One of the things that the 11 films have in common is their ability to travel to other planetary systems. Imagining that you are an astronaut in space, believing that the floor is the moon or even imagining antigravity are things that only few can enjoy, let alone observing the planets and each galaxy, stars or fissure of the solar system.
It is for that reason that we present to you one of the 11 best movies to watch in space, if you are a lover of it. And the thing is, we could start a small colony on Mercury and sunbathe with gas masks (even more so than traveling through time). Perhaps we could even say a friendly hello to a passing UFO or volunteer to pilot a satellite alone and then shout into the void when they identify from Houston that there is, in fact, a big one. That and more, it contains is ready.
If you like traveling in space, these 11 space travel movies will help you stay there
1. Alien: The Eighth Passenger (1979)
“In space, no one can hear you scream” is one of the most mythical phrases in the history of cinema. A sentence that is in itself a chillingly succinct analysis of a film that exchanged hope and salvation of the world for abject horror and the most primitive survival.
For Ripley (Sigourney Weaver), the warrant officer aboard the doomed Nostromo ship – paths (and oversized alien jaws designed by Swiss surrealist H.R. Giger) cut through this historical tableau, redefining the mold of the science fiction protagonist and generating multiple sequels, derivatives and imitations in the process. The drooling Xenomorph may not hear your screams, but the neighbors will.
2. High Life (2018)
You have been sentenced to death. So you have two options, face a firing squad, or embark on a hellish journey with other convicted men on a mission to extract alternative energy from a black hole.
Robert Pattinson chooses the latter in this Claire Denis film across the cosmos, as the Green New Deal descends on a strange fertility project run by a sex-crazed scientist played by Juliette Binoche. You’ll see long scenes, a heartbreaking denouement, and vile “self-indulgence” aboard an installation ominously called “The Box.” Maybe the firing squad wasn’t such a bad option after all.
3. Apollo 10½: A Space Childhood (2022)
A space age adventure set against the backdrop of the 1969 Apollo lunar mission and inspired by director Richard Linklater’s childhood.
4. Life (Life): (2017)
In their search for extraterrestrial life on Mars, a crew from the International Space Station will discover that what could be one of the greatest advances in the history of Humanity is, at the same time, evidence of a more intelligent form of life than previously thought. what would be expected.
5. The Wandering Earth (2019)
In the distant future, when the sun begins to lose its energy, a group of astronauts sets out to find a new planet where the human race can live. The film based on a collection of science fiction short stories written by Hugo Award winner Liu Cixin.
6. Midnight Sky (2020)
Augustine (George Clooney) is a lonely scientist in the Arctic, trying to contact a spaceship trying to return to Earth. Augustine wants to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning to her home, where a mysterious global catastrophe has occurred.
7. Gravity (2013)
Alfonso Cuarón’s gripping space thriller deserved each and every one of its ten nominations at the 86th Academy Awards. It tells the story of the first-time astronaut played by Sandra Bullock, whose maintenance work with her partner, played by George Clooney, goes wrong and ends in disaster.
The tension is felt in the most absolute nothing, with shots without sound that leave you glued to the seat (or the sofa, now that you can see it at home), and the feeling of danger is, simply, masterful. One of the films about science that has received the most and best reviews in the history of cinema, in addition to being a tremendous box office success.
8. Oxygen (2021)
A woman (Mélanie Laurent) wakes up in a cryogenic chamber. The operating system that manages her, which goes by the name of MILO (voiced by Mathieu Amalric), informs her that she only has less than 40% oxygen left and that her number is decreasing dramatically.
Time of life? Just over an hour. And that is if she is calm and does not consume more than necessary. The worst thing is that the protagonist can’t remember anything about herself: not her name, not her past life, not what the hell she’s doing stuck inside of her.
9. Interstellar (2014)
Christopher Nolan’s space opera is a film with two sides. One where up in the skies Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway search for a habitable replacement for a now desolate planet Earth. And another where Jessica Chastain and Michael Caine try to decipher the codes related to the survival of humanity (you will also see a young Timothée Chalamet, by the way). In its entirety, however, Interstellar is one of the few films that has managed to successfully bring to the screen the intellectual complexities of space travel within truly entertaining footage.
10. Aniara (2018)
The Earth, once again, has been exploited and exhausted by humanity. However, new life on Mars draws attention, with safe passage facilitated by a luxury spacecraft from which the film takes its name. Except it’s not so safe. As Aniara veers into the unknown, this grim Swedish sci-fi thriller finds its anonymous protagonist – the manager of a relaxing virtual reality device called Mima – witnessing human disaster as her workplace falls deeper. in the galactic abyss. Without a doubt, a bad job choice.
11. Moon (2009)
The dark side of the Moon is a good place to hide the dark side of capitalism. In Moon, director Duncan Jones’ stunning and scientifically lauded debut, we see Sam Rockwell near the end of a lonely three-year shift exploiting precious lunar energy. But as he begins preparations for an early retirement on Earth, he realizes that he may not be alone in this compelling story of ethics, business, and the meaning of self-identity.