astronomy movies

Asteroid City (2023)
6.5 / 10

Comedy, Drama

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Contact (1997)
7.431 / 10

Drama, Science Fiction, Mystery

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and...

Tá Escrito (2023)
6.5 / 10

Comedy, Romance

Alice is an insecure Leo girl who thinks the stars have made a mistake with her, until one day she receives a blank book with only instructions that...

Forbidden Dream (2019)
6.7 / 10

History, Drama

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through...

Passage of Venus (1874)
6.202 / 10

Documentary

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or...

Nostalgia for the Light (2010)
7.4 / 10

Documentary

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift...

Insomniacs After School (2023)
6 / 10

Comedy, Drama, Romance

No one seems to understand Nakami. His nights are restless, his days sleepy, and his time at school is isolating. Yet all that seems to change when...

Nightfall (2000)
3.8 / 10

Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient...

TimeScapes (2012)
7.2 / 10

Documentary

Stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people and wildlife of the American South West.

Copernicus (1973)
5.5 / 10

Drama, History

Poland's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1973

Die Sonne (2024)
7.7 / 10

Documentary, TV Movie

Good News (1930)
5 / 10

Comedy, Music

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
8.5 / 10

Documentary

How's it all gonna end? This experience takes us on a journey to the end of time, trillions of years into the future, to discover what the fate of...

Stargazing Challenges (2012)
0 / 10

Documentary

Blue Peter presenters Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood want to learn more about the solar system so they challenge scientists Helen Czerski and Jem...

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907)
6 / 10

Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an...

Oliver's Universe (2024)
0 / 10

Drama

The year is 1985. Oliver, a boy with an overflowing imagination, moves with his family to the southernmost corner of Europe, just as Halley's Comet...

Max Minsky and Me (2007)
5.8 / 10

Comedy

Nerdy Jewish Nelly Sue Edelmeister, daughter of a New York mother and Berlin musician in Berlin gets straight A's, except for gym. When she hears her...

Freedom Man (1979)
0 / 10

Drama, Family

The story of Benjamin Banneker, the early American patriot whose achievements rival those of Benjamin Franklin!! Risking his life, working with the...

Shadow Chasers (2000)
0 / 10

Documentary

This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena – are...

Twinkl (2008)
0 / 10

Documentary

Martinique Island, 1974. Inspired by the writings of the Martiniquais poet and politician Aimé Césaire (1913-2008), the dreamer Robert Saint-Rose,...