Movies Like The Challenger Disaster

If you liked The Challenger Disaster (2013), a thriller and drama movie directed by James Hawes, 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.

1
Gravity (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and drama
Dr 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.
2
Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also drama and tv movie
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
3
The Right Stuff (1983)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and history
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
4
Apollo 13 (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also drama and history
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of heroism. Drifting…
5
Last Breath (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also thriller and drama
Seasoned deep-sea divers battle the raging elements to rescue their crewmate trapped hundreds of feet below the ocean's surface.
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K-19: The Widowmaker (2002)
★ 6.6/10Also history and thriller
When Russia's first nuclear submarine malfunctions on its maiden voyage, the crew must race to save the ship and prevent a nuclear disaster.
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Collision Earth (2011)
★ 5.8/10Also tv movie and drama
A huge solar flare blasts Mercury out of it's orbit and provides it with an intense magnetic field and it's on collision course for Earth.
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Kursk (2018)
★ 6.6/10Also drama and history
Barents Sea, August 12th, 2000. During a Russian naval exercise, and after suffering a serious accident, the K-141 Kursk submarine sinks with 118 crew members on board. While the few sailors who are still alive barely…
9
Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1992)
★ 6.9/10Also drama and tv movie
At the insistence of Ruth Van Rydock, an old schoolfriend who is convinced that there is something wrong, Miss Marple agrees to visit 'Stonygates', the country house of Ruth's sister.
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride (2016)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and thriller
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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Kept Woman (2015)
★ 6.5/10Also thriller and tv movie
Jessica and her fiancé Evan have just moved from the city into their dream home on a quiet suburban street. Soon after, Jessica catches her seemingly friendly new neighbor, Simon, in a strange lie and can't let her…
12
Stowaway (2021)
★ 6/10Also drama and thriller
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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Hostile Waters (1997)
★ 6.1/10Also tv movie and drama
Based on true events, an American submarine collides into a Soviet sub of the coast of America and an ensuing standoff occurs that could lead to total annihilation.
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Just Mercy (2019)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and history
The powerful true story of Harvard-educated lawyer Bryan Stevenson, who goes to Alabama to defend the disenfranchised and wrongly condemned — including Walter McMillian, a man sentenced to death despite evidence…
15
Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: A Very Foul Play (2019)
★ 7.5/10Also tv movie and thriller
At a gathering of mystery and true crime fans, Aurora Teagarden’s nephew, Phillip, is accused of murder when an unplanned onstage blackout during the play in which he is performing ends, revealing Phillip holding the…
16
Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and drama
While Aurora "Roe" Teagarden searches for her piece of the American dream, she decides to test the waters of the family business - real estate sales. Only thing is there's a dead body in the first house she shows. When…
17
Harriet (2019)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and history
The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and tenacity freed hundreds of slaves and changed the course of history.
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Belfast (2021)
★ 7/10Also drama and history
Buddy is a young boy on the cusp of adolescence, whose life is filled with familial love, childhood hijinks, and a blossoming romance. Yet, with his beloved hometown caught up in increasing turmoil, his family faces a…
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6 Below: Miracle on the Mountain (2017)
★ 5.8/10Also thriller and drama
An adrenaline seeking snowboarder gets lost in a massive winter storm in the back country of the High Sierras where he is pushed to the limits of human endurance and forced to battle his own personal demons as he…
20
On the Beach (2000)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and tv movie
The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has…