6 Best Space Station Isolation Movies

By Vlad Zakh · May 19, 2026

Being stranded in space brings crushing isolation and existential dread. Gravity has two astronauts surviving after debris destroys their shuttle, Life has a space station crew discovering something deadly from Mars, and Event Horizon has a rescue crew finding a missing ship returned from somewhere unimaginable. Ad Astra, Sunshine and Moon round out the six.

Ad Astra (2019)

IMDb ★ 6.5 RT 83% Metacritic 80

An astronaut travels to the edge of the solar system to confront his long-missing father.

Directed by James Gray · 2h 03m · Rated PG-13

Nominated for 1 Oscar11 wins & 75 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Netflix, fuboTV, YouTube TV, FXNow, Netflix Standard with Ads · Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Life (2017)

IMDb ★ 6.6 RT 67% Metacritic 54

A space station crew's first contact with alien life turns immediately hostile.

Directed by Daniel Espinosa · 1h 44m · Rated R

7 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: Hulu, Sony Pictures Core Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Gravity (2013)

IMDb ★ 7.7 RT 96% Metacritic 96

An astronaut stranded after a debris strike has to find her own way back to Earth alone.

Directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 1h 31m · Rated PG-13

Won 7 Oscars242 wins & 189 nominations

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Spectrum On Demand · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Event Horizon (1997)

TMDB ★ 6.5

A rescue crew investigating a missing spaceship discovers it has returned from somewhere unimaginably horrific.

Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson · 1h 36m · Rated R

Where to watch

Stream: fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Peacock Premium, Philo, Paramount+ Amazon Channel · Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Sunshine (2007)

IMDb ★ 7.2 RT 77% Metacritic 64

A crew is sent to reignite the dying sun with a bomb the size of a small country.

Directed by Danny Boyle · 1h 48m · Rated R

1 win & 22 nominations

Where to watch

Rent or buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Moon (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.8 RT 90% Metacritic 67

A lunar miner nearing the end of his solitary contract discovers something deeply wrong with his own memory.

Directed by Duncan Jones · 1h 37m · Rated R

Won 1 BAFTA Award28 wins & 37 nominations total

Where to watch

Rent: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home, Plex · Buy: Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home

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Vlad Zakh

Founder, Movieix

Founder of Movieix. He started the site because most recommendation pages felt like noise. Here, lists are sorted by who's in the film, where it's from and what mood you're in tonight.

6 Best Space Station Isolation Movies

Ad Astra (2019)

Life (2017)

Gravity (2013)

Event Horizon (1997)

Sunshine (2007)

Moon (2009)

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