Movies Like The Illustrated Man

If you liked The Illustrated Man (1969), a science fiction and drama movie directed by Jack Smight, 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
Solaris (2002)
★ 6/10Also drama and science fiction
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
2
Stowaway (2021)
★ 6/10Also science fiction and drama
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
3
Gravity (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction 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.
4
The Astronaut (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also horror and science fiction
After returning from her first space mission, astronaut Sam Walker is placed under NASA’s care at a high security house for rehabilitation and medical testing. However, when disturbing occurrences begin happening…
5
Interstellar (2014)
★ 8.5/10Also drama and science fiction
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
6
Planet of the Apes (1968)
★ 7.7/10Also science fiction and drama
Astronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a benevolent…
7
Last and First Men (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and science fiction
As the end approaches inexorably, the last humans, living millions of years into the future, send a message to the humanity of the present that is both a plea for help and a warning, but also an epic tale of evolution…
8
Moon (2009)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction and drama
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of…
9
Finch (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also science fiction and drama
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.
10
2073 (2024)
★ 6.7/10Also science fiction and drama
Inspired by Chris Marker's iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée; the year is 2073—a not-so-distant dystopian future—and the setting is New San Francisco, the scorched-earth tech-dominant police state where democracy and…
11
The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and horror
Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia town of Point Pleasant, whose residents are being visited by a great winged shape that sows hideous…
12
Circle (2015)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
In a massive, mysterious chamber, fifty strangers awaken to find themselves trapped with no memory of how they got there. Organized in an inward-facing circle and unable to move, they quickly learn that every two…
13
Ad Astra (2019)
★ 6.1/10Also science fiction and drama
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission…
14
Arrival (2016)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and science fiction
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
15
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction and drama
A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.
16
The Asphyx (1972)
★ 6/10Also horror and science fiction
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is…
17
Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
★ 6.5/10Also horror and science fiction
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
18
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
★ 6.8/10Also horror and science fiction
Baron Victor Frankenstein has discovered life's secret and unleashed a blood-curdling chain of events resulting from his creation: a cursed creature with a horrid face — and a tendency to kill.
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Underwater (2020)
★ 6.3/10Also horror and science fiction
After an earthquake destroys their underwater station, six researchers must navigate two miles along the dangerous, unknown depths of the ocean floor to make it to safety in a race against time.
20
Light of My Life (2019)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction and drama
Years after a pandemic wipes out most of the female population, a father struggles to shield his daughter from a dangerous and predatory world.