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Movies like Interstellar (2014) Finished Interstellar and want that feeling again? These are ranked by what it is actually about — its themes, its pacing, the kind of person at the centre of it — rather than the genre it was filed under. Every match says what it shares with Interstellar, and what it does not.
What did you love about Interstellar? Pick up to 3, and the matches below will be ranked around them. Optional — leave it blank for the closest overall.
Space exploration Human existence Time and memory Love across distance Science fiction Sacrifice Spectacle Survival Your best matches Ranked against what Interstellar is actually about, not its genre labels.
70% Reverina match Top pick 2016 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Good match
Why it matches Also space exploration at heart Centres on the same everyman figure Built around the same redemption More matches Each with the traits it shares with your pick.
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Shares its stylised look What's different Not built around sacrifice or survival Does not promise scientific explanations or emotional character moments Commitment 1h 56m
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Why this ranked above the others
The closest tonal match of the set when ranked against Interstellar.
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1979 · Film · Drama · Science Fiction
Worth a look
Why it matches Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic and contemplative register Builds as slowly What's different Not built around sacrifice or redemption Does not promise scientific explanations or emotional character moments Where it streams HBO Max Amazon Channel YouTube TV Criterion Channel Why this ranked above the others
The best-reviewed of the set when ranked against Interstellar.
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2009 · Film · Adventure · Action
Worth a look
Why it matches Also space exploration and science fiction at heart Shares its spectacle and stylised look Built around the same redemption Centres on the same mentor figure What's different Not built around sacrifice or survival Does not promise scientific explanations or emotional character moments More violent Darkness Fairly light
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Why this ranked above the others
Shares more of its specific themes than the others here when ranked against Interstellar.
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The Art of Racing in the Rain 2019 · 1h 49m
Centres on the same everyman figure Told the same way, nonlinear Her 2013 · 2h 6m
Told the same way, nonlinear Shares its melancholic and hopeful register Cast Away 2000 · 2h 23m
Built around the same survival and redemption Centres on the same everyman figure
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