Movies Like The Launching of Spaceship-1

If you liked The Launching of Spaceship-1 (1940), a science fiction movie directed by Anton Kutter, 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
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8/10Also science fiction
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
2
Woman in the Moon (1929)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.
3
A Grand Day Out (1990)
★ 7.5/10Also science fiction
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese.
4
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.
5
Moonfall (2022)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
6
Europa Report (2013)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A crew travels to Europa, Jupiter’s icy moon, to investigate signs of life in its subsurface ocean, but disaster cuts them off from Earth, leading to a tense and dangerous exploration.
7
Moon (2009)
★ 7.6/10Also science fiction
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…
8
Countdown (1967)
★ 5.8/10Also science fiction
Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.
9
Destination Moon (1950)
★ 5.9/10Also science fiction
A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully…
10
Crater (2023)
★ 6.6/10Also science fiction
After the death of his father, a boy growing up on a lunar mining colony takes a trip to explore a legendary crater, along with his four best friends, prior to being permanently relocated to another planet.
11
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.
12
Gravity (2013)
★ 7.2/10Also science fiction
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.
13
Dark Star (1974)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intelligent bombing device that starts to…
14
Mickey 17 (2025)
★ 6.8/10Also science fiction
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
15
Space Oddity (2023)
★ 6/10Also science fiction
A space-obsessed man gets the opportunity of a lifetime thanks to a Mars colonization program but finds his plans compromised by his feelings for a woman who brings him down to Earth.
16
Bugonia (2025)
★ 7.3/10Also science fiction
Two conspiracy obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company, convinced that she is an alien intent on destroying planet Earth.
17
Deep Impact (1998)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead…
18
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10Also science fiction
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
19
The Astronaut (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also 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…
20
First Men in the Moon (1964)
★ 6.3/10Also science fiction
The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew comprised of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon…