20 best movies like The Martian (2015)

List of the best movies like The Martian (2015): Interstellar, Edge of Tomorrow, Apollo 13, Moon, Marooned, Gravity, The Last Days on Mars, Red Planet, Mission to Mars, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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Markimdb: 8.6
Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration02:49

    Interstellar chronicles 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.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

      Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genredrama, adventure, history
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:20

      The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1971, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting more than 200,000 miles from Earth, the astronauts work furiously with the ground crew to avert tragedy.

      Markimdb: 7.8
      Genrefantastic, drama, detective
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:37

      With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an accident however, he wakens to find that he is not alone.

      Markimdb: 5.8
      Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:14

      After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to Earth only to find their de-orbit thrusters won't activate. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a Hurricane headed towards the launch site—and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts' capsule.

      Markimdb: 7.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
      CountryUSA, Mexico, United Kingdom
      Duration01:30

      Dr. Ryan Stone, a brilliant medical engineer on her first Shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky in command of his last flight before retiring. But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The Shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone-tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness of space. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.

      Markimdb: 5.5
      Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, Republic of Ireland
      Duration01:38

      On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claims all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.

      Markimdb: 5.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration01:47

      Astronauts search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.

      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: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
      Duration01:49

      Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, drama
      CountryUSA, Australia
      Duration02:31

      A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.

      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: 5.5
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:44

      A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

      Markimdb: 8.1
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryAustralia, South Africa
      Duration02:30

      An apocalyptic story set in the furthest reaches of our planet, in a stark desert landscape where humanity is broken, and most everyone is crazed fighting for the necessities of life. Within this world exist two rebels on the run who just might be able to restore order. There's Max, a man of action and a man of few words, who seeks peace of mind following the loss of his wife and child in the aftermath of the chaos. And Furiosa, a woman of action and a woman who believes her path to survival may be achieved if she can make it across the desert back to her childhood homeland.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, action
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:38

      The explorer craft USS Palomino is returning to Earth after a fruitless 18-month search for extra-terrestrial life when the crew comes upon a supposedly lost ship, the USS Cygnus, hovering near a black hole. The ship is controlled by Dr. Hans Reinhardt and his monstrous robot companion, but the initial wonderment and awe the Palomino crew feel for the ship and its resistance to the power of the black hole turn to horror as they uncover Reinhardt's plans.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, drama, military
      CountryUnited Kingdom

      The story of a century: a decades-long second World War leaves plague and anarchy, then a rational state rebuilds civilization and attempts space travel.

      Markimdb: 5.9
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:34

      Michael and Ellie break into a military junkyard to find a science project for Michael's class, and discover a strange glowing orb which absorbs electricity. When the orb begins to blend past, present, and future, its up to Michael and Ellie to stop the orb and save mankind.

      Markimdb: 6.6
      Genrefantastic, drama
      CountryUSA
      Duration01:29

      In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet's ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. When word comes in that the pods are to be jettisoned into space and destroyed so that the spacecraft can be reused for commercial purposes, most of the crew of the Valley Forge rejoice at the prospect of going home. Not so for botanist Freeman Lowell who loves the forest and its creatures, so decides to take matters into his own hands to protect what he loves.

      Markimdb: 7.5
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, Japan
      Duration01:38

      Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome by the expedition's lone survivor and warned of destruction by an invisible force if they don't turn back immediately.

      Markimdb: 5.2
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
      Duration02:30

      16-year-old Cassie Sullivan tries to survive in a world devastated by the waves of an alien invasion that has already decimated the population and knocked mankind back to the Stone Age.

      Markimdb: 7
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, France
      Duration02:10

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

      Markimdb: 4.5
      Genrefantastic, thriller
      CountryUSA, Hungary

      When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.

      Markimdb: 6.9
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:20

      Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.

      Markimdb: 6.3
      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
      CountryUSA, Hungary
      Duration01:59

        A special-ops team is dispatched to fight supernatural being that have taken over a European city.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration04:31

        We always knew they were coming back. Using recovered alien technology, the nations of Earth have collaborated on an immense defense program to protect the planet. But nothing can prepare us for the aliens’ advanced and unprecedented force. Only the ingenuity of a few brave men and women can bring our world back from the brink of extinction.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:43

        A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

        Markimdb: 6.1
        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
        CountryJapan
        Duration02:18

        In 2199, five years after the Gamilons began an invasion of Earth, the planet has been ravaged by the aliens' bombs. The remnants of humanity have fled underground to escape the irradiated surface. One day, former pilot Susumu Kodai discovers a capsule sent from the planet Iscandar that tells of a device that can remove the radiation from the Earth's surface. The Earth Defense Force rebuilds the battleship Yamato with a new type of propulsion system to make the 148,000 light year trip to Iscandar in hopes of saving the Earth. Within one year, the radiation will drive the rest of humanity to extinction.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure, family
        CountryUSA

        In the early 21st century, mankind has colonized the oceans. The United Earth Oceans Organization enlists Captain Nathan Bridger and the submarine seaQuest DSV to keep the peace and explore the last frontier on Earth.

        Markimdb: 8.4
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:36

        After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

        Markimdb: 7.5
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
        CountryUSA, Canada
        Duration01:38

        Ba'al travels back in time and prevents the Stargate program from being started. SG-1 must somehow restore history.

        Markimdb: 6.7
        Genrehorror, fantastic, thriller, detective
        CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
        Duration01:36

        In the year 2047 a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the long lost starship "Event Horizon". The ship disappeared mysteriously 7 years before on its maiden voyage and with its return comes even more mystery as the crew of the "Lewis and Clark" discover the real truth behind its disappearance and something even more terrifying.

        Markimdb: 7.8
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:08

        A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

        Markimdb: 4.3
        Genrefantastic, drama
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:00

        A deep space mining vessel has been adrift for two years. It is suspected the crew brutally killed each other, but the reason for the bloodbath is unknown. A rescue crew is sent to find if there are any survivors, what happened and why.

        Markimdb: 6.9
        Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure, family
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:30

        This 1986 Disney adventure tells the story of 12-year-old David who lives with his family in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. When he awakens from being accidentally knocked out in the forest near his home, he finds that eight years have passed. His family is overjoyed to have him back, but just as perplexed as he is by the fact that he hasn't aged. When a NASA scientist discovers a UFO nearby, David gets the chance to unravel the mystery and recover the life he lost.

        Markimdb: 4.3
        Genrefantastic, action, adventure
        CountryUSA, Luxembourg
        Duration01:40

        The Hollywood version of the popular video game series "Wing Commander". Unlike other video games to feature film transitions, series creator Chris Roberts was heavily involved in the film's creation. This is the story of Christopher Blair and Todd "Maniac" Marshall as they arrive at the Tiger Claw and are soon forced to stop a Kilrathi fleet heading towards Earth.

        Markimdb: 6.5
        Genredrama, adventure
        CountryUSA

        A retelling of the classic Swiss Family Robinson story.

        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: 6.5
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
        CountryFrance, United Kingdom, Singapore, New Zealand, Canada, USA, United Arab Emirates, Germany, Belgium, China, Thailand
        Duration01:47

        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.

        Markimdb: 5.4
        Genrefantastic, drama, music
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:26

        After losing contact with Earth, Astronaut Lee Miller becomes stranded in orbit alone aboard the International Space Station. As time passes and life support systems dwindle, Lee battles to maintain his sanity - and simply stay alive. His world is a claustrophobic and lonely existence, until he makes a strange discovery aboard the ship.

        Markimdb: 5.2
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure, family
        CountryUSA, United Kingdom
        Duration02:10

        The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.

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