Movies like The Martian
12 films like The Martian (2015), Total Recall, Prometheus, Gravity among them. They're picked by what the story is about and what each shares with The Martian: its director, cast, franchise or setting.
2015 · 141 min · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi. An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
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Total Recall
Also adventure and sci-fiWhen a man goes in to have virtual vacation memories of the planet Mars implanted in his mind, an unexpected and harrowing series of events forces him to go to the planet for real - or is he?
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Prometheus
Also directed by Ridley ScottFollowing clues to the origin of mankind, a team finds a structure on a distant moon, but they soon realize they are not alone.
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Gravity
Also drama and sci-fiDr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
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Moon
Also drama and sci-fiAstronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth, parcels of a resource that has helped diminish ...
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The Dog Stars
Also adventure and dramaIn a post-apocalyptic world, a virus wipes out humanity. Survivors face roaming scavengers called Reapers. Protagonist Hig, a pilot, survived the flu but lost his wife.
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Interstellar
Also stars Jessica ChastainWhen Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
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Cast Away
Also adventure and dramaA FedEx executive undergoes a physical and emotional transformation after crash landing on a deserted island.
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Blade Runner 2049
Also dramaYoung Blade Runner K's discovery of a long-buried secret leads him to track down former Blade Runner Rick Deckard, who's been missing for thirty years.
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American Gangster
Also directed by Ridley ScottAn outcast New York City cop is charged with bringing down Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas.
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Life of Pi
Also adventure and dramaA young man who survives a disaster at sea is hurtled into an epic journey of adventure and discovery. While cast away, he forms an unexpected connection with another survivor: a fearsome Bengal tiger.
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Avengers: Endgame
Also adventure and sci-fiAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.
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Avengers: Infinity War
Also adventure and sci-fiThe Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.
