Astronomy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant astronomy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, entertaining, suspense, suspenseful, exciting and light films and TV shows about / with astronomy, space, outer space, science, space travel, alien, space exploration, space and aliens, friendship and technology plots mostly in Sci-Fi, Drama and Adventure genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as astronomy: Cosmos (2019), Asteroid City (2023), Contact (1997), Deep Impact (1998), Insomniacs After School (2023), Mission Ulja Funk (2021), A Christmas Star (2021), Brightest Star (2013), Agora (2009), Wish Upon the Pleiades (2011).
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Genre: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
Style:
mind bending, philosophical, enigmatic, intellectual, clever ...
Plot:
astronomy, first contact, ufo, science, alien civilization, space exploration, scientific discovery, race against time, space and aliens, escapades, telescope, forest ...
Time:
future
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143K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Style:
entertaining, romantic, captivating, humorous, existential ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
astronomy, small town, love, asteroid, desert, alien, arizona desert, diner, military, domestic drama, alien encounter, mechanic ...
Time:
1950s, year 1955
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310K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Contact is a science fiction film about an encounter with alien intelligence. Based on the novel by Carl Sagan the film starred Jodie Foster as the one chosen scientist who must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and ...
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, cerebral, emotional, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
science, nasa, space travel, scientist, alien encounter, astronomy, first contact, religion, space and aliens, intelligence, alien contact, research ...
Time:
future, 90s, 20th century, distant future
Place:
puerto rico, new mexico, florida, washington d.c., usa ...
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204K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian ...
Style:
suspense, touching, serious, suspenseful, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
natural disaster, disaster, end of the world, catastrophe, apocalypse, nasa, survival, tsunami, astronomer, self sacrifice, spacecraft, president ...
Time:
90s, future, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
tucson arizona, washington d.c., new york, north america, atlanta georgia ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Ganta Nakami is a high school student who suffers from insomnia. He meets Isaki Magari, a girl with the same condition. A relationship forms as they share a secret and catch up on their sleep in their school’s abandoned observatory.
Style:
anime, satirical, thrilling, captivating, seinen ...
Plot:
astronomy, insomnia, slice of life, photography, student, relationships, satire, observatory, high school, love, school, school club ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family
Country: Germany, Luxembourg, Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When Ulja (12) is prevented from pursuing her passion, astronomy, she decides to take matters into her own hands. With a stolen hearse and a 13-year-old classmate as a driver, she makes her way across Eastern Europe to watch the impact of an ...
Style:
entertaining, road movie, clever, light, emotional ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
astronomy, friendship, journey, chase, outer space, meteorite, escapades, research, road trip, coming of age, youth, society ...
Place:
eastern europe
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Genre: Romance
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story:
Madeline Baggett is an astronomer who searches for life beyond Earth, and when she believes she has found it. With refractors, telescopes, and a small film crew in tow, Madeline arrives and sets up in Summit Ridge where she meets widowed National ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, uplifting, feel good ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, small town, meteor shower, astronomy, snow, astronomer, female scientist, holiday romance, holiday, relationships, stargazing, heartwarming ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
A recent college graduate sets out to win back the girl of his dreams.
Style:
realistic, humorous, touching, captivating, light ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
fall in love, dating, astronomer, self discovery, college graduate, win over, telescope, observatory, couples, college, chef, astronomy ...
Time:
future, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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76K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Spain, Malta, Bulgaria, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Style:
philosophical, epic, historical drama, sincere, sexy ...
Plot:
roman empire, ancient history, mathematics, destiny, atheism, impossible love, political unrest, antiquity, historical character, ancient world, religions or cults, unrequited love ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times, medieval times, 5th century
Place:
ancient greece, alexandria egypt, egypt, greece, rome italy ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 6 min.
TV show
Story:
Subaru is a young girl who discovers that her best friend Aoi is part of magical group trying to recover alien engine fragments so that a little being from the Pleiades star system can return to his home. Subaru considers joining them as she was ...
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, feel good, semi serious ...
Plot:
time dilation, school club, alien, space, magical girl, astronomy, friendship, extraterrestrial, group of friends, alien encounter, alien creature, teamwork ...
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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
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Genre: Animation, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
Earth science and astronomy take center stage in this animated series. Two neighborhood kids -- Sean and Sydney -- befriend the new kid on the block, Jet Propulsion, who just happens to be an alien from planet Bortron 7. Together they explore the ...
Style:
entertaining, thought provoking, captivating, semi serious, uplifting ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
science, children, space exploration, friendship, solar system, astronomy, training, alien, home schooling, child, space program, education ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hong Kong
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use ...
Style:
apocalyptic, psychotronic, grindhouse, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
disaster, natural disaster, cold war, nasa, race against time, asteroid, space station, astrophysicist, scientist, astronaut, apocalypse, 007 ...
Time:
70s, year 1979, 20th century, future
Place:
new york, russia, switzerland, france, usa ...
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835K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When Ripley's lifepod is found by a salvage crew over 50 years later, she finds that terra-formers are on the very planet they found the alien species. When the company sends a family of colonists out to investigate her story, all contact is ...
Style:
futuristic, scary, suspense, space horror, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, chick flick, manly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
alien, strong female character, space travel, creature, female warrior, survival, space and aliens, outer space, monster, space, creature feature, spaceship ...
Time:
22nd century, 20th century, year 1986, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Tom Hanks, Imagine Entertainment and HBO present From the Earth to the Moon, the dramatic story of the unforgettable Apollo missions and their heroic astronauts, from President John F. Kennedy's historic speech, through the first manned ...
