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Movies that feel like Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
The year is 2163. Starship Ikaria XB-1 embarks on a mission deep into space in search of alien life. During their perilous journey the crew confront the effects of a malignant dark star, the destructive legacy of the 20th century and, ultimately, the limits of their own sanity.
If you loved Ikarie XB 1, the closest films we have are Fantastic Planet (1973), Solaris (1972) and Space Sweepers (2021). All three share Ikarie XB 1's cerebral and awe feel, which is what we rank on before quality.
Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Trekkies (1997).
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If Ikarie XB 1 hit the spot, these will too
Two things both keep coming back to: space travel and surrealism
Sits closer to animation than Ikarie XB 1 does
Both are working the same pair: spacecraft, black and white
Trades the dream logic of Ikarie XB 1 for an angle of its own
Both keep coming back to the same thing: robot
Takes it somewhere less dreamlike than Ikarie XB 1 does
Both are built on the same subject: the future
One thread runs through both: spacecraft
Science fiction with a pulse of ideas, in both cases
Both keep coming back to the same thing: alien
Both lean on awe more than on science fiction
Cerebral science fiction, and it commits to that
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The best-reviewed films that share Ikarie XB 1’s defining feeling.
