Space Travel Sci-Fi Movies -Top Picks

Below is my pick for space travel Sci-Fi movies. These are the movies by the top Hollywood directors and actors in the last decade. VFX in these movies is fun to watch and story telling and performances is extra ordinary. So grab some pop corn and enjoy the show!

Interstellar (2014)

This Christopher Nolan movie, is my top pick for space travel science fiction category. The movie intelligently bends the definition of time with regard to space travel. Stunning VFX , musical score and sound effects makes this movie delight to watch. Strong performance by Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Micheal Cane — this movie is must watch.

The Martian (2015)

This feel good movie by Ridley Scott is one of the realistic space travel movie which builds on human desire to colonize Mars. Matt Damon is at his best performance surviving against all odds. VFX and story telling will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Gravity (2013)

This movie builds on a space accident and human spirit of survival. Directed by Alfonso Cuarón with Sandra Bullock and George Clooney playing main characters. I like how the story is developed around real human space achievements like “Hubble Telescope” , “International Space Station” and others.

Passengers (2016)

This movie is mix of space travel sci-fi combined with romance and relationship. Directed by Morten Tyldum stars Jennifer Lawerence and Chris Pratt as two passenger on 120-year voyage to colonize a remote galaxy. VFX for this movie is enjoyable.

Ad Astra (2019)

This Brad Pitt space travel thriller explore his relation ship with missing father(Tommy Lee Jones). Directed by James Gray, this movie takes you into vastness and surprises of the space travel.

The Midnight Sky (2020)

This is a new release produced and directed by George Clooney, based on the 2016 novel Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton. It stars Clooney as a scientist who must venture through the Arctic Circle with a young girl to warn off a returning spaceship following a global catastrophe.

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