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Plot Summary:
American astronaut Emma Green must leave her husband and teenage daughter behind to command an international space crew embarking upon a treacherous mission. A series about hope, humanity and how we need one another if we are to achieve impossible things.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, psychological, captivating, feel good, action adventure, powerful, exciting
Best tv shows and movies like Away (2020):
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Don't Look Deeper (2020)
Plot Summary:
In near-future California, high school senior Aisha learns a dark secret about herself. She goes from dreams of graduation and college...to suddenly running for her life.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 8 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, exciting
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Soulmates (2020)
Plot Summary:
Fifteen years into the future, science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 269 min
Plot tags: psychological, suspense, suspenseful, anthology, apocalyptic, queer cinema
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Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
Plot Summary:
When the world's first spaceship is close to its goal (Mars), the TV-network GNN begins its live coverage of the last two hours of the mission and then the problems start. The landing-computer malfunctions, the captain Eugene Slader gets very sick and back on Earth it is discovered that big financial corporations have an interest in the failure of the mission - and we, the viewers, can see it all live on television.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 204
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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Mission Mars (1968)
Plot Summary:
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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A Girl and an Astronaut (2023)
Plot Summary:
An astronaut's return after a 30-year disappearance rekindles a lost love and sparks interest from a corporation determined to learn why he hasn't aged.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Poland
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic drama, futuristic
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Noughts + Crosses (2020)
Plot Summary:
In an alternate history where black “Cross” people rule over white “Noughts”, young couple Sephy and Callum are divided by their colour but united by love.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: psychological, thought provoking, captivating, disturbing
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Lucy in the Sky (2019)
Plot Summary:
Astronaut Lucy Cola returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: realistic, captivating, serious, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, stylized, clever, psychological thriller, emotional
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My Holo Love (2020)
Plot Summary:
Go Nan Do, the owner, and creator of an IT research company must hide his existence from the world after his involvement as a hacker in a major case ten years ago. Presumed dead, the only people who knew of his existence are his step-sister and his companies CEO. Han So Yeon, an assistant manager at a glasses company, keeps her distance from people, due to her inability to recognize people’s faces.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: social, dorama, light, sincere, thought provoking, feel good, captivating, disturbing, romantic drama
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The Ark (2023)
Plot Summary:
100 years in the future, planetary colonization missions have begun as a necessity to help secure the survival of the human race. The first of these missions on a spacecraft known as Ark One encounters a catastrophic event causing massive destruction and loss of life. With more than a year left to go before reaching their target planet, a lack of life-sustaining supplies and loss of leadership, the remaining crew must become the best versions of themselves to stay on course and survive.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags:
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Empire of Danger (2004)
Plot Summary:
A newly designed spacecraft capable of going through time is sent to Mars to rescue a crew previously lost on Mars. The ship is sent through the past but to the wrong time, years later than the first crew. Once they land on Mars, the crew finds that it is a place where Bararians rule. The leader of the Barbarians is a female battle warrior named Giza that wants their ship to use as her own chariot through time where she hopes to steal the ancient power of the Masha. With that power, she will gain complete control of the Siperion Empire. - Empire of Danger is the sequel to the movie "Lost on Mars".
IMDB Rating: 6.2
IMDB Votes: 9
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: exciting, thought provoking, captivating
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Missions (2017)
Plot Summary:
The first manned mission to Mars is now approaching the red planet. The crew includes top-flight scientists and a young female psychiatrist, responsible for their mental health. But just as they are about to land, something goes wrong.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: France
Duration: 26 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing
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Pioneer One (2010)
Plot Summary:
Pioneer One is a 2010 American web series produced by Josh Bernhard and Bracey Smith. It has been funded purely through donations, and is the first series created for and released on BitTorrent networks.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 864
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, serious, captivating, psychological, realistic, suspenseful
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The Space Between Us (2017)
Plot Summary:
A young man raised by scientists on Mars returns to Earth to find his father.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, China
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, futuristic, light, sweet, realistic, sentimental, feel good, captivating, entertaining, uplifting
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Nightflyers (2018)
Plot Summary:
A crew of space explorers embark on an mission to find a mysterious alien ship.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 14000
Genere: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: scary, psychological, exciting, suspenseful, space horror, tense, atmospheric, bleak, captivating, suspense
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The First (2018)
Plot Summary:
Follow the first human mission to Mars, exploring the challenges of taking the first steps toward interplanetary colonization. The story focuses not only on the astronauts, but also on their families and loved ones, as well as the ground team on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: thought provoking, serious, captivating, emotional, sentimental
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Babylon 5 (1993)
Plot Summary:
Babylon 5 is a five-mile long space station located in neutral space. Built by the Earth Alliance in the 2250s, it's goal is to maintain peace among the various alien races by providing a sanctuary where grievances and negotiations can be worked out among duly appointed ambassadors. A council made up of representatives from the five major space-faring civilizations - the Earth Alliance, Minbari Federation, Centauri Republic, Narn Regime, and Vorlon Empire - work with the League of Non-Aligned Worlds to keep interstellar relations under control. Aside from its diplomatic function, Babylon 5 also serves as a military post for Earth and a port of call for travelers, traders, businessmen, criminals, and Rangers.
