My vote: Right Stuff
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The_Only_AL t1_iwpbhol wrote
I’m actually watching Apollo 13 right now and it’s up there, at least the science is correct. Movies like Gravity make me laugh.
Oztravels OP t1_iwpbk6s wrote
Me too. The expanse was brilliant.
thebackwash t1_iwpbsm0 wrote
Event Horizon certainly made the largest impact on me when I was a kid. Shit still gives me nightmares.
darkequation t1_iwpbugo wrote
I can't say I've seen many but Intersteller is my No.1
p38-lightning t1_iwpbxwj wrote
Apollo 13. A true story as good as any fiction.
heyitsmeFR t1_iwpc478 wrote
2001 because that movie is soo abrupt and I love it.
RocketsLEO2ITS t1_iwpc5bf wrote
For a space non-fiction movie, I vote "Apollo 13." For a space fiction movie, "The Martian."
Oztravels OP t1_iwpc6at wrote
And incredible when you consider when it was made.
left_lane_camper t1_iwpc9vi wrote
BSG is great. The new series got kind of weird at the end, but the whole thing was so well done otherwise.
Oztravels OP t1_iwpcbkg wrote
Great list. I would happily share popcorn with you anytime.
left_lane_camper t1_iwpcpu7 wrote
I love Event Horizon. One of the very best space horror movies with just the right amount of camp.
Also, [there is a longer, far gorier version that is lost](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_Horizon_(film)#Lost_footage). Like, it was finished and test-screened to the horror of the audience and studio execs and no one has seen that cut since.
Warhammer 40k nerds also consider it canon in that universe, too.
LongStrangeJourney t1_iwpcsm2 wrote
Movie? Probably Interstellar or The Martian. Also Contact and Event Horizon.
Series: Firefly or The Expanse.
left_lane_camper t1_iwpcvw0 wrote
Same, happy screenings to you!
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quarter_cask t1_iwpepd5 wrote
Moon with Sam Rockwell. And of course Contact, Alien and 2001
RetiredCargo t1_iwperii wrote
I don’t know about movie, but the series For All Mankind is great
ferrel_hadley t1_iwpg3ob wrote
Not a movie but the BBCs "The Space Race" is a docudrama that focusses on von Braun and Korolev and the race to the Moon.
OsakaWilson t1_iwpgicv wrote
The writer's strike messed that up beyond retrieval, but the first two seasons were great.
PoppersOfCorn t1_iwpgq7w wrote
Even more incredible that the movie was made at the same time the novel was still being written and hence the subtle differences(going to Saturn vs. Jupiter)
Michaelbirks t1_iwphjyf wrote
Only some 40k nerds, although it does do a pretty good job of "the horror of the warp".
Stabile_Feldmaus t1_iwpi3x5 wrote
That Hans Zimmer soundtrack
OsakaWilson t1_iwpic3x wrote
Looks like I'm going to have to watch The Expanse.
Oztravels OP t1_iwpig4u wrote
Takes a while to get into the pace of it but it’s worth while.
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Oztravels OP t1_iwpihaf wrote
I had no idea. Thanks.
WorkO0 t1_iwpjntb wrote
It doesn't get a lot of love but I really enjoyed the recent First Man movie and rewatched it multiple times. Creative license was used a bit on the story but the atmosphere and visuals are great, especially since it's in 4K.
WorkO0 t1_iwpju3u wrote
Just rewatched Starship Troopers. Outer space scenes are a bit dated but the battle scenes, editing, purposeful cheesiness, Verhoeven shooting style, it's all still top notch.
The_Only_AL t1_iwpk7og wrote
I’ve read the book several times, and the movie was pretty good, especially the music for the landing, it was so intense. I thought it focused a bit too much on Neil’s loss and so it was kind of depressing. Whilst Armstrong was deeply affected by the loss of his daughter and Ed White and other pilots, he was generally a very intense person but also really fun and goofy. A humble man, who was intensely focused on getting a job done right, and he loooved aircraft. He was universally well loved by almost everyone, a truly great man.
Freespirit2023 t1_iwplicd wrote
Space Balls the Cereal...uh, I mean the Movie
-AmbaaniKaBaap- t1_iwpoptt wrote
Best movie of all time. No other movie like that. A masterpiece from beginning to the very end.
thisusedyet t1_iwpzslo wrote
Best scene has to be the engineers McGuyvering the filters.
