Movies Set in Space
Kinora's catalogue lists 16 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
Wilderness · Off Worlddir. Stanley Kubrick - 1979
Alien
Off Worlddir. Ridley Scott - 2016
Arrival
Wilderness · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve - 2021
Dune
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve - 2024
Dune: Part Two
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve - 2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Urban · Suburban · Off Worlddir. Daniel Scheinert - 2013
Gravity
Off Worlddir. Alfonso Cuarón - 2010
Inception
Urban · Mountain · Off Worlddir. Christopher Nolan - 2014
Interstellar
Rural · Off Worlddir. Christopher Nolan - 2009
Moon
Off World · Undergrounddir. Duncan Jones - 1972
Solaris
Off World · Rural · Wildernessdir. Andrei Tarkovsky - 2001
Spirited Away
Urban · Off Worlddir. Hayao Miyazaki - 2007
Sunshine
Off Worlddir. Danny Boyle - 1991
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Urban · Off Worlddir. James Cameron - 1999
The Matrix
Urban · Underground · Off Worlddir. Lana Wachowski - 2011
The Tree of Life
Suburban · Urban · Off Worlddir. Terrence Malick
Frequently asked
How many movies are set in space?
Kinora's catalogue lists 16 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), Arrival (2016), Dune (2021), and Dune: Part Two (2024).
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).