Style:
realistic, tense, suspenseful, atmospheric, educational ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
nasa, space travel, space program, moon, moon landing, science, space exploration, storytelling, against the odds, american history, atheism, cold war ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1961, 1950s, 60s ...
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284K
Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last ...
Style:
futuristic, suspense, psychological, cerebral, tense ...
Plot:
space travel, outer space, sun, end of the world, isolation, spaceship, self sacrifice, earth, heroic mission, expedition, space, danger ...
Time:
future, year 2007, distant future, 2000s, 21st century
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636K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
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. As fiery instinct clashes with calm ...
Style:
futuristic, entertaining, visually stunning, epic, exciting ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family friendly, boys' night, adult
Plot:
space travel, star trek, space opera, spacecraft, time travel, heroic mission, heroes, space and aliens, teamwork, alien, space wars, human versus alien ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 24th century, 23rd century, 2000s
Place:
san francisco, iowa, bay area, space western
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2.5M
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK, Canada
Duration: 169 min.
Story:
Interstellar chronicles 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.
Style:
futuristic, mind bending, cerebral, clever, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, kids, girls' night, date night ...
Plot:
space travel, time travel, outer space, nasa, astronaut, father daughter relationship, space, dystopian future, survival, end of the world, robot, space exploration ...
Time:
future, year 2014, 2010s, near future, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, colorado
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895K
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
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
The next installment in the franchise and the conclusion of the “Star Wars“ sequel trilogy as well as the “Skywalker Saga“.
Style:
entertaining, saga, action adventure, tense, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, adult
Plot:
star wars, space opera, spacecraft, hand to hand combat, space battle, confrontation, epic battle, robot, space travel, desert planet, self sacrifice, last stand ...
Time:
2010s, year 2019, future
Place:
space western
Is relevant?
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 ...
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
At eleven years old, Billie is well on her way to following in her mother's footsteps, who explored space as an astronaut.
Style:
captivating, uplifting, emotional, sentimental, educational
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
child protagonist, astronaut, space mission, outer space, children, space, cosmonaut, teenage protagonist, space program, teenager, space travel, adventure hero ...
Time:
future
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Genre: Animation
Country: Ireland
Duration: 13 min.
TV show
Story:
Planet Cosmo is animated show full of fun, songs and adventure, introducing children to the amazing planets of our Solar System!
Style:
educational, edutainment, light, entertaining, exciting ...
Audience:
preschool
Plot:
children, solar system, space, outer space, distant planet, human in outer space, alien planet, planet, childhood, space exploration, cosmonaut, exploration ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
When she was little, Mira Kinohata met a boy named Ao at a campsite in town. While gazing at the starry sky together, Mira learns that there's a star with the same name as herself, but no star named Ao. The two then promised to one day explore ...
Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining, light, lighthearted ...
Plot:
astronomy, school, high school, slice of life, friends, school club, female protagonist, stargazing, friendship, constellation, love affair, relationships ...
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190K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
Style:
futuristic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
outer space, space travel, space opera, human in outer space, spaceship, space station, conspiracy, spacecraft, space colony, space exploration, investigation, society ...
Time:
future, 24th century, near future, 23rd century
Place:
space western, hawaii
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Genre: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
With the discovery of an incoming asteroid, the government of America formulate a plan to destroy it. When the plan fails, all the world can do is wait. The main impact zone is revealed to be Dallas, Texas. Generally, the plot follows the lives and ...
Style:
apocalyptic, exciting, serious, rough, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
natural disaster, disaster, asteroid, asteroids and comets, apocalypse, space and aliens, post apocalypse, astronomy, meteorite, climate, post apocalyptic, distopia ...
Time:
future, 90s
Place:
kansas city, usa, kansas, texas, dallas texas
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Genre: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Zane Ziminski is an astrophysicist who receives a message that seems to have extraterrestrial origins. Eerily soon after his discovery, Zane is fired. He then embarks on a search to determine the origins of the transmission that leads him into a ...
Style:
suspense, suspenseful, exciting, serious, surprise ending ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
alien invasion, conspiracy, evil alien, extraterrestrial, space and aliens, disguise, investigation, ufo, alien, black hole, elevator, supernatural ...
Time:
90s, future, year 1996
Place:
mexico, latin america, central america
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Esteemed astrophysicist Kat, scheduled for her first trip into space but sidelined due to an accident, meets a new man at the local planetarium. Together, they must work hard to open a new exhibit by Christmas.
Style:
romantic comedy, feel good, uplifting, rom com, lighthearted ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
christmas, holiday romance, astrophysicist, meet cute, second chance, personal growth, astronomy, workplace romance, opposites attract, small town, resilience, recovery ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Story:
A comet hits Ireland, and a bigger one is on its way towards the U.S. where 900 million people have to be evacuated.
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, suspense, psychological ...
Plot:
comet, chaos, nasa, catastrophe, disaster, evacuation, astronomer, danger, forces of nature, escapades, save the day, natural disaster ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
pennsylvania, ireland, usa
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Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Jet and his friends Sean, Sydney and Mindy attend a space camp, where they put their skills to the test. Along the way, Sunspot develops an allergic reaction that causes him to shrink. Team Propulsion must leave the camp and find the cure, ...
Style:
feel good, light, exciting, captivating, entertaining ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
spacecraft, friendship, teamwork, space adventure, children, intergalactic, friends, space, space mission, galaxy, cosmos, group of friends ...
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