Movies like First Man: 20 to watch next
If you loved First Man (2018) — a history and drama film directed by Damien Chazelle — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of First Man most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like moon, based on novel or book and sacrifice. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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The Right Stuff 1983★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
At the dawn of the Space Race, seven test pilots set out to become the first American astronauts to enter space. However, the road to making history brings momentous challenges.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Moon 2009★ 7.6
Shares: Drama
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off a series of unsettling events that shake his isolation.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ad Astra 2019★ 6.1
Shares: Drama
The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Deep Impact 1998★ 6.3
Shares: Drama
A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood 2022★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, History
A man narrates stories of his life as a 10-year-old boy in 1969 Houston, weaving tales of nostalgia with a fantastical account of a journey to the moon.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Tenzing 2026★ 8.2
Shares: Drama, History
A determined man embarks on a high-stakes quest—and defies seemingly impossible odds—to fulfill his dream of being the first to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
Stream in India on Apple TV, Apple TV Amazon Channel
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Solaris 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Tarnished Angels 1957★ 6.8
Shares: Drama
In the 1930s, once-great World War I pilot Roger Shumann performs as a daredevil barnstorming pilot at aerial stunt shows while his wife, LaVerne, works as a parachutist. When newspaper reporter Burke Devlin arrives to do a story on the Shumanns’ act, he quickly falls in love with the beautiful--and neglected--LaVerne.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Challenger Disaster 2013★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
When the space shuttle Challenger blew up in 1986, it was the most shocking event in the history of American spaceflight. The deaths of seven astronauts, including the first teacher in space Christa McAuliffe, were watched live on television by millions of viewers. But what was more shocking was that the cause of the disaster might never be uncovered. The Challenger is the story of how Richard Feynman, one of America's most famous scientists, helped to discover the cause of a tragedy that stunned America.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Aviator 2004★ 7.2
Shares: Drama
A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, during which time he became a successful film producer and an aviation magnate, while simultaneously growing more unstable due to severe obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Stream in India on Netflix, Lionsgate Play, Lionsgate Play Apple TV Channel
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Sully 2016★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
On 15 January 2009, the world witnessed the 'Miracle on the Hudson' when Captain 'Sully' Sullenberger glided his disabled plane onto the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 souls aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and career.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Flight of the Phoenix 2004★ 6.0
Shares: Drama
When an oil rig in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia proves unproductive, an aircraft crew are sent to shut the operation down and fly them out. On the flight out over the desert on the way to Beijing, Capt. Frank Towns and co-pilot A.J. are unable to keep their cargo plane, a C-119 Flying Boxcar, in the air when a violent sandstorm strikes. Crash-landing in a remote uncharted part of the desert, the two pilots and their passengers -- a crew of oil workers and a drifter -- must work together to survive by rebuilding the aircraft. Soon, low supplies and a band of merciless smugglers add even greater urgency to their task.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Contact 1997★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and decide upon a course of action, she must make some difficult decisions between her beliefs, the truth, and reality.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Ford v Ferrari 2019★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, History
American car designer Carroll Shelby and the British-born driver Ken Miles work together to battle corporate interference, the laws of physics, and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary race car for Ford Motor Company and take on the dominating race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette 2019★ 6.6
Shares: Drama
When architect-turned-recluse Bernadette Fox goes missing prior to a family trip to Antarctica, her 15-year-old daughter, Bee, goes on a quest with Bernadette's husband to find her.
Stream in India on MGM Plus Amazon Channel
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Awakenings 1990★ 7.8
Shares: Drama
Dr. Malcolm Sayer, a shy research physician, uses an experimental drug to "awaken" the catatonic victims of a rare disease. Leonard is the first patient to receive the controversial treatment. His awakening, filled with awe and enthusiasm, proves a rebirth for Sayer too, as the exuberant patient reveals life's simple but unutterably sweet pleasures to the introverted doctor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Shack 2017★ 7.5
Shares: Drama
A grieving man receives a mysterious, personal invitation to meet with God at a place called 'The Shack'.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Movie Sphere+
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Alive 1993★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
The amazing true story of a Uruguayan rugby team's plane that crashed in the middle of the Andes mountains, and their immense will to survive and pull through alive, forced to do anything and everything they could to stay alive on meager rations and through the freezing cold.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lost on a Mountain in Maine 2024★ 7.1
Shares: Drama
When twelve-year-old Donn Fendler gets tired of waiting for his father and brothers to join him on the summit of Maine's highest peak, he decides to find his own way back to camp. But Donn doesn't count on a fast-moving fog that obscures the path. He doesn't count on falling down an embankment that hides him from sight. And he doesn't count on taking a turn that leaves him alone to wander aimlessly for nearly two weeks in the empty mountain wilderness.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Fearless 1993★ 6.9
Shares: Drama
After surviving a plane crash that kills many others, Max Klein develops a sense of invulnerability, leading to radical, compulsive actions. Can a psychologist and a fellow guilt-ridden survivor bring him down to earth?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now