American movies about Mars

List of the best American movies about the planet Mars, selected by visitors to our site: The Martian, Mission to Mars, Stowaway, Ad Astra, Total Recall, Approaching the Unknown, Life, Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars, 400 Days, Doom: Annihilation.

In the top there are new films of 2023, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Country
Markimdb: 8
Genrefantastic, adventure
CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Hungary, Jordan
Duration03:34

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.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantastic, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada, France
Duration01:54

When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.

Markimdb: 5.6
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA, Germany

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

Markimdb: 6.5
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
CountryUSA, China, Brazil
Duration02:36

An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.

Markimdb: 6.2
Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
CountryUSA, Canada
Duration01:58

Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid, even though he's got a beautiful wife who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen, the leader of the free world - Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter to find the head of the underground resistance and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.

Markimdb: 4.8
Genrefantastic, thriller, drama
CountryUSA
Duration02:31

Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.

Markimdb: 6.6
Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller
CountryUSA, United Kingdom
Duration02:29

    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.

    Markimdb: 5.5
    Genrefantastic, action, cartoon
    CountryUSA, Japan
    Duration01:30

    Federation trooper Johnny Rico is ordered to work with a group of new recruits on a satellite station on Mars, where giant bugs have decided to target their next attack.

    Markimdb: 4.4
    Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
    CountryUSA
    Duration01:46

    4 would be astronauts spend 400 days in a land locked space simulator to test the psychological effects of deep space travel but, when something goes terribly wrong and they are forced to leave the simulation, they discover that everything on earth has changed. Is this real or is the simulation on a higher level than they could have ever imagined?

    Markimdb: 3.7
    Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration00:30

    Doom: Annihilation follows a group of space marines as they respond to a distress call from a base on a Martian moon, only to discover it’s been overrun by demonic creatures who threaten to create Hell on Earth.

    Markimdb: 6.6
    Genrefantastic, action, adventure
    CountryUSA
    Duration02:12

      John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

      Markimdb: 5.4
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:28

      When Martians suddenly abduct his mom, mischievous Milo rushes to the rescue and discovers why all moms are so special.

      Markimdb: 6.4
      Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:32

      A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, adventure, family, cartoon
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Australia
      Duration02:31

      Set after the events of Continental Drift, Scrat's epic pursuit of his elusive acorn catapults him outside of Earth, where he accidentally sets off a series of cosmic events that transform and threaten the planet. To save themselves from peril, Manny, Sid, Diego, and the rest of the herd leave their home and embark on a quest full of thrills and spills, highs and lows, laughter and adventure while traveling to exotic new lands and encountering a host of colorful new characters.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genrecomedy, drama
      CountryUSA

      A gay cocky young man travels to Oregon to work on an apple farm. Out of his element, he finds his lifestyle and notions being picked apart by everyone who crosses his path.

      Markimdb: 5.6
      Genreaction, comedy, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:32

      A young, hipster entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company’s big launch. With his entire life in disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged pregnant sister, brother-in-law and three year-old nephew in the suburbs — only to become their manny. Faced with real responsibility, he may finally have to grow up — but not without some bad behavior first.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:21

      When Ethan arrives at the airport just in time to declare his undying love for his girlfriend, love appears to have conquered all. The scene, however, is really the ending of Ethan's novel, which his agent calls "unrealistic." Ethan soon meets a waitress, Jesse, and falls in love with her despite her growing devotion to Troy, a charming businessman. But the line between reality and fiction becomes increasingly blurred.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrecomedy, drama, family, history
      CountryUSA

      Two teenage girls travel across the U.S. in 1962, during the chaos of the Cuban missile crisis, in search of Eleanor Roosevelt.

      Markimdb: 4.3
      Genrecomedy
      CountryUSA

      Slackers who live for free in a rock star's mansion find that their ride on the gravy train is coming to an end with the sale of their pal's residence.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      After breaking up with her boyfriend, a bookstore manager resists a seemingly perfect guy's attempts to woo her.

      Markimdb: 4.8
      Genrethriller, drama, crime
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:50

      A rising Boston gangster (Ben Barnes) endangers those around him when he starts to make moves without the knowledge of his boss (Harvey Keitel).

      Markimdb: 6.1
      Genrecomedy, drama, sport
      CountryUSA

      In 2004, Hope Ann Greggory became an American hero after winning the bronze medal for the women's gymnastics team. Today, she's still living in her small hometown, washed-up and embittered. Stuck in the past, Hope must reassess her life when a promising young gymnast threatens her local celebrity status.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrecomedy, drama, biography, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

        The men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantasy, comedy, cartoon
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:56

        Zorn, the animated warrior, returns to Orange County, CA, to win back his live-action ex-wife Edie and teenage son, Alan.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genrehorror, thriller, detective
        CountryUSA

        A woman once possessed by a mysterious entity uncovers a shocking secret about her past and must face the demon that is lurking inside of her.

        Markimdb: 5.7
        Genreaction, thriller, fantasy
        CountrySouth Africa, China, USA
        Duration02:23

        An assassin seeks redemption after being given a second chance at life.

        Markimdb: 4.8
        Genrehorror, thriller, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:27

        After a series of bad experiences with men, Shae teams up with her co-worker, Lu, who has a simple, deadly way of dealing with the opposite sex.

        Markimdb: 5.8
        Genreaction, thriller, drama, crime, detective
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:40

        When Baton Rouge police detective Bud Carter busts contract killer Jesse Weiland, he convinces Jesse to become an informant and rat out the South's most powerful crime ring.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA

        Tommy and his older brother Eric live in the midst of vast remote forests. The death of their friend pushes them close to the edge. Eric doesn’t know how to channel his energy. All at once, nature’s vastness feels stifling.

