A Glean movie guide
Beyond the Horizon: The Best of Space Travel
Explore the final frontier.
From realistic lunar missions to mind-bending interstellar voyages.
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The movie list
- 01
2001: A Space Odyssey
A visually stunning masterpiece exploring 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.
- 02
Interstellar
An emotionally charged epic blending theoretical physics with a desperate search for a new home.
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.
- 03
The Martian
A thrilling survival story that celebrates human ingenuity and the technical logistics of Mars exploration.
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
Gravity
A breathless survival thriller 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.
- 05
Apollo 13
A gripping account of NASA’s most famous "successful failure" and the brilliance of mission control.
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.
- 06
First Man
A visceral and intimate look at the personal cost and physical intensity of the first lunar mission.
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
The Right Stuff
A sweeping chronicle of the daring test pilots who became America's first 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.
- 08
Sunshine
A stylish and intense thriller about a high-stakes mission to reignite the dying sun.
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.
- 09
Moon
A thought-provoking character study about the psychological toll of isolation on a 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.
- 10
Solaris
A haunting philosophical journey into the deep reaches of space and the human subconscious.
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.