Movies Like First Man into Space

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

Corridors of Blood

1963·1h 26m·★ 6.4·Robert Day

2 shared crewDir. Robert DayDP: Geoffrey Faithfull

Two-Way Stretch

1960·1h 24m·★ 6.8·Robert Day

2 shared crewDir. Robert DayDP: Geoffrey Faithfull

It! The Terror from Beyond Space

1958·1h 9m·★ 6.0·Edward L. Cahn

4 shared themes: black and white, space travel, monster...Fans also likedStarring Marshall Thompson

This Island Earth

1955·1h 25m·★ 5.9·Joseph M. Newman

Themes: mutant, space travel, spaceFans also likedScience Fiction & Horror

2010

1984·1h 56m·★ 6.7·Peter Hyams

Themes: astronaut, space travel, spaceFans also liked

2001: A Space Odyssey

1968·2h 29m·★ 8.3·Stanley Kubrick

Themes: astronaut, space travelTMDB recommends

Silent Running

1972·1h 29m·★ 6.6·Douglas Trumbull

TMDB recommendsThemes: space travel, spaceScience Fiction & Drama

Interstellar

2014·2h 49m·★ 8.7·Christopher Nolan

Themes: astronaut, space travel, spaceDrama & Science Fiction

Titan A.E.

2000·1h 35m·★ 6.6·Don Bluth

Themes: monster, spaceFans also liked

Space/Time

2025·1h 30m·★ 4.9·Michael O'Halloran

Themes: space travel, spaceFans also liked

The Martian

2015·2h 21m·★ 8.0·Ridley Scott

Themes: astronaut, spaceScience Fiction & Drama

Gravity

2013·1h 31m·★ 7.7·Alfonso Cuarón

Themes: astronaut, spaceScience Fiction & Drama

The Fly

1986·1h 36m·★ 7.6·David Cronenberg

Themes: mutant, monsterHorror & Science Fiction

Alien

1979·1h 57m·★ 8.4·Ridley Scott

Themes: space travel, spaceHorror & Science Fiction

Alien: Covenant

2017·2h 2m·★ 6.4·Ridley Scott

Themes: space travel, spaceHorror & Science Fiction

Apollo 13

1995·2h 20m·★ 7.7·Ron Howard

Themes: astronaut, space

Armageddon

1998·2h 31m·★ 6.7·Michael Bay

Themes: astronaut, space

Roman Holiday

1953·1h 59m·★ 8.0·William Wyler

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Umberto D.

1952·1h 31m·★ 8.1·Vittorio De Sica

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Wings of Desire

1987·2h 8m·★ 7.9·Wim Wenders

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How Good Is First Man into Space?

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