A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Horizon
Humanity’s greatest adventures.
From historical NASA milestones to speculative journeys across the deep cosmos.
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The movie list
- 01
Interstellar
A visually stunning epic that blends hard science with a deeply emotional journey across the stars.
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
2001: A Space Odyssey
A landmark of cinema that explores human evolution through a mysterious voyage 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.
- 03
The Martian
A thrilling and optimistic look at how scientific ingenuity can overcome the harshest environments on 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.
- 04
Apollo 13
A masterclass in tension that dramatizes the real-life ingenuity required to bring a crippled spacecraft home.
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.
- 05
The Right Stuff
An expansive look at the daring test pilots who became America’s first generation of space explorers.
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.
- 06
First Man
A visceral, intimate portrait of Neil Armstrong and the dangerous path to 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
Gravity
A relentless survival story that captures the terrifying beauty and isolation of Earth's orbit.
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
- 08
Contact
A thoughtful exploration of how humanity might react to receiving its first signal from an alien civilization.
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.
- 09
Hidden Figures
The inspiring true story of the mathematicians whose calculations were vital to the success of the Space Race.
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.
- 10
Europa Report
A realistic, documentary-style thriller about a private mission searching for life on Jupiter’s icy moon.
A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.
- 11
Ad Astra
A contemplative odyssey through the solar system that examines the psychological toll of deep-space travel.
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.
- 12
Moon
A haunting mystery set on a lunar base that questions the ethics of space industrialization.
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.