IMDB Rating: 8.4
IMDB Votes: 34000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: serious, saga, suspense, philosophical, retro, uplifting, apocalyptic, futuristic, offbeat, bleak
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Defying Gravity (2009)
Plot Summary:
Defying Gravity is a multi-nationally produced space travel television science fiction drama series which first aired on August 2, 2009 on ABC and CTV and was canceled in the autumn of 2009. Set in the year 2052, the series follows eight astronauts from four countries on a six-year space mission through the Solar System, during which they are monitored from Earth via a real-time communication system. The series was pitched to networks as "Grey's Anatomy in space". Thirteen episodes of the series were produced before it was cancelled, only eight of which were shown on ABC, though the full run was shown in other countries or online.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada, UK, Germany
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: atmospheric, serious, stylized, philosophical, sentimental, mind bending, futuristic, multicultural
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Mars (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 15000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, clever, captivating, semi documentary, intense
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Ascension (2014)
Plot Summary:
In this three-part miniseries, a young woman's murder causes the subjects of a century-long mission to populate a new world to question the true nature of the project as they approach the point of no return.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 231 min
Plot tags: captivating, talky, serious, sexy, mind bending, existential, intellectual, stylized, psychological, tense
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Crusade (1999)
Plot Summary:
Crusade is an American spin-off TV show from J. Michael Straczynski's Babylon 5. Its plot is set in AD 2267, five years after the events of Babylon 5, and just after the movie A Call to Arms. The Drakh have released a nanovirus plague on Earth, which will destroy all life on Earth within five years if it is not stopped. To that end, the Victory class destroyer Excalibur has been sent out to look for anything that could help the search for a cure.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 5000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: apocalyptic, thrilling, futuristic, exciting, tense, bleak, serious, suspenseful, stylized, gloomy
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Astronaut: The Last Push (2012)
Plot Summary:
When a tragic accident cuts short the first manned mission to explore life on the moons of Jupiter, Michael Forrest must make the 3 year journey home to Earth in pure solitude.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags: psychological, atmospheric, serious, philosophical, contemplative, independent film
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Stargate Universe (2009)
Plot Summary:
The adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are now trying to figure out a way to return to Earth, while simultaneously trying to explore and to survive in their unknown area of the universe.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 53000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: exciting, futuristic, tense, cliffhanger, epic, saga, thrilling, serious, suspenseful, cult film
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Outcasts (2010)
Plot Summary:
Outcasts is a 2011 British television science-fiction drama serial, starring Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Amy Manson, Daniel Mays, Jamie Bamber, Eric Mabius and Ashley Walters. It originally aired on BBC One, and BBC HD. It was broadcast in the United States on BBC America.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 50 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspenseful, contemplative, apocalyptic, captivating, psychological, tense, serious, stylized
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For All Mankind (2019)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 8.1
IMDB Votes: 59000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, realistic, suspense, disturbing, stylized, thought provoking, political drama
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Another Life (2019)
Plot Summary:
After a massive alien artifact lands on Earth, Niko Breckinridge leads an interstellar mission to track down its source and make first contact.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 38000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: tense, touching, disturbing, apocalyptic, captivating, futuristic, crying
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Approaching the Unknown (2016)
Plot Summary:
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.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing
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The Astronaut Wives Club (2015)
Plot Summary:
Based on the book by Lily Koppel, this 10 episode limited series tells the story of the women who were key players behind some of the biggest events in American history. As America’s astronauts were launched on death-defying missions, Life Magazine documented the astronauts’ families, capturing the behind-the-scenes lives of their young wives. Overnight, these women were transformed from military spouses into American royalty. As their celebrity rose and tragedy began to touch their lives, they rallied together.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, period drama
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Foundation (2021)
Plot Summary:
Follow a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 88000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Ireland, USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: futuristic, tense, captivating, exciting, satirical, realistic, apocalyptic, novela, interesting
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The Expanse (2015)
Plot Summary:
A thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expose the greatest conspiracy in human history.
IMDB Rating: 8.5
IMDB Votes: 168000
Genere: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: futuristic, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, tense, erotic, spiritual, political, satirical, detective
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Lost in Space (2018)
Plot Summary:
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 104000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Family, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, sincere, futuristic, sitcom, children's program