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Movies that feel likeInterstellar (2014)

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.

If you loved Interstellar, the closest films we have are Aniara (2019), The Fifth Element (1997) and The Creator (2023). All three share Interstellar's cerebral and bleak feel, which is what we rank on before quality.

Seen the big three already? The under-the-radar pick below is Serenity (2005).

🍅 73% Rotten Tomatoes★ 8.7 IMDb ↗TMDB ↗dir. Christopher Nolanepiccontemplativecerebralbleakawe
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Aniara
2019 · dir. Hugo Lilja
🍅 70%★ 6.3science fiction · drama

Space as the place where hope quietly runs out

The difference: Bleak with no rescue coming — despair instead of reaching

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

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The Fifth Element
1997 · dir. Luc Besson
🍅 70%★ 7.6science fiction · action · adventure

Big-canvas space adventure built around saving the ones you love

The difference: A comic-book romp — bright, campy, zero solemnity

In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

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The Creator
2023 · dir. Gareth Edwards
🍅 67%★ 6.7science fiction · action · adventureHulu

Awe-scale future imagery anchored in grief for someone out of reach

The difference: Earthbound war story — the ideas thin out where Nolan's deepen

Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

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Silent Running
1972 · dir. Douglas Trumbull
🍅 71%★ 6.6science fiction · adventure · drama

A last green thing guarded by someone the world forgot

The difference: Creaky and small-scale — a 70s mood piece, not a spectacle

After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor of carrying cargo, a decision that puts him at odds with everyone but his mechanical companions.

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Planet of the Apes
1968 · dir. Franklin J. Schaffner
🍅 86%★ 8science fiction · adventure · drama

An astronaut's voyage that turns into a devastating idea about humanity

The difference: Pulpier and more satirical, with a colder sting

Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

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Serenity
2005 · dir. Joss Whedon
🍅 82%★ 7.8science fiction · action · adventure

A ragged crew pushing a small ship through a hostile, empty frontier

The difference: Quippy space-western banter, not solemn cosmic stakes

A group of rebels travel the outskirts of space evading the sinister Alliance regime. Their lives of smuggling and cargo-running are interrupted by a psychic passenger who harbours a dangerous secret. Soon, the crew find themselves being pursued by an Alliance agent who will stop at nothing to find them.

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Total Recall
1990 · dir. Paul Verhoeven
🍅 80%★ 7.5action · adventure · science fictionPrime VideoParamount+

Reality bends mid-mission until you question what was ever real

The difference: Verhoeven's violent pulp streak swaps sincerity for a smirk

Construction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory implant procedure, his life turns upside down, leading him to question what is reality and what isn't.

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Oblivion
2013 · dir. Joseph Kosinski
🍅 53%★ 7action · science fiction · adventurePrime VideoStarz

Lone figures on a ruined Earth, and a reveal that reframes everything

The difference: Sleek surfaces over a borrowed premise — cool, not moving

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 brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

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Avengers: Endgame
2019 · dir. Joe Russo
🍅 94%★ 8.4adventure · science fiction · actionDisney+

Time travel as a desperate rescue with fathers and daughters at its core

The difference: Franchise crowd-pleaser — quips and callbacks, not awe at physics

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

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Planet of the Apes
2001 · dir. Tim Burton
🍅 42%★ 5.7thriller · science fiction · actionHulu

An astronaut flung through time to a world where humanity lost its place

The difference: Pulpy remake energy, widely counted among Burton's weakest

After a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home, Leo must evade the invincible gorilla army led by Ruthless General Thade.

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Dune: Part Two
2024 · dir. Denis Villeneuve
🍅 92%★ 8.4science fiction · adventureMax

Sacred-scale sci-fi where destiny and love collide across worlds

The difference: War epic momentum — vengeance, not a father's promise

Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015 · dir. J.J. Abrams
🍅 93%★ 7.7adventure · action · science fictionDisney+Starz

The same preoccupation in both: spacecraft

The difference: Takes it somewhere less contemplative than Interstellar does

Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

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