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10 Best Movies Like Approaching the Unknown

If you loved Approaching the Unknown, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Stowaway

Stowaway

2021★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Thriller & Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board....

#2
The Martian

The Martian

2015★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alo...

#3
2073

2073

2024★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

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-dominan...

#4
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of generations behind them, the final ...

#5
John Carter

John Carter

2012★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epi...

#6
Star Trek

Star Trek

2009★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Approaching the Unknown for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based ...

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