Movies Like Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time is a 2019 documentary film from John D. Boswell with a MovieMagicScore of 8.5/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Voyage of Time: Life's Journey and TimeScapes.

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Voyage of Time: Life's Journey

2017

A celebration of the universe, displaying the whole of time, from its start to its final collapse. This film examines all that occurred to prepare the world that stands before us now: science and spirit, birth and death, the grand cosmos and the minute life systems of our planet.

6.3

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TimeScapes

2012

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

7.4

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A Brief History of Time

1991

This shows physicist Stephen Hawking's life as he deals with the ALS that renders him immobile and unable to speak without the use of a computer. Hawking's friends, family, classmates, and peers are interviewed not only about his theories but the man himself.

7.2

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Kin-dza-dza!

1986

Two Soviet humans previously unknown to each other are transported to the planet Pluke in the Kin-dza-da galaxy due to a chance encounter with an alien teleportation device. They must come to grips with a language barrier and Plukian social norms (not to mention the laws of space and time) if they ever hope to return to Earth.

7.7

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Unknown: Cosmic Time Machine

2023

A unique behind-the-scenes access to NASA’s ambitious mission to launch the James Webb Space Telescope, following a team of engineers and scientists as they take the next giant leap in our quest to understand the universe.

7.6

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Ditto

2000

In this endearing supernatural love story spanning two decades, a university student finds himself communicating with a female classmate from the same school through an antique ham radio.

6.8

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A Trip to Infinity

2022

Does infinity exist? Can we experience the Infinite? In an animated film (created by artists from 10 countries) the world's most cutting-edge scientists and mathematicians go in search of the infinite and its mind-bending implications for the universe. Eminent mathematicians, particle physicists and cosmologists dive into infinity and its mind-bending implications for the universe.

7.2

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Nostalgia for the Light

2010

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 through the sand searching for body parts of loved ones, dumped unceremoniously by Pinochet's regime.

7.4

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Passage of Venus

1874

Photo sequence of the rare transit of Venus over the face of the Sun, one of the first chronophotographic sequences. In 1873, P.J.C. Janssen, or Pierre Jules César Janssen, invented the Photographic Revolver, which captured a series of images in a row. The device, automatic, produced images in a row without human intervention, being used to serve as photographic evidence of the passage of Venus before the Sun, in 1874.

6.4

MagicScore

#10

Another Earth

2011

Tragedy connects a young woman