Movies Like Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach
If you liked Symphony to the Planets: Mysteries Beyond Our Reach (1995), a movie, 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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An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
★ 6.9/10A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
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For the Love of Spock (2016)
★ 7.4/10The life of Mr. Spock, as well as that of Leonard Nimoy, the actor who played him for almost fifty years, written and directed by his son: Adam.
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David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet (2020)
★ 8.4/10The story of life on our planet by the man who has seen more of the natural world than any other. In more than 90 years, Attenborough has visited every continent on the globe, exploring the wild places of our planet…
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IMAX Hubble (2010)
★ 7.1/10An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.
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Planet 51 (2009)
★ 5.9/10When 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…
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Asteroid City (2023)
★ 6.5/10In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
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Koyaanisqatsi (1983)
★ 7.9/10Takes us to locations all around the US and shows us the heavy toll that modern technology is having on humans and the earth. The visual tone poem contains neither dialogue nor a vocalized narration: its tone is set by…
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180° South (2010)
★ 7.2/10The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
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Earth: One Amazing Day (2017)
★ 7.7/10An astonishing journey revealing the awesome power of the natural world. Over the course of one single day, we track the sun from the highest mountains to the remotest islands to exotic jungles.
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
★ 6.5/10When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.
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Take the Lead (2006)
★ 6.9/10A former professional dancer volunteers to teach dance in the New York public school system and, while his background first clashes with his students' tastes, together they create a completely new style of dance. Based…
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Here We Are: Notes for Living on Planet Earth (2020)
★ 7.6/10On the eve of Earth Day, a precocious seven-year-old learns about the wonders of the planet from his parents—and a mysterious exhibit at the aptly named Museum of Everything.
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Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride (2006)
★ 7.8/10A young bride in the midst of her wedding finds herself mysteriously transported to the TARDIS. The Doctor must discover what her connection is with the Empress of the Racnoss's plan to destroy the world.
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8/10Humanity 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.
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Elstree 1976 (2015)
★ 6.2/10A documentary about ten very different lives connected by having appeared onscreen wearing masks or helmets in Star Wars.
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Silent Running (1972)
★ 6.4/10After the entire flora goes extinct, ecologist Lowell maintains a greenhouse aboard a space station for the future with his android companions. However, he rebels after being ordered to destroy the greenhouse in favor…
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Mission to Mars (2000)
★ 6/10When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
★ 6.4/10The world is shocked by the appearance of three talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a spacecraft. Intrigued by their intelligence, humans use them for research - until the apes attempt to escape.
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2010 (1984)
★ 6.7/10While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known…
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Metropia (2009)
★ 6.1/10In the near future, oil reserves are nearly depleted and Europe is connected by series of underground tunnels. While navigating these tunnels, Roger hears voices, one in particular. Seeking a way to rid himself of the…