Movies like The Martian: 20 to watch next
If you loved The Martian (2015) — a science fiction, drama and adventure film directed by Ridley Scott — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of The Martian most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like spacecraft, planet mars and based on novel or book. 11 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Guardians of the Galaxy 2014★ 7.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Project Hail Mary 2026★ 8.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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The Avengers 2012★ 8.1
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
When an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins!
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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John Carter 2012★ 6.4
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Stowaway 2021★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Drama
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Oblivion 2013★ 6.7
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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The Marvels 2023★ 5.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
When her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged niece, now S.A.B.E.R. astronaut Captain Monica Rambeau. Together, this unlikely trio must team up and learn to work in concert to save the universe.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Ender's Game 2013★ 6.6
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Host 2013★ 6.3
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
A parasitic alien soul is injected into the body of Melanie Stryder. Instead of carrying out her race's mission of taking over the Earth, "Wanda" (as she comes to be called) forms a bond with her host and sets out to aid other free humans.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Captain Marvel 2019★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. Set in the 1990s, Captain Marvel is an all-new adventure from a previously unseen period in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Stream in India on JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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Earth to Echo 2014★ 5.9
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
After a construction project begins digging in their neighbourhood, best friends Tuck, Munch and Alex inexplicably begin to receive strange, encoded messages on their cell phones. Convinced something bigger is going on, they go to their parents and the authorities. The three embark on a secret adventure to crack the code and follow it to its source, and discover a mysterious being from another world who desperately needs their help. The journey that follows will change all their lives forever.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Babylon 5: The Gathering 1993★ 6.5
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
The feature-length pilot for this Emmy award-winning show. Babylon 5 is the latest in a series of space stations built by humans. The Vorlon ambassador, Kosh, has been poisoned. It is the new commanding officer, Jeffrey Sinclair, who has the responsibility of finding the culprit. Otherwise, the space station will fail in its role of bringing many alien races together.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Armageddon 1998★ 6.8
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Mission to Mars 2000★ 6.0
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure, Drama
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Justice League 2017★ 6.1
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince assemble a team of metahumans consisting of Barry Allen, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone to face the catastrophic threat of Steppenwolf and the Parademons who are on the hunt for three Mother Boxes on Earth.
Stream in India on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar
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Capricorn One 1977★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction
In order to protect the reputation of the American space program, a team of NASA administrators turn the first Mars mission into a phony Mars landing. Under threat of harm to their families the astronauts play their part in the deception on a staged set in a deserted military base. But once the real ship returns to Earth and burns up on re-entry, the astronauts become liabilities. Now, with the help of a crusading reporter, they must battle a sinister conspiracy that will stop at nothing to keep the truth hidden.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Solaris 2002★ 6.0
Shares: Drama, Science Fiction
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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Babylon 5: A Call to Arms 1999★ 6.9
Shares: Science Fiction, Adventure
Allies of the Shadows seek revenge against humanity. This movie sets up the series, "Crusade," the sequel to "Babylon 5."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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X-Men: Days of Future Past 2014★ 7.5
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future.
Stream in India on JioHotstar
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Star Trek Beyond 2016★ 6.8
Shares: Adventure, Science Fiction
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a mysterious new enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Stream in India on Netflix