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17 Movies similar to The Midnight Sky (2020)

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1 Gravity (2013) ★ 7.7

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Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineering specialist, embarks on his first space mission under the command of veteran astronaut Matt Kowalski, for whom this flight is his last before retirement. But during a seemingly routine job, disaster strikes overboard.

The shuttle is destroyed, and Stone and Kowalski are left completely alone; they are tethered to each other, and all they can do is orbit in pitch-black space without any connection to Earth or any hope of rescue.

First Man (2018) poster

2 First Man (2018) ★ 7.3

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Fate loves a daredevil, and Neil Armstrong definitely belongs to their number. The whole world knows his name, but few know the cost of the astronaut's small step, which became a huge leap for all mankind.

Ad Astra (2019) poster

3 Ad Astra (2019) ★ 6.5

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The near future. Several years ago, mankind launched a program to search for extraterrestrial life, Project Lima, led by Captain Clifford McBride. The last signal of the expedition was detected in the vicinity of Neptune, and since then nothing was known about its fate. Captain McBride himself became a hero and the most famous astronaut who inspired many to explore space.

Sixteen years after the disappearance of Project Lima, strange bursts of energy begin to occur on Earth, disabling electrical systems and wreaking havoc and destruction. According to the U.S. space agency, the signal comes from Neptune, and now the son of a famous astronaut, Major Roy McBride, is assigned an important mission. He must get to a Martian base and from there try to contact his presumably living father.

The Martian (2015) poster

4 The Martian (2015) ★ 8.0

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The Ares 3 Martian mission was forced to leave the planet in the process of work due to an impending sandstorm. Engineer and biologist Mark Watney suffered damage to his spacesuit during the sandstorm. The mission staff, believing him dead, evacuated the planet, leaving Mark alone.

Waking up, Watney discovers that there is no communication with Earth, but the living module is fully functional. The protagonist begins to look for a way to survive on the available food, vitamins, water and air supplies for another 4 years before the next mission "Ares-4" arrives.

Aniara (2018) poster

5 Aniara (2018) ★ 6.2

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Mankind sends settlers to Mars on several spaceships. The passengers are spoiled for consumption, as the ships have everything modern man needs - they are giant shopping malls. But after one of the ships, called the Aniara, goes off course and loses control, the humans have to face unintended consequences.

Moon (2009) poster

6 Moon (2009) ★ 7.9

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Sam's contract is coming to an end: he spent three years on the moon, overseeing an automated rare-gas extraction station. Three long years all alone, save for the talking robot GERTY, can change anyone. Two weeks before returning to Earth, Sam meets his replacement...

2067 (2020) poster

7 2067 (2020) ★ 4.9

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The year 2067. People have finally ruined the ecology and now suffocate - animals and plants have disappeared, the planet is shrouded in thick layers of smog. Because of the artificial oxygen, some people develop a disease that cannot be cured. The simple technician Ethan White is willing to do anything to help his sick wife. Suddenly the corporation where his physicist father once worked receives a message from the future: "Send Ethan White." The boy becomes humanity's last hope.

IO (2019) poster

8 IO (2019) ★ 4.7

Earth has become uninhabitable and all of humanity has moved to Jupiter's satellite, Io. Almost no one is left on the home planet except lonely Sam, who hopes to find a way to save Earth. But the appearance of another survivor forces her to reconsider her plans.

Approaching the Unknown (2016) poster

9 Approaching the Unknown (2016) ★ 4.8

Preparing for a solo mission to Mars was very stressful for American astronaut William Stanforth, but the challenges he encountered in space exceeded all his expectations.

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Passengers (2016) poster

10 Passengers (2016) ★ 7.0

A spaceship with 5,000 passengers on board, plunged into an artificial dream for the duration of the flight, is heading for the planet that will become their new home. Everything goes according to plan, but due to a system malfunction, the two passengers suddenly wake up and realize that it is 90 years to the final destination of the journey, and they are destined to spend the rest of their lives together in the luxurious interiors of the ship, equipped with the latest technology. Gradually, Jim and Aurora become irresistibly attracted to each other, but the ship gets into trouble, and now the lives and fate of all the inhabitants of the ship are in their hands.

The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) poster

11 The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) ★ 5.5

While the earthly world is on the brink of a war for resources, in space a group of scientists is testing a device that could solve the problem of the energy crisis. Several unsuccessful attempts lead the scientists to despair. Fuel is left for three launches, and when the device is launched successfully, the joy is short-lived as the team has to deal with very strange phenomena.

The Titan (2018) poster

12 The Titan (2018) ★ 4.8

American military man Rick takes part in a grand space program. The best minds on the planet are trying to create superhumans who, after the death of Earth, will ensure the continued existence of mankind on the planet Titan. However, the experiment on genes leads to unpredictable consequences.

The Wandering Earth (2019) poster

13 The Wandering Earth (2019) ★ 6.0

In the near future, it becomes known that the Sun is about to go out, which will destroy the solar system. Then mankind launches a large-scale project called "Wandering Earth", the purpose of which is to use the huge engines installed around the world to move the Earth and fly to find a new abode. After 17 years of travel, the Earthlings approach Jupiter. The giant planet's gravity alters Earth's trajectory, causes global earthquakes, and threatens the entire human survival project.
Snowpiercer (2013) poster

14 Snowpiercer (2013) ★ 7.1

The not-too-distant future. Seventeen years ago, a man-made disaster struck the planet. Where forests and gardens used to grow, now there is snow and ice, and life is preserved only in the giant train, rushing nonstop along the trans-Eurasian highway. In the first carriages of the train live the ruling elite, in the last - ordinary people. Life at the back of the train resembles a concentration camp - disease, poverty and the lawlessness of the overseers. It is here, from among the humiliated and insulted rises a man who wants to restore justice.
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) poster

15 The Day After Tomorrow (2004) ★ 6.4

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Earth is moving steadily towards a global ecological catastrophe: in one part of the world all life is dying of drought, in another part, the raging water element is demolishing cities.

The proximity of the catastrophe forces a climate scientist, trying to find a way to stop the global warming, to go in search of his missing son to New York, which has entered a new ice age...

The Day After Tomorrow (2004) is on #15 spot of movies related to The Midnight Sky (2020). The Day After Tomorrow (2004) was released in 2004, made by Roland Emmerich and has average rating 6.4 in 2022. Main stars of the The Day After Tomorrow (2004) film are: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum.

Sunshine (2007) poster

16 Sunshine (2007) ★ 7.2

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The year 2057. The sun is dying, and humanity faces the prospect of extinction. Planet Earth's last hope lies in the Icarus 2, a spaceship crewed by eight men and women, led by Captain Kaneda. Their mission is to deliver a nuclear charge with which to reignite the fading Sun.

Sunshine (2007) film was made by . Main stars of the movie: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans. You can find Sunshine (2007) in the the next genre categories: Sci-Fi, Thriller and Sunshine (2007) has average rating 7.2, according to Screench user votes.

Interstellar (2014) poster

17 Interstellar (2014) ★ 8.6

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When drought, dust storms and plant extinctions lead humanity into a food crisis, a team of explorers and scientists travels through a wormhole (which supposedly connects regions of space-time across a great distance) to surpass previous limitations on human space travel and find a planet with conditions suitable for humanity.

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The elderly astronomer Augustine has spent his life studying the stars. When news of some kind of catastrophe arrives, he is left all alone at an Arctic research station. It is there that he meets the mysterious girl Iris, while the echoes of the rest of the world gradually subside. At this time, returning from a mission off Jupiter, the crew of the ship Aether, led by Captain Sullivan, flies to Earth. Augustine and Sullivan are far apart, but their fates are inextricably linked.

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