space opera, life turned upside down, genetics, save the lady, space, outer space, space and aliens, space wars, space travel, imaginary, planet, destiny ...
Time: future, 2010s
Place: chicago, st. petersburg russia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
 5.9
 9K
The Moon (2023)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 129 min.
Story: In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, tense, captivating ...
Plot: astronaut, survival, space, moon, struggle for survival, isolation, cosmos, human in outer space, cosmonaut, trapped in space, planet, nasa ...
Time: 2030s, 21st century
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
Style: exciting, apocalyptic, semi serious, serious, suspenseful ...
Audience: family friendly, family outing, boys' night
Plot: mars, stranded, monkey, desert, survival, astronaut, human alien relationship, monster, distopia, space, alien, planet ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 4.4
 2K
Deus (2022)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A mysterious black sphere is discovered in the orbit of Mars. The Achilles is sent to investigate. After the bedraggled six-person crew wake from eight months hibernation, the Sphere is transmitting a single word in every Earth language ever known - ...
Style: thrilling, futuristic, tense, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: space, distopia, mars, space station, space exploration, human in outer space, space opera, secret, space adventure, space travel, space mission, martian ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
 5.5
 26K
Voyagers (2021)
Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Romania, UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story: With the human race's future at stake, a group of young men and women embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they become helpless for pleasure, hunger, and power once ...
Style: suspense, tense, suspenseful, psychological, captivating ...
Plot: space travel, spacecraft, alien planet, space exploration, sexual behavior, space program, social commentary, trapped in space, escapades, distant planet, space, space and aliens ...
Time: future, 2020s, near future
Place: europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 4.5
 6K
3022 (2019)
Genre: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A group of astronauts living in the haunting emptiness of deep space awakens to find earth has suffered an extinction-level event.
Style: suspenseful, suspense, exciting, futuristic, visually appealing ...
Plot: spacecraft, asteroids and comets, outer space, trapped in space, space, astronaut, survival, space shuttle, space station, space travel, space program, disaster ...
Time: future, 22nd century
⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 5.3
 38K
Another Life (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min.
TV show
Story: After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
Style: tense, disturbing, touching, apocalyptic, futuristic ...
Plot: outer space, space mission, space travel, space, shemale, alien, astronaut, space shuttle, space exploration, spacecraft, survival, danger ...
Time: future
Place: space western
⇓ similarity ⇓
30%
 4.2
 2K
Assassinaut (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Assassinaut is a science-fiction adventure film about a young girl who braves the alien wilderness of a faraway planet to save the President of Earth from a murderous astronaut.
Style: tense, captivating, disturbing
Plot: astronaut, alien, teenager, space mission, distant planet, space travel, space exploration, struggle for survival, outer space, fate of humanity, space program, mission ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story: Follow Christopher Pike, Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy. This show is a prequel to the original series and Star Trek: Discovery.
Style: entertaining, exciting, disturbing, captivating, futuristic
Plot: star trek, alien, space opera, outer space, space, spacecraft, space battle, space exploration, teamwork, crew, space travel, planet ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Ad Astra (2019)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Brazil
Duration: 123 min.
Story: An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
Style: exciting, suspense, futuristic, touching, suspenseful ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: space exploration, outer space, astronaut, moon, solar system, obsession, father son relationship, space pirate, space travel, spacecraft, trapped in space, space station ...
Time: 2010s, future, year 2019, near future
Place: space western
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29%
 7.0
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Oblivion (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: 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 complete. His existence is ...
Style: futuristic, mind bending, captivating, suspense, visually appealing ...
Audience: teens, family friendly, boys' night
Plot: post apocalypse, apocalypse, dystopian future, alien invasion, survival, space travel, space and aliens, catastrophe, danger, fate of humanity, alien encounter, resistance ...
Time: future, year 2013, 2010s, year 2000, distant future ...
Place: peru, seattle, new york, washington d.c., pentagon ...
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28%
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story: 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.
