Movies Like The Astronauts

If you liked The Astronauts (1959), a animation and science fiction movie directed by Walerian Borowczyk and Chris Marker, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

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Wanderers (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and animation
This short film visualizes potential human exploration of the Solar System through a sequence of digitally reconstructed environments based on real astronomical data and spacecraft imagery. Depicting locations such as…
2
Gandahar (1987)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and science fiction
On the planet Gandahar where peace reigns and poverty is unknown, this utopian lifestyle is upset by reports of people at the outlying frontiers being turned to stone. Sylvain is sent to investigate this mysterious…
3
Unidentified Flying Mater (2009)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and animation
Mater finds a small UFO called Mator and they have a night out. Later, when Mator is captured by military forces, Mater sneaks up and saves him with the help of Lightning McQueen and the UFO's mother.
4
Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and science fiction
When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it home safely, all with the help of an…
5
The Zero Theorem (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
A computer hacker's goal to discover the reason for human existence continually finds his work interrupted thanks to the Management; this time, they send a teenager and lusty love interest to distract him.
6
Babylon 5: The Road Home (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Travel across the galaxy with John Sheridan as he unexpectedly finds himself transported through multiple timelines and alternate realities in a quest to find his way back home. Along the way he reunites with some…
7
Alien: Containment (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship.
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Battle for Terra (2007)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and science fiction
A peaceful alien planet faces annihilation, as the homeless remainder of the human race sets its eyes on Terra. Mala, a rebellious Terrian teenager, will do everything she can to stop it.
9
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and animation
Scrat struggles once again to protect his nut.
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Doctor Who: The Night of the Doctor (2013)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
The Doctor struggles to help the only remaining crewmember of a crashing gunship. The people of the planet below offer to save his life, but at a dear cost to the life he's lived for hundreds of years.
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Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 4 (2015)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
The fourth instalment in the surreal Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared videos in which the three returning characters enter a sinister digital world through their computer.
12
Afterburn (2025)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
Set against the backdrop of a postapocalyptic Earth whose Eastern Hemisphere was destroyed by a massive solar flare, leaving what life remains mutated from radiation and fallout. The story revolves around a group of…
13
Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
In an underground city in a dystopian future, the protagonist, whose name is "THX 1138 4EB", is shown running through passageways and enclosed spaces. It is soon discovered that THX is escaping his community. The…
14
No Time for Nuts (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fiction
Scrat comes across a time machine and is transported to various times all in pursuit of his beloved acorn.
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Stowaway (2021)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
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The House (2022)
★ 7/10Also animation
Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied to the same mysterious house in this animated dark comedy.
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Vesper (2022)
★ 6.2/10Also science fiction
After the collapse of Earth's ecosystem, Vesper, a 13-year-old girl struggling to survive with her paralyzed Father, meets a mysterious Woman with a secret that forces Vesper to use her wits, strength and bio-hacking…
18
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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Osiris (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction
Special Forces commandos on a mission are abducted mid-operation by a mysterious spacecraft. Upon waking aboard, they find themselves prey to a relentless alien race in a fight for survival.
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Blush (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fiction
When a horticulturalist-astronaut crashes onto a desolate planet, he encounters an ethereal visitor and discovers the joy of building a new life—realizing the universe has delivered something astonishing.