8 Movies Like Project Hail Mary to Watch Next
Loved the science, the humour and the friendship? These sci-fi films hit the same spot.
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Project Hail Mary mixes clever problem-solving, humour and a big emotional heart. If it left you wanting more, start here.
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The Martian
20152h 24mSci-fi / Adventure8.4
Same author, same energy. An astronaut stranded on Mars science-hacks his way to survival, with jokes. The most natural next watch.
Interstellar
20142h 49mSci-fi / Drama9.0
A mission through a wormhole to find humanity a new home. It's bigger and more emotional, and a perfect warm-up for Nolan's The Odyssey.
Arrival
20161h 56mSci-fi / Drama8.8
A linguist is asked to communicate with visitors from another world. If first contact with a non-human was your favourite part of Hail Mary, this is essential.
Apollo 13
19952h 20mDrama / History8.6
The true story of engineers and astronauts solving impossible problems with what they have on hand. Real-life Hail Mary energy.
Gravity
20131h 31mSci-fi / Thriller8.1
One astronaut, one disaster, ninety tense minutes. Best watched on a big screen with the sound up.
Contact
19972h 30mSci-fi / Drama8.0
A scientist picks up a signal from space and fights to be taken seriously. Thoughtful, hopeful sci-fi.
Moon
20091h 37mSci-fi / Mystery8.2
A lone worker nearing the end of a three-year shift on the Moon starts to question what's really going on. Small, clever, haunting.
Sunshine
20071h 47mSci-fi / Thriller7.8
A crew flies toward a dying sun to reignite it. It's the darker cousin of Hail Mary's save-the-world mission.
Bonus: Read Andy Weir's novel Project Hail Mary. The book has even more science and even more Rocky.
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