Movies Like The Dish (2000)

The Dish is a 2000 comedy, drama, history film from Rob Sitch with a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Dark Side of the Moon and Apollo 11.

Comedy Drama History

Dark Side of the Moon

2002

A French documentary or, one might say more accurately, a mockumentary, by director William Karel which originally aired on Arte in 2002 with the title Opération Lune. The basic premise for the film is the theory that the television footage from the Apollo 11 Moon landing was faked and actually recorded in a studio by the CIA with help from director Stanley Kubrick.

7.0

MagicScore

Apollo 11

2019

A look at the Apollo 11 mission to land on the moon led by commander Neil Armstrong and pilot Buzz Aldrin.

7.9

MagicScore

First Man

2018

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

7.0

MagicScore

Apollo 10½: A Space Age Childhood

2022

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.

7.0

MagicScore

Operation Avalanche

2016

In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.

6.1

MagicScore

For All Mankind

1989

A testament to NASA's Apollo program of the 1960s and '70s. Composed of actual NASA footage of the missions and astronaut interviews, the documentary offers the viewpoint of the individuals who braved the remarkable journey to the moon and back.

7.8

MagicScore

In the Shadow of the Moon

2007

Archival material from the original NASA film footage – much of it seen for the first time – plus interviews with the surviving astronauts, including Jim Lovell, Dave Scott, John Young, Gene Cernan, Mike Collins, Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Edgar Mitchell, Charlie Duke and Harrison Schmitt.

7.6

MagicScore

Fly Me to the Moon

2024

Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones, brought in to fix NASA's public image, wreaks havoc on Apollo 11 launch director Cole Davis' already difficult task of putting a man on the moon. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.

6.8

MagicScore

Countdown

1967

Desperate to land a man on the moon before Russia does, NASA hastily preps a would-be spaceman for a mission that would leave him alone in a lunar shelter for a year.

5.8

MagicScore

#10

Apollo 18

2011

Officially, Apollo 17 was the last manned mission to the moon. But a year later in 1973, three American astronauts were sent on a secret mission to the moon funded by the US Department of Defense. What you are about to see is the actual footage which the astronauts captured on that mission. While NASA denies its authenticity, others say it's the real reason we've never gone back to the moon.

5.3

MagicScore

#11

Slacker

1991

Austin, Texas, is an Eden for the young and unambitious, from the enthusiastically eccentric to the dangerously apathetic. Here, the nobly lazy can eschew responsibility in favor of nursing their esoteric obsessions. The locals include a backseat philosopher who passionately expounds on his dream theories to a seemingly comatose cabbie, a young woman who tries to hawk Madonna's Pap test to anyone who will listen and a kindly old anarchist looking for recruits.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

A Grand Day Out

1990

Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.

7.5

MagicScore

#13

The Fabulous Baron Munchausen

1962

A 20th century man lands on the Moon and discovers that Baron Munchausen has beaten him to it, accompanied by Cyrano de Bergerac and the characters from Jules Verne's novels about the conquest of the satellite.

7.3

MagicScore

#14

The History of Time Travel

2014

A fictional documentary about the creation of the world's first time machine, the men who created it, and the unintended ramifications it has on world events.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Moonwalkers

2015

What if Apollo 11 never actually made it? What if, in reality, Stanley Kubrick secretly shot the famous images of the moon landing in a studio, working for the US administration? This is the premise of a totally plausible conspiracy theory that takes us to swinging sixties London, where a stubborn CIA agent will never find Kubrick but is forced to team up with a lousy manager of a seedy rock band to develop the biggest con of all time.

6.1

MagicScore

#16

Capture the Flag

2015

When the brave and determined 12-year-old Mike Goldwing discovers that an eccentric billionaire plans to fly to the moon, steal its vast, valuable natural resources, and destroy the American flag planted by the Apollo XI astronauts during man's historic moon landing, the countdown to a spectacular adventure begins! Mike, teamed with his grandfather, best friends Amy and Marty, and a clever chameleon, blasts off on an incredible moon-bound mission, determined to thwart the billionaire's evil plan, capture the flag, and reunite his family.

6.1

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#17

A Walk on the Moon

1999

The world of a young housewife is turned upside down when she has an affair with a free-spirited blouse salesman.

6.0

MagicScore

#18

Uranya

2006

A group of young boys must decide whether to buy a TV set to watch the launch of Apollo 11 or visit Uranya to learn about the secrets of love.

5.9

MagicScore

#19

Destination Moon

1950

A team composed of an aerospace scientist, an ex-Air Force general, and an industrialist conceives an ambitious plan to land Americans on the moon. From their base in the Mojave Desert, they construct and successfully launch a spacecraft named "Luna" that contains a cargo of four astronauts. But a critical miscalculation of needed power to escape the moon's gravitational pull may put the astronauts' lives in danger.

5.9

MagicScore

#20

Hidden Figures

2016

The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into orbit. The visionary trio crossed all gender and race lines to inspire generations to dream big.

8.1

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Dish?

The top films similar to The Dish by MovieMagicScore are Dark Side of the Moon (7.0), Apollo 11 (7.9), First Man (7.0). Each shares comedy/drama/history themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Dish worth watching?

The Dish holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.7/10 from 209 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Dish?

The Dish (2000) is a comedy, drama, history film directed by Rob Sitch, starring Sam Neill, Patrick Warburton, Kevin Harrington.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Dish?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more comedy recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Dish

This ranked list pairs The Dish (2000), a comedy and drama and history film from Rob Sitch, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Sam Neill take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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