Linking the whole scene for background, but the part I'm referencing starts 38 seconds in
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The_Only_AL t1_iwq0ehp wrote
What struck me just watching was the sets, the attention to detail was incredible. They actually built the Command Module and LM on the Vomit Comet and all the weightless scenes were actual weightless scenes.
EducationalSyrup9298 t1_iwq3mq7 wrote
The Martian. (idk if anyone's posted this one yet, but it's my absolute favorite)
arawakanEsthete t1_iwq3wyu wrote
Sunshine (2007) with Cillian Murphy and Chris Evans. It's one of my favorite movies of all times and I always think about the "if you wake up and it's a particularly beautiful sunny day you'll know that we made it" at least twice a day.
MacaroonEconomy654 t1_iwq50pt wrote
Interstellar; hands down, stars up, and wormholes open!
Ok-Difference1962 t1_iwqax0h wrote
Dune, Interstellar, The Martian and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Ok-Difference1962 t1_iwqb124 wrote
Dune, Interstellar, The Martian and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Ted_Fields t1_iwqg7p1 wrote
It’s not a movie, but the show For all mankind. I have enjoyed almost every episode. Not historically accurate and is a bit of sci-if, but solid show IMO.
egregiouscodswallop t1_iwqh5by wrote
If you just mute every scene with James Holden, it's the perfect show. And then maybe reshoot scenes to give Naomi personality besides loving him for two of those middle seasons. Matter of fact, just rewrite the show without him in it. Double the amount of Amos and triple the amount of the pilot. If that's not enough, throw in a little extra Draper.
Arasteele t1_iwqigj7 wrote
Lifelong Trekkie here, so of course honor decrees that I have to say all of the ST movies, and of course the original series.
One of my favorite sci-fi's from my childhood days (I'll be giving away my old age here) was a 1959 classic titled Angry Red Planet.
Not a movie (yet) but I'll shamelessly give a mention to the Mass Effect trilogy, my favorite space series of vgames of all time.
protoman888 t1_iwqlsmn wrote
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Opus_Majus t1_iwqraww wrote
Interstellar was quite horrible.
Australopithecus100 t1_iwqumzm wrote
Why would it be horrible?
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backtotheland76 t1_iwqwma3 wrote
Firefly is my all time favorite. I'm not worried about the science for movies but the story. The expanse is my favorite series
Sure appollo 13 was probably the most accurate but science fiction is supposed to be some authors idea of what the future will be
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CityInevitable6800 t1_iwr0ikf wrote
Witch one movie ? The old version of lynch or the new one from Villeneuve ?
BridgeOnColours t1_iwr1xhy wrote
Interstellar was quite incredible.
Cerulean-880 t1_iwr56tr wrote
Surprised not to see First Man in the comments. Fantastic film!
jesternarf t1_iwr6dl9 wrote
The final dialogue and scene still gets me...like to the point where I'm repressing tears of envy.
As the Red Hot Chili Peppers once said: "Space maybe the final frontier, but it's made in a Hollywood basement."
Great, now I'm depressed.
Slidshocking_Krow t1_iwra06k wrote
What didn't you like?
I thought it was well acted, Gorgeously scored, and the visuals were beautiful (not to mention the first decent mainstream sci-fi depiction of a black hole).
Slidshocking_Krow t1_iwraaux wrote
Ahhhh, I forgot about Contact.
victorysword t1_iwretx4 wrote
Interstellar by far but I also really enjoyed First Man.
These-Eye-7980 t1_iwrgpb6 wrote
By far the best space / movie in general
StrangeOldHermit77 t1_iwrgzfg wrote
Been meaning to go back and watch that one.
StrangeOldHermit77 t1_iwrh405 wrote
Forbidden Planet!! And Leslie Nielsen!
StrangeOldHermit77 t1_iwrh85p wrote
Contact isn’t my number one, but hadn’t seen it listed.
Abalamahalamatandra t1_iwri2wp wrote
I think I'd say The Martian is probably number one, but Silent Running is way up there for me as well.
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House13Games t1_iwrnto4 wrote
I felt the movie portrayed him multiple times like a rabbit in headlights, frozen and not reacting to what was going on, whereas I think the opposite was pretty much the case.
On the other hand, he did crash the LLRV, had the aborted gemini mission, had the most problems on a lunar landing, fluffed his lines on the moon, and flew them into gimbal lock during the docking. But he managed to get through most of these issues, too, so maybe that counts in the long run. I don't think any other astronaut had so many varied incidents in their career.
