A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Event Horizon
Space, time, and the human heart.
High-concept sci-fi that blends mind-bending physics with deep human emotion.
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The movie list
- 01
Arrival
A profound exploration of language and non-linear time anchored by a moving story of parenthood.
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 realistic look at first contact that mirrors Interstellar’s blend of hard science and familial bonds.
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 visual masterpiece that inspired the scale and mystery of modern space epics.
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, scientifically grounded survival story about human ingenuity against the vacuum of space.
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
An introspective journey across the solar system that examines the distance between fathers and sons.
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
Sunshine
A visually stunning mission to save humanity that captures the terrifying beauty of the cosmos.
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.
- 07
Gravity
A relentless, immersive survival thriller that highlights the physical reality of being stranded in 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.
- 08
Moon
A quiet, cerebral mystery that explores the psychological toll of long-term isolation in deep space.
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, intimate portrait of the moon landing that focuses on the personal cost of exploration.
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 haunting, philosophical meditation on memory and grief set aboard a lonely space station.
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a type of brain which brings out repressed memories and obsessions.