        Markimdb: 6.6
        Genrecomedy, melodrama, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:29

        A couple who can't stop fighting embark on a last-ditch effort to save their marriage: turning their fights into songs and starting a band.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genreaction, fantasy, comedy, drama, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, New Zealand
        Duration02:18

        For years, old wood carver Mr. Meacham has delighted local children with his tales of the fierce dragon that resides deep in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. To his daughter, Grace, who works as a forest ranger, these stories are little more than tall tales... until she meets Pete, a mysterious 10-year-old with no family and no home who claims to live in the woods with a giant, green dragon named Elliott. And from Pete's descriptions, Elliott seems remarkably similar to the dragon from Mr. Meacham's stories. With the help of Natalie, an 11-year-old girl whose father Jack owns the local lumber mill, Grace sets out to determine where Pete came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this dragon.

        Markimdb: 6
        Genrecomedy, drama
        CountryUSA

        A wedding at her parents' Annapolis estate hurls high-strung Lynn into the center of touchy family dynamics.

        Markimdb: 5.3
        Genredrama, history
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:27

        "Stonewall" is a drama about a young man in New York caught up during the 1969 Stonewall Riots, a pivotal event widely considered the starting point for the modern gay civil rights movement.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrecomedy, melodrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:23

        After being fired, Rebecca hours back to her old home town to attend her friends wedding on Christmas Eve and visit her mother. But when she tries to return home she finds she must relive Christmas Eve over and over until she gets it right.

        Markimdb: 3
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:00

        This biopic of the legendary actor Marlon Brando stars Damian Chapa as the two-time Oscar-winner and focuses primarily on the troubled relationship Brando had with his son Christian who battled drug addiction

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genredrama
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom

        An unlikely friendship forms between 21 year-old Jane and the elderly Sadie after Jane discovers a hidden stash of money inside an object at Sadie's yard sale.

        Markimdb: 6.3
        Genredrama, biography
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:51

        Tragedy strikes when a woman named Joyce's son falls through the ice on a frozen lake and is trapped underwater for over 15 minutes. After being rushed to the hospital, the 14-year-old boy continues to fight for his life as Joyce, her husband and their pastor stay by his bedside and pray for a miracle.

        Markimdb: 7.6
        Genrethriller, drama, history
        CountryUSA, Germany, India
        Duration02:39

          During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate his release. Donovan boards a plane to Berlin, hoping to win the young man's freedom through a prisoner exchange. If all goes well, the Russians would get Rudolf Abel, the convicted spy who Donovan defended in court.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genreaction, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
          CountryUSA, Philippines, Puerto Rico
          Duration01:59

          A doctor desperately tries to save his wife and their 5 year old son after their vacation in the Bahamas takes an unexpected turn.

          Markimdb: 6.3
          Genrehorror, comedy, melodrama
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:23

          When Cole stays up past his bedtime, he discovers that his hot babysitter is part of a Satanic cult that will stop at nothing to keep him quiet.

          Markimdb: 2.7
          Genrehorror, fantastic, action, thriller, comedy, adventure, western
          CountryUSA

          After an accidental explosion at a local mine, dinosaurs emerge from the rubble to terrorize a small western town. Now, a group of gunslingers must defend their home if anyone is going to survive in a battle of cowboys versus dinosaurs.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genremelodrama, drama
          CountryUSA, Canada

          Maya Sulliway is a struggling single mom who's studying to become an accountant. When her young daughter goes off to sleepaway camp, Maya accepts a summer internship at Kizzmit, a tech company known for developing a popular social app, in order to receive college credit.

          Markimdb: 4.8
          Genrehorror, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:32

          A troubled young woman takes up residence in a gothic apartment building where she must confront a terrifying evil.

          Markimdb: 3.5
          Genreaction, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

          A woman and her best friend go on a crime spree to rob her husband and escape her marriage.

          Markimdb: 6.5
          Genrecomedy
          CountryUSA

          Will is a 30-something website manager who uses local café, Coffee Town, as his office. When the owners of the shop discuss plans to convert Coffee Town into a bar, Will enlists the help of his two best friends Chad and Gino to save his freeloading existence. In order to thwart the plans of Coffee Town's owners, the trio stages a robbery to create the illusion of an unsafe neighborhood not suitable for the proposed venue. Also standing in their way is Sam, a disgruntled barista with delusions of grandeur and Will's heartache over unrequited love for Becca.

          Markimdb: 6.4
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:30

          A crew of international astronauts are sent on a private mission to Jupiter's fourth moon.

          Markimdb: 7.5
          Genrecomedy, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:38

          A standup comic discovers that his wife is unfaithful, leading him to reevaluate his life amidst the New York City comedy scene.

          Markimdb: 6.2
          Genrethriller, drama, crime
          CountryFrance, USA
          Duration01:35

          A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.

          Markimdb: 3.6
          Genrethriller, drama
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:32

          A playwright who begins to mentally unravel before premiere night. She is plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.

          Markimdb: 3.2
          Genrehorror, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:19

          In October 2009, the filmmakers went into an abandoned psychiatric hospital to explore the 'haunted' institution, famous for its radical treatment of patients with mental illness. Electroshock, insulin therapy, and lobotomies were commonplace. Once inside, the filmmakers quickly discovered that they were not alone.




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