Style: futuristic, philosophical, psychedelic, mind bending, cerebral ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, adult
Plot: space travel, astronaut, outer space, space, artificial intelligence, moon, scientist, computer, trippy, space opera, human versus computer, space station ...
Time: future, year 2001, 20th century, stone age, year 1968 ...
Place: persia
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28%
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Atlantis Down (2010)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: 2025 - The Shuttle Program has been privatized and the shuttle Atlantis relegated to glorified taxi between space stations. Its crew is on a routine mission, conducting experiments - little do they know - they are the experiment. Written by Max ...
Style: tense, exciting, serious, futuristic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: outer space, space travel, space station, alien encounter, rivalry, spacecraft, space shuttle, friendship, space wars, mind game, evil alien, space and aliens ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
Stargate SG-1: Children of the Gods (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: An alien similar to Ra appears out of the Stargate, killing five soldiers and kidnapping another, a year after the original Stargate mission. A new team is assembled, including some old members, and they go in search of the missing soldier in order ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, futuristic
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: space travel, space and aliens, outer space, stargate, space opera, egyptian mythology, escapades, danger, confined, heroes, imaginary, space ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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Stargate (1994)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 116 min.
Story: An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
Style: exciting, futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, visual ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: space travel, archaeology, space opera, slavery, pyramid, teleportation, creature, mythology, evil alien, archaeologist, ancient egypt, alien ...
Time: future, 90s, near future, 20th century, 1920s
Place: egypt, colorado, space western, middle east, africa
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27%
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Capt. William "Buck" Rogers is a jovial space cowboy who is accidentally time-warped from 1987 to 2491. Earth is engaged in interplanetary war following a global holocaust, and Buck's piloting skills make him an ideal starfighter ...
Style: psychotronic, saga, uplifting, cult classic, futuristic ...
Audience: teens
Plot: space adventure, space opera, time travel, astronaut, alien invasion, space, space travel, superhero, intergalactic, cosmic horror, distopia, women ...
Time: year 1979, future
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27%
Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012)
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The first Cylon war has been raging for 10 years and a young Ensign William Adama joins the fleet. He's disappointed not to be assigned to a fighter but to a freighter, and his co-pilot isn't too keen on having a rookie flying his aircraft ...
Style: futuristic, exciting, light, entertaining, intense ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: space opera, space wars, androids and robots, space, space travel, cyborgs, escapades, battlestar galactica, betrayal, heroic mission, battles, military ...
Time: future, 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 5.9
 6K
Marooned (1969)
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, suspense, melancholic ...
Plot: space travel, nasa, astronaut, space, rescue, spacewalk, survival, space opera, space exploration, rescue mission, stranded, confined ...
Time: 20th century, year 1969, 60s
Place: usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
 5.1
 98K
Moonfall (2022)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China, UK, Canada, Hong Kong
Duration: 130 min.
Story: A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Style: suspenseful, tense, suspense, apocalyptic, cult classic ...
Plot: disaster, apocalypse, moon, end of the world, outer space, space exploration, space and aliens, catastrophe, youth, meteor shower, space travel, survival ...
Time: 2020s, year 2012, year 1969, 2010s, year 2011
Place: usa, colorado, los angeles, california, new york ...
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26%
Approaching the Unknown (2016)
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, tense, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, girls' night
Plot: trapped in space, mars, astronaut, space, survival, space travel, hopes, distant planet, isolation, nasa, trapped, escapades ...
Time: future
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The Borg, a relentless race of cyborgs, are on a direct course for Earth. Violating orders to stay away from the battle, Captain Picard and the crew of the newly-commissioned USS Enterprise E pursue the Borg back in time to prevent the invaders from ...
Style: futuristic, epic, saga, exciting, anamorphic ...
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: space travel, time travel, cyborgs, star trek, space, alien, first contact, sent to the past, robot, apocalypse, androids, intergalactic ...
Time: future, year 1996, 24th century, 21st century
Place: montana, space western
⇓ similarity ⇓
26%
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