Space Exploration Movies Set Beyond Earth

Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films about space exploration and 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
2019
Ad Astra
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. James Gray
1995
Apollo 13
Houston · Space — 1970s
Off Worlddir. Ron Howard
2009
Avatar
Far Future
Off World · Wildernessdir. James Cameron
1997
Contact
New Mexico · Puerto Rico · Hokkaido · Florida — 1990s
Desert · Off Worlddir. Robert Zemeckis
1998
Deep Impact
Virginia · Washington, D.C. · Space — 1990s
Urban · Off Worlddir. Mimi Leder
2021
Dune
Space — Far Future
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve
2024
Dune: Part Two
Far Future
Desert · Off Worlddir. Denis Villeneuve
1997
Event Horizon
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Paul W. S. Anderson
2018
First Man
Houston · Space — 1960s
Suburban · Off Worlddir. Damien Chazelle
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
Silent Running
Space — Far Future
Off Worlddir. Douglas Trumbull
1972
Solaris
Near Future
Off Worlddir. Andrei Tarkovsky
1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Space — Far Future
Off Worlddir. Nicholas Meyer
2007
Sunshine
Sydney — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Danny Boyle
2015
The Martian
Space — Near Future
Off Worlddir. Ridley Scott
1983
The Right Stuff
California · Space — 1940s · 1950s · 1960s
Desert · Off Worlddir. Philip Kaufman
2019
The Wandering Earth
Shanghai · Sulawesi · Space — Near Future
Off World · Underground · Urbandir. Frant Gwo
2008
WALL·E
Far Future
Off World · Wildernessdir. Andrew Stanton

Frequently asked

How many movies are about space exploration and set in space?

Kinora's catalogue lists 21 films about space exploration and set in space, spanning 1968–2024.

What are some movies about space exploration and set in space?

Films about space exploration and set in space in our catalogue include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), Ad Astra (2019), Apollo 13 (1995), Avatar (2009), and Contact (1997).

What is the oldest movie about space exploration and set in space?

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