Best Astronaut Movies & TV Shows

Interstellar

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.

Run time: 169m Tagline: Mankind was born on Earth. It was never meant to die here. Release: 2014-11-05

Stars: Anne Hathaway Casey Affleck Ellen Burstyn Jessica Chastain John Lithgow Mackenzie Foy Matthew McConaughey Michael Caine Topher Grace Wes Bentley

Explore an aspirational world where NASA and the space program remained a priority and a focal point of our hopes and dreams as told through the lives of NASA astronauts, engineers, and their families.

Stars: Coral Peña Costa Ronin Cynthy Wu Edi Gathegi Joel Kinnaman Mireille Enos Ruby Cruz Sean Kaufman Toby Kebbell Wrenn Schmidt

Mars

The maiden crew of the Daedalus spacecraft must push itself to the brink of human capability in order to successfully establish the first sustainable colony on Mars. Set both in the future and in the present day, this series blends scripted elements set in the future with documentary vérité interviews with today’s best and brightest minds in modern science and innovation, illuminating how research and development is creating the space technology that will enable our first attempt at a mission to Mars.

Stars: Alberto Ammann Anamaria Marinca Clémentine Poidatz Cosima Shaw Esai Morales Jihae Kata Sarbó Nicholas Wittman Roxy Sternberg Sammi Rotibi

The Martian

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.

Run time: 141m Tagline: Bring him home. Release: 2015-09-30

Stars: Aksel Hennie Chiwetel Ejiofor Jeff Daniels Jessica Chastain Kate Mara Kristen Wiig Matt Damon Michael Peña Sean Bean Sebastian Stan

Life

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

Run time: 104m Tagline: Be careful what you search for. Release: 2017-03-22

Stars: Alexandre Nguyen Ariyon Bakare Camiel Warren-Taylor Haruka Kuroda Hiroyuki Sanada Jake Gyllenhaal Naoko Mori Olga Dihovichnaya Rebecca Ferguson Ryan Reynolds

Spaceman

Six months into a solo mission, a lonely astronaut confronts the cracks in his marriage with help from a mysterious creature he discovers on his ship.

Run time: 108m Tagline: I just want to go home. Release: 2024-02-23

Stars: Adam Sandler Carey Mulligan Isabella Rossellini Kunal Nayyar Lena Olin Marian Roden Paul Dano Petr Papánek Sinéad Phelps Zuzana Stivínová