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Exploring the Cosmos: Top NASA-Themed Movies and TV Shows

Get ready to blast off into the world of space exploration with our curated list of the best NASA-themed movies and TV shows. From documentaries to dramas, we've got you covered. Whether you're a space enthusiast or just looking for some out-of-this-world entertainment, these films and shows are sure to captivate and inspire.

Cast

Matthew McConaughey

Anne Hathaway

Michael Caine

Jessica Chastain

Interstellar (2014)

8.5 40.3K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 169 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: 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.

Plot: spacecraft, race against time, artificial intelligence (a.i.), nasa, time warp, dystopia, expedition, time travel, ...

Time: 2060s

Cast

Tom Hanks

From the Earth to the Moon (1998) TV Show

8.1 133 votes

Genre: Action, Drama

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12

Audience: TV-PG

Story: The story of the United States' space program, from its beginnings in 1961 to the final moon mission in 1972.

Plot: moon, nasa, moon landing, astronaut, space program

Time: 1970s, 1960s

Cast

Taraji P. Henson

Octavia Spencer

Janelle Monu00e1e

Kevin Costner

Hidden Figures (2016)

8.0 10.5K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 127 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

Plot: nasa, mathematics, sexism, biography, racial segregation, racism, historical fiction, scientist, ...

Time: 1960s

Cast

Neil Armstrong

Buzz Aldrin

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Michael Collins

Walter Cronkite

Apollo 11 (2019)

7.9 712 votes

Genre: Documentary, Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 93 min.

Audience: G

Story: A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

Plot: moon, nasa, based on true story, moon landing, space, space race, usa history, apollo program, ...

Time: 1960s

Cast

Toby Kebbell

Mireille Enos

Edi Gathegi

Cynthy Wu

For All Mankind (2019) TV Show

7.8 973 votes

Genre: Drama, Science Fiction, War

Country: United States of America

Seasons: 5

Episodes: 50

Audience: TV-MA

Story: Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Plot: moon, planet mars, nasa, space war, dystopia, politics, moon landing, alternate history, ...

Time: 1970s, cold war, 1980s, ...

The Martian (2015)

7.7 21.4K votes

Genre: Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: PG-13

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 upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

Style: philosophical

Plot: spacecraft, planet mars, based on novel or book, nasa, isolation, botanist, survival, space, ...

Time: 2030s

Cast

Henry Thomas

Drew Barrymore

Robert MacNaughton

Peter Coyote

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

7.5 12.1K votes

Genre: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG

Story: An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliott who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliott, his brother, and his little sister Gertie form an emotional bond with their new friend, and try to help him find his way home.

Plot: farewell, space marine, operation, flying saucer, nasa, homesickness, loss of loved one, prosecution, ...

Place: california

Cast

Tom Hanks

Bill Paxton

Kevin Bacon

Gary Sinise

Apollo 13 (1995)

7.5 6.0K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 140 min.

Audience: PG

Story: The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

Plot: rescue, race against time, moon, nasa, spaceman, based on true story, houston, texas, ...

Place: florida

Cast

Jodie Foster

Matthew McConaughey

James Woods

John Hurt

Contact (1997)

7.4 5.0K votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 150 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.

Plot: based on novel or book, nasa, extraterrestrial technology, new mexico, prime number, radio wave, wormhole, fanatic, ...

Cast

Shah Rukh Khan

Gayatri Joshi

Kishori Ballal

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Smit Sheth

Swades (2004)

7.3 390 votes

Genre: Drama

Country: India

Duration: 195 min.

Story: A successful Indian scientist returns home to his village to take his nanny back to America with him, and in the process rediscovers his roots.

Plot: nasa, social issues, non-resident indian, inspirational, admiring, indian culture

Cast

Ryan Gosling

Claire Foy

Jason Clarke

Kyle Chandler

First Man (2018)

7.0 5.7K votes

Genre: Drama, History

Country: United States of America

Duration: 141 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Plot: moon, based on novel or book, sacrifice, nasa, wife, obsession, space travel, space mission, ...

Time: 1960s

Place: america

Constellation (2024) TV Show

7.0 371 votes

Genre: Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction

Country: France, Germany

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 8

Audience: TV-MA

Story: When a fatal accident occurs on board the International Space Station, a lone astronaut makes the heroic journey back to Earth, only to discover key pieces of her life—including her young daughter—have changed.

Plot: cologne, germany, nasa, experiment, psychological thriller, cabin in the woods, accidental death, astronaut, ...

Cast

Joey Cramer

Paul Reubens

Veronica Cartwright

Cliff DeYoung

Flight of the Navigator (1986)

7.0 954 votes

Genre: Adventure, Family, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 90 min.

Audience: PG

Story: 12-year-old David is accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, but when he awakens eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but is just as perplexed as he is that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

Style: lighthearted

Plot: farewell, artificial intelligence (a.i.), flying saucer, nasa, homesickness, extraterrestrial technology, time travel, alien, ...

Place: florida

Cast

Sean Connery

Akiko Wakabayashi

Mie Hama

Tetsuro Tamba

You Only Live Twice (1967)

6.6 2.5K votes

Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller

Country: United Kingdom, United States of America

Duration: 117 min.

Audience: PG

Story: A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

Plot: island, assassin, london, england, helicopter, assassination, based on novel or book, nasa, ...

Place: japan, england

Cast

Mike Myers

Heather Graham

Verne Troyer

Michael York

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

6.3 3.7K votes

Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Country: United States of America

Duration: 95 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: When diabolical genius Dr. Evil travels back in time to steal superspy Austin Powers's ‘mojo,’ Austin must return to the swingin' '60s himself - with the help of American agent, Felicity Shagwell - to stop the dastardly plan. Once there, Austin faces off against Dr. Evil's army of minions to try to save the world in his own unbelievably groovy way.

Plot: android, exotic island, central intelligence agency (cia), space marine, showdown, moon, usa president, saving the world, ...

Cast

Robert Duvall

Tu00e9a Leoni

Elijah Wood

Vanessa Redgrave

Deep Impact (1998)

6.2 3.4K votes

Genre: Action, Drama, Science Fiction

Country: United States of America

Duration: 122 min.

Audience: PG-13

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 crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

Plot: usa president, asteroid, nasa, natural disaster, space mission, comet, tsunami, meteorite, ...

The Box (2009)

5.6 1.9K votes

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: United States of America

Duration: 115 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

Plot: research, husband wife relationship, experiment, sacrifice, library, nasa, homicide, paranoia, ...

Time: 1970s

Cast

Sam Worthington

Taylor Schilling

Tom Wilkinson

Agyness Deyn

The Titan (2018)

5.3 1.3K votes

Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: Spain, United Kingdom

Duration: 97 min.

Audience: R

Story: On a bleak future Earth, a soldier endures a radical genetic transformation to save humanity. But his wife fears he's becoming more creature than man.

Plot: husband wife relationship, sacrifice, nasa, dystopia, transformation, pilot, saturn, swimming pool, ...

Cast

Ryan Robbins

Warren Christie

Lloyd Owen

Andrew Airlie

Apollo 18 (2011)

5.3 1.1K votes

Genre: Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller

Country: Canada, Russia

Duration: 86 min.

Audience: PG-13

Story: Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

Plot: moon, nasa, infection, moon landing, alien, astronaut, alien infection, found footage, ...