Apollo 11 (2019), John F. Kennedy: Years of Lightning, Day of Drums (1965), The Right Stuff (1983), Hidden Figures (2016), Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017), The Space Movie (1980), Salyut 7 (2017), The Dish (2000) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Space Race movies.
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: science fiction, space, moon, adventure, cold war, technology, future ...
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: comedy, science fiction, family, adventure, humor, space, 1960s ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A planet is discovered in the same orbit as Earth's but is located on the exact opposite side of the sun, making it not visible from Earth. The European Space Exploration Council decide to send American astronaut Glenn Ross and British scientist John Kane via spaceship to explore the other planet. After a disastrous crash-landing Ross awakes to learn that Kane lies near death and that they apparently have returned to Earth, as evidenced by the presence of the Council director and his staff. Released to the custody of his wife, he soon learns things are not as they seem.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
Plot Keywords: science fiction, adventure, space, parallel universe, astronaut, mystery, exploration ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Texan Charles Farmer left the Air Force as a young man to save the family ranch when his dad died. Like most American ranchers, he owes his bank. Unlike most, he's an astrophysicist with a rocket in his barn - one he's built and wants to take into space. It's his dream. The FBI puts him under surveillance when he tries to buy rocket fuel; the FAA stalls him when he files a flight plan - it's post-9/11, after all. His wife is angry when she finds out their bank is initiating foreclosure. Charlie fears failure and decides, precipitously, to launch. Are twenty-first century American dreams just a sign of insanity? Are those who believe in dreamers only fools?
Plot Keywords: dream, family, space, perseverance, independence, adventure, american dream ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their plans are complicated by a hurricane headed towards the launch site and a shrinking air supply in the astronauts capsule.—KC Hunt <khunt@eng.morgan.edu>
Plot Keywords: sci-fi, space, astronauts, survival, rescue mission, disaster, suspense ...
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: space race, history, cold war, usa, soviet union, nasa, astronauts ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In an attempt to discover the composition of meteors, three astronauts are sent out into space in three specially designed rockets. Their mission is to capture a meteor and bring it to Earth.—Patrick D. Rockwell <prockwell@thegrid.net>
Plot Keywords: science fiction, space, 1950s, black and white, american film, b movie, cold war ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Bullied high school student Tommy (Daniel Flaherty) is suddenly befriended by his chief tormentor, Matt (Kenton Duty), the school's most popular student and star athlete. Tommy is suspicious, but is forced to accept the awkward friendship in order to enter a cooking contest with a big prize. And besides, it's so much easier to impress his crush, Sarah (Katherine McNamara), when he's not getting beat up by Matt and his team. As the cooking contest heats up, Sarah sniffs out a conspiracy, but nobody wants to hear about it. Can Tommy trust his budding friendship with Matt or is it all a huge joke on him?—Anonymous
Plot Keywords: action, sci-fi, adventure, space, survival, competition, future ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Timmie is a typical ten-year-old boy: he loves fun and mischief and hates to study. When his scientist father, in an attempt to improve Timmie's mind, plops him in front of the Super Computer, the boy learns more than how to beat his dad at chess. With designs on world domination, the computer has Timmie reactivate Robby the Robot and directs the metal hulk to do his bidding. But while Robby is an efficient minion, can he be made to harm the boy who gave him life?—Chris Stone <jstone@bellatlantic.net>
Plot Keywords: science fiction, children, aliens, cold war, robots, family, adventure ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out that Martians look exactly like us. Mars is running low on one of their natural resources (Corium), and plan to steal the Earth astronauts' rocket and conquer Earth. The Martian underground helps the Earthmen stop the insidious plan.—Marty McKee <mmckee@wkio.com>
Plot Keywords: science fiction, mars, space adventure, 1950s, b-movie, aliens, cold war era ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Industrial rivals (Joseph Cotten, George Sanders), a crewman and a stowaway girl (Debra Paget) ride a rocket launched by cannon in 1868 Florida.
Plot Keywords: science fiction, adventure, space exploration, moon, 19th century, adaptation, classic ...
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