Astronomy Movies

A radio astronomer receives the first extraterrestrial radio signal ever picked up on Earth. As the world powers scramble to decipher the message and...

In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.

Two sisters find their already strained relationship challenged as a mysterious new planet threatens to collide with Earth.

Three teenage girls come of age while working at a pizza parlor in Mystic, Connecticut.

Cave paintings and lunar calendars exist in the caves and remains of prehistoric hunters studied recently. What if Prehistoric Man were clever enough...

An intimate and cinematic portrait of astronomer and planetary scientist Carl Sagan, we explore his romance with partner Ann Druyan and with science....

The ancients hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day,...

A true historical drama about King Sejong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through...

In Chile's Atacama Desert, astronomers peer deep into the cosmos in search for answers concerning the origins of life. Nearby, a group of women sift...

Starting from the distance that separates him from asteroid 121019 Minodamato, the narrator embarks on an emotional journey in search of the many...

With dreams of colonising Mars and beyond, billionaires such as Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos are fuelling a boom in the space industry. But many criticise...

Blue Peter presenters Helen Skelton and Barney Harwood want to learn more about the solar system so they challenge scientists Helen Czerski and Jem...

In a mountainous region in an Asian backwater banana republic, it is said that the descendents of all those buried in its earth will be blessed with...

A short documentary of filmmaker Patricio Guzmán interviewing local astronomers.

Partly adapted from cosmologist Stephen Hawking's popular book about his theories of the universe, this in-depth documentary also presents Hawking's...

When a young man drops out of school to care for his agoraphobic mother he too finds himself increasingly insulated from the outside world.

A college football star falls for his mousy French tutor.

Stunning slow-motion and timelapse cinematography of the landscapes, people and wildlife of the American South West.

A giant ball of gas and raw energy with a temperature of up to 15 million degrees, the sun is the origin of life on earth and influences an infinite...

This feature-length documentary is a portrait of eclipse chasers, people for whom solar eclipses - among nature's more spectacular phenomena –...