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House13Games t1_iwrod89 wrote
Salyut-7. It's unashamedly campy at times, but the spacewalk scenes are better than those in Gravity, the spaceship interiors are fantastic, its based on a true story, and its got a class and style of its own. Big plus that its not a hollywood action flick. If you haven't seen it you really should!
The director also recently flew to the ISS and shot a lot of footage for his next movie, can't wait to see that.
Hellabaydude t1_iwrpn59 wrote
May da Schwartz be witch ya
Meiseside t1_iwrq0pz wrote
>Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Have you read the book? The Film is ok, but the book....
grungeman82 t1_iws02n0 wrote
I loved Moon! A very underrated movie in my opinion.
grungeman82 t1_iws0807 wrote
Can't decide between Interstellar and Apollo XIII.
MrZorg58 t1_iws1s8w wrote
Moon was crazy. Well worth the watch.
Ok-Difference1962 t1_iws9gzk wrote
Yes, all of them! I like the movie, Douglas Adams co-wrote the screen play and the cast is awesome
munchanything t1_iwsa46c wrote
Maybe not the amswer you expect because it's a documentary, but "The Farthest". Amazes me that we did that, and how far it's traveled, yet how small that is in the cosmic scale.
kahib_43 t1_iwsaxgm wrote
Dune was visually stunning but imo the energy level wasn't there even in the action scenes
dunbartonoaks t1_iwsbjdd wrote
Yes, 2001 hands down. I’m no movie historian but in my opinion that movie was the beginning of deep space special effects that we take for granted today. And they didn’t use CGI. Great story too.
CSS_usedbandage t1_iwsq3cz wrote
Not a movie but a series - Legend Of Galactic Heroes
Gastric__bypass t1_iwstwnw wrote
It’s also one of my favorites in general, 2001.
Pmatt3773 t1_iwsx31r wrote
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SPACEWALKER!!!(it's available for free on Tubi)! Trailer: https://youtu.be/XnSHIiwCwps Spacewalker(it was a Russian movie but here in America it was called "age of pioneers" with english subtitles but then they dubbed it in English and called it spacewalker, it was amazing!!!!) Amazing movie about the first space walk, absolutely incredible
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FIRST MAN Trailer https://youtu.be/PSoRx87OO6k Amazing movie about Apollo and Niel Armstrong
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GAGARIN FIRST IN SPACE trailer https://youtu.be/RNneUUKo62E Amazing movie about Gagarins first flight
All these are my favorite and a must watch for any space fans!
And can i just say how happy I am that no one said the movie 'gravity' lol, or even worst 'moonfall' But to anyone reading if you have not seen these 3 movies you should watch them, they are amazing
hexadecimaldump t1_iwtc09n wrote
Not a movie, but the best space entertainment in general is The Expanse.
Realistic physics, gripping storylines, amazing visuals, characters who are flawed but you still root for.
hexadecimaldump t1_iwtcd4j wrote
Agreed, the first 2-3 episodes were a little hard to get on board, but after that you are hooked! The space battle scenes were so well done, and the character development was superb.
hexadecimaldump t1_iwtcplc wrote
I liked Holden. Amos and Draper were my favorites for sure, but I liked all of the main characters.
Odd_so_Star_so_Odd t1_iwteh8h wrote
Well you'll first have to pick between the sci-fi and looks-like-sci-fi but is actually real footage.
Kuromicutie__ t1_iwtg72w wrote
The Martian idk that movie just is so good and I catch watch so many times
Hextremist t1_iwtnrjz wrote
Since nobody else mentioned it I must say The Right Stuff.
alakeya t1_iwtog95 wrote
The new Villeneuve one. While it was impressive what Lynch was able to do at his time, I found the acting in the old one a bit too exaggerated.
alakeya t1_iwtoxg8 wrote
That’s understandable but personally it’s one of the reasons why I liked it. Its energy was completely different from most movies, it felt like I was experiencing the whole plot with Paul. Totally get not liking it for it tho, depends on our personal taste!
Rantabella t1_iwtxm94 wrote
Raised by wolves is a very good Series executive produced by Ridley Scott
Oztravels OP t1_iwtxoek wrote
Loved the first season. Last season had me ready to poke my eyes out.
rexpup t1_iwu6yas wrote
Stunning movie. The launch scene is what I show people to help them "get" staging and why's it's done intuitively - as well as the tyranny of the rocket equation. If you listen to the actual director's loop, everyone is actually very cool and collected during the early engine 5 cutoff, but overall I think it's an excellent portrayal.
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