Movies like Interstellar (2014)

10 films to watch after Interstellar, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

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    Stowaway (2021)

    #1 Fit: 72%

    A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

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    Stargate (1994)

    #2 Fit: 64%

    An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

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    The Creator (2023)

    #3 Fit: 62%

    Amid a future war between the human race and the forces of artificial intelligence, a hardened ex-special forces agent grieving the disappearance of his wife, is recruited to hunt down and kill the Creator, the elusive architect of advanced AI who has developed a mysterious weapon with the power to end the war—and mankind itself.

  4. A.I. Artificial Intelligence poster

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

    #4 Fit: 60%

    David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually becomes their child, a series of unexpected circumstances make this life impossible for David.

  5. Planet of the Apes poster

    Planet of the Apes (1968)

    #5 Fit: 60%

    Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent chimpanzee scientist.

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    Star Trek (2009)

    #6 Fit: 58%

    The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects all emotion. As fiery instinct clashes with calm reason, their unlikely but powerful partnership is the only thing capable of leading their crew through unimaginable danger, boldly going where no one has gone before. The human adventure has begun again.

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    Solaris (2002)

    #7 Fit: 56%

    A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.

  8. I'll Follow You Down poster

    I'll Follow You Down (2013)

    #8 Fit: 48%

    After the disappearance of a young scientist on a business trip, his son and wife struggle to cope, only to make a bizarre discovery years later – one that may bring him home.

  9. TRON: Legacy poster

    TRON: Legacy (2010)

    #9 Fit: 48%

    Sam Flynn, the tech-savvy and daring son of Kevin Flynn, investigates his father's disappearance and is pulled into The Grid. With the help of a mysterious program named Quorra, Sam quests to stop evil dictator Clu from crossing into the real world.

  10. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets poster

    Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)

    #10 Fit: 45%

    In the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission to Alpha, an ever-expanding metropolis where species from across the universe have converged over centuries to share knowledge, intelligence, and cultures. At the center of Alpha is a mysterious dark force which threatens the peaceful existence of the City of a Thousand Planets, and Valerian and Laureline must race to identify the menace and safeguard not just Alpha, but the future of the universe.