A Glean movie guide
Survival in the Stars
When science is the only way home.
Gripping tales of ingenuity, isolation, and the race to survive against the odds.
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The movie list
- 01
Apollo 13
The definitive masterclass in technical problem-solving under extreme pressure.
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.
- 02
Gravity
A visceral, high-stakes experience that captures the terrifying reality of being stranded in 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.
- 03
Moon
A haunting, intimate look at 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.
- 04
Interstellar
An ambitious, grand-scale journey that balances complex scientific concepts with human emotion.
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.
- 05
Hidden Figures
An inspiring celebration of the brilliant minds whose calculations made space travel possible.
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.
- 06
Contact
A grounded and thoughtful exploration of the scientific process behind making first contact.
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.
- 07
Europa Report
A realistic, documentary-style depiction of the technical challenges of deep space exploration.
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
- 08
Sunshine
A visually stunning mission to save the sun that tests the limits of crew dynamics.
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.