Apollo 11 (2019), In the Shadow of the Moon (2006), Hidden Figures (2016), Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017), Gagarin (2013), The Mouse on the Moon (1963), Space Cowboys (2000), Destination Moon (1950) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Space Race movies.
Storyline: On its fiftieth anniversary, the events surrounding the actual Apollo 11 space mission are presented solely using archival footage and still photographs of or associated with the mission. The events span from the eleventh hour preparations for the launch to shortly after the safe touchdown of the capsule with its three astronauts back on Earth. The mission is historic as the first time humans had stepped on the surface of the Earth's moon. It arguably made household names of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin as the first and second to walk on the moon, and slightly less so for the third astronaut, Michael Collins, who remained inside the capsule at the time. It was arguably the most dangerous space mission at the time in part to the astronauts leaving the safety of the capsule.—Huggo
Plot Keywords: buzz aldrin, neil armstrong, astronaut, engaging, fascinating, inspiring, patriotic ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the 1960s, US President John F Kennedy proposed landing a man on the moon before the decade was finished. This film has interviews with most of the surviving astronauts of the Apollo program who were making ready to make that great voyage with an army of experts determined to make the endeavor possible. Through training, tragedy and triumph, we follow the greatest moments of one of Humanity's great achievements.—Kenneth Chisholm (kchishol@rogers.com)
Plot Keywords: astronaut, john f. kennedy, interviewee, neil armstrong, buzz aldrin, uplifting, spectacular ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the unbelievably true life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers", we follow these women as they quickly rose the ranks of NASA alongside many of history's greatest minds specifically tasked with calculating the momentous launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit, and guaranteeing his safe return. Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, and Katherine Gobels Johnson crossed all gender, race, and professional lines while their brilliance and desire to dream big, beyond anything ever accomplished before by the human race, firmly cemented them in U.S. history as true American heroes.
Plot Keywords: african-american woman, engineer, mathematician, astronaut, soldier, confident, emotional ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: At the heart of the Apollo program was the special band of brothers in Mission Control. The feature documentary film Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo tells their stories, describing the rural homesteads and smokestack towns they came from, and the remarkable team they became. The film consists of interviews with those who worked in Mission Control and astronauts, enhanced by extraordinary archive, stunning VFX and an original orchestral score. The film covers the first journeys to the moon by Apollo 8 and Apollo 11, and the huge effort required to save the crew of Apollo 13.—Keith Haviland
Plot Keywords: astronaut, engineer, mathematician, scientist, fascinating, inspiring, incredible ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: On April 12, 1961, Soviet cosmonaut Gagarin blasted off in a Vostok rocket and he orbited Earth for 108 minutes. He was the cosmonaut who was selected from over three thousand fighter pilots throughout the Soviet Union.
Plot Keywords: pilot, russian, family, emotional, space, space race, military ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: The sequel to The Mouse That Roared (1959), the tiny country of Grand Fenwick has a hot water problem in the castle. To get the money necessary to put in new plumbing, they request foreign aid from the U.S. for Space Research. The Russians then send aid, as well, to show that they too are for the internationalization of space. While the Grand Duke is dreaming of hot baths, their one scientist is slapping together a rocket. The U.S. and Soviets get wind of the impending launch and try to beat them to the moon.—John Vogel <jlvogel@comcast.net>
Plot Keywords: prime minister, scientist, russian, american, duchess, astronaut, playful ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: When a Russian satellite orbiting the Earth starts to veer off course. It seems like the guidance system in the satellite is of American origin. It's important to try and fix it before it comes into the atmosphere. N.A.S.A. man, Bob Gerson (James Cromwell) tries to find out who designed it, and discovers that it was designed by Frank Corvin (Clint Eastwood), an Air Force pilot who, forty years ago, was part of a team who was originally suppose to go to space, but when N.A.S.A. was formed and Gerson's influence, they were dropped. Gerson asks Frank to help, but Frank still holds a grudge. But after some prodding, he agrees but only if he and his team can go there so he can fix it. Gerson reluctantly agrees, so Frank recruits his former team members, "Tank" Sullivan (James Garner), Jerry O'Neill (Donald Sutherland), and "Hawk" Hawkins (Tommy Lee Jones) to join him. After some strenuous tests, they're cleared. And they go up with two other astronauts and check out the satellite and ...
Plot Keywords: pilot, engineer, navigator, friend, boss, wife, cheeky ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Astronauts (John Archer, Warner Anderson, Tom Powers) land their rocket on the moon but must lessen the load a lot in order to get back.
Plot Keywords: astronaut, scientist, general, wife, industrialist, confident, gripping ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Don Knotts is Roy Fleming, a small town kiddie-ride operator who is deathly afraid of heights. After learning that his father has signed him up for the space program, Roy reluctantly heads for Houston, only to find out upon arriving that his job is a janitor, not an astronaut. Anxious to live up to the expectations of his domineering father, Roy manages to keep up a facade of being an astronaut to his family and friends. When NASA decides to launch a lay person into space to prove the worthiness of a new automated spacecraft, Roy gets the chance to confront his fears.—Teresa E Tutt <tuttt@rpi.edu>
Plot Keywords: neurotic, father, mother, astronaut, sweetheart, aunt, lighthearted ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Autobots Bumblebee, Ratchet, Ironhide, Mirage (aka Dino), Wheeljack (aka Que) and Sideswipe led by Optimus Prime, are back in action taking on the evil Decepticons, who are eager to avenge their recent defeat. The Autobots and Decepticons become involved in a perilous space race between the United States and Russia to reach a hidden Cybertronian spacecraft on the moon and learn its secrets, and once again Sam Witwicky has to go to the aid of his robot friends. The new villain Shockwave is on the scene while the Autobots and Decepticons continue to battle it out on Earth.
Plot Keywords: young man, girlfriend, leader, coworker, robot, government official, brash ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: Set in a time of interplanetary colonization, Sy Lombrok (Kellan Lutz), a former nurse who is now a drifter with a haunted past, forms an unlikely alliance with Kane Sommerville (Daniel MacPherson), a lieutenant who works for off-world military contractor Exor. In a race against time they set out to rescue Kane's young daughter Indi (Teagan Croft) amid an impending global crisis precipitated by Exor.—Teaser-Trailer.com
Plot Keywords: daughter, father, astronaut, mercenary, alien, man, confident ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: In the 1960s a young woman works at NASA as an animal trainer responsible for the chimpanzee who will go into space.
Plot Keywords: scientist, colleague, father, son, chimpanzee, nasa director, spirited ...
Movie Details Click Here!Storyline: An Air Force captain inadvertently volunteers to make the first manned flight around the moon. He immediately falls under the watchful protection of various security agencies, but despite all their precautions, a young woman who may be an enemy spy succeeds in making contact with the captain. The captain eventually discovers that this woman is not an enemy but rather a friend from a very unusual source.—dinky-4
Plot Keywords: astronaut, beautiful woman, senator, fbi agent, government official, amusing, lighthearted ...
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