A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Event Horizon
Journey into the unknown.
High-concept sci-fi exploring the intersection of deep space and the human heart.
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The movie list
- 01
Arrival
A profound exploration of language and time that mirrors the emotional weight of human connection.
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
- 02
Contact
A grounded look at first contact that balances scientific rigor with a deeply personal search for meaning.
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.
- 03
2001: A Space Odyssey
The definitive cinematic journey through space and time that served as a primary blueprint for Interstellar.
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
- 04
The Martian
A thrilling, science-backed survival story that celebrates human ingenuity against the backdrop of Mars.
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.
- 05
Ad Astra
A contemplative odyssey across the solar system centered on a complex father-son relationship.
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
- 06
Gravity
A visually stunning and visceral survival thriller that captures the terrifying isolation of Earth's orbit.
Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer, is on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalski completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.
- 07
Sunshine
A high-stakes mission to save the sun that blends breathtaking celestial visuals with psychological tension.
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
- 08
Moon
A haunting, character-driven mystery that examines identity and isolation on a remote lunar base.
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
- 09
First Man
A visceral depiction of the Apollo 11 mission focusing on the immense personal sacrifices of early space flight.
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.
- 10
Solaris
A meditative drama that explores how the vastness of space reflects our own grief and memory.
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.