Movies Set in Space

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films set in space, spanning 1968–2024. Each is tagged by where and when it takes place — filter by real-world setting, era, and environment, or open any film for its full tagged world.

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1968
2001: A Space Odyssey
Space · Africa — Ancient · Near Future
Off World · Wildernessdir. Stanley Kubrick
1979
Alien
Space — Far Future
Off Worlddir. Ridley Scott
1995
Apollo 13
Houston · Space — 1970s
Off Worlddir. Ron Howard
1981
Das Boot
La Rochelle · Gibraltar — 1940s
Off Worlddir. Wolfgang Petersen
2021
Dune
Space — Far Future
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve
2024
Dune: Part Two
Far Future
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve
2013
Gravity
Space — 2010s
Off Worlddir. Alfonso Cuarón
2014
Interstellar
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Christopher Nolan
2009
Moon
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Duncan Jones
1972
Solaris
Near Future
Off Worlddir. Andrei Tarkovsky
2007
Sunshine
Sydney — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Danny Boyle
2015
The Martian
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Ridley Scott
1999
The Matrix
Far Future
Urban · Off Worlddir. Lana Wachowski
2011
The Tree of Life
Texas — 1950s · 2010s · Timeless
Suburban · Off Worlddir. Terrence Malick
2008
WALL·E
Far Future
Off World · Wildernessdir. Andrew Stanton

Frequently asked

How many movies are set in space?

Kinora's catalogue lists 15 films set in space, spanning 1968–2024.

What are some movies set in space?

Films set in space in our catalogue include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Alien (1979), Apollo 13 (1995), Das Boot (1981), and Dune (2021).

What is the oldest movie set in space?

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) is the earliest film set in space in our catalogue; the most recent is Dune: Part Two (2024).