The Moon Landing
Humans first landed on the Moon fifty years ago, but we started making movies about the Moon nearly seventy years before that, with Georges Méliès’ A Trip to the Moon. Here we present some of our favorite films on one of cinema’s most enduring subjects….
Proxima
An astronaut prepares to embark on a yearlong space mission that would mean leaving her young daughter behind.
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- France, Germany • 2019
- Director Alice Winocour
- Cast Eva Green, Matt Dillon, Zélie Boulant-Lemesle, Lars Eidinger, Sandra Hüller, Alexey Fateev
- Genre Drama
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube, Tubi TV, The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Hoopla
High Life
A father and daughter must rely on each other to survive a dangerous mission to deep space.
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- Germany, France, United Kingdom • 2018
- Director Claire Denis
- Cast Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin, Mia Goth, Agata Buzek, Lars Eidinger
- Genre Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Kanopy
The Martian
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and abandoned by his crew.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2015
- Director Ridley Scott
- Cast Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Sean Bean
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, AMC on Demand
Gravity
Two astronauts, unable to communicate with Earth after a sudden catastrophe, must survive in space on their own.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2013
- Director Alfonso Cuarón
- Cast Sandra Bullock, George Clooney, Ed Harris, Orto Ignatiussen, Phaldut Sharma, Amy Warren
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
In the Shadow of the Moon
Never before seen footage and firsthand accounts tell the story of how NASA’s Apollo program landed a man on the moon.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2007
- Director David Sington
- Cast Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Charlie Duke, Jim Lovell
- Genre Documentary
- Available on History Vault
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
A regular guy having a bad day finds himself on an intergalactic adventure for the meaning of life.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 2005
- Director Garth Jennings
- Cast Martin Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Sam Rockwell, Yasiin Bey, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
- Available on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Fandango At Home, AMC on Demand, Hoopla
Far Side of the Moon
(La face cachée de la lune)
After his mother passes away, a struggling PhD candidate searches for the meaning of life.
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- Canada • 2003
- Director Robert Lepage
- Cast Robert Lepage, Céline Bonnier, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Marco Poulin, Érika Gagnon, Fabrice Mongeau
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Amazon Video
My Life as a Dog
(Mitt liv som hund)
After being sent to live with family in rural Sweden, a young boy finds community and strength amongst the eccentric residents.
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- Sweden • 1985
- Director Lasse Hallström
- Cast Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström
- Genre Comedy, Drama
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video
The Man Who Fell to Earth
An alien arrives on earth on a mission to bring water back to his dying planet.
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- United Kingdom • 1976
- Director Nicolas Roeg
- Cast David Bowie, Rip Torn, Candy Clark, Tony Mascia, Buck Henry, Bernie Casey
- Genre Drama, Science Fiction
- Available on Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Freevee, Hoopla
Solaris
(Солярис)
A psychologist must keep his mind intact as he navigates a space station full of strange visions.
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- Soviet Union • 1972
- Director Andrei Tarkovsky
- Cast Donatas Banionis, Natalya Bondarchuk, Jüri Järvet, Anatoliy Solonitsyn, Nikolay Grinko, Vladislav Dvorzhetsky
- Genre Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Criterion Channel, Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, YouTube
2001: A Space Odyssey
Humanity finds a mysterious monolith buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins.
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- United Kingdom, United States • 1968
- Director Stanley Kubrick
- Cast Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Douglas Rain, Daniel Richter, Leonard Rossiter
- Genre Adventure, Mystery, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Apple TV, Google Play Movies, Fandango At Home, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, YouTube, Spectrum On Demand, AMC on Demand
A Trip to the Moon
(Le Voyage dans la Lune)
A voyage to the beginning of narrative cinema
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- France • 1902
- Director Georges Méliès
- Cast Georges Méliès, Henri Delannoy, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Depierre, Farjaut
- Genre Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- Available on Max Amazon Channel, Max, Amazon Video, Public Domain Movies