A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Horizon
The ultimate space exploration guide.
From historical NASA missions to speculative journeys across the stars.
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The movie list
- 01
Interstellar
A visually stunning epic that blends hard science with a deeply emotional journey across the cosmos.
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
- 02
The Martian
A thrilling survival story that celebrates human ingenuity and the technical grit required to explore 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.
- 03
Apollo 13
A masterclass in tension that dramatizes one of history's most harrowing and heroic real-life rescue missions.
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.
- 04
2001: A Space Odyssey
A landmark of cinema that explores the evolution of humanity through a mysterious mission to Jupiter.
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.
- 05
Gravity
A breathless, immersive experience that captures the terrifying beauty and isolation of low Earth 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.
- 06
First Man
An intimate, visceral look at the personal sacrifices and technical risks behind the first lunar landing.
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.
- 07
Contact
A thoughtful exploration of first contact that prioritizes scientific realism and philosophical wonder.
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.
- 08
Moon
A haunting, character-driven mystery that examines the psychological toll of long-term lunar isolation.
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
The Right Stuff
A sweeping chronicle of the early Space Race that captures the daring spirit of the first American astronauts.
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
- 10
Europa Report
A realistic, found-footage style thriller that depicts a high-stakes scientific expedition to Jupiter's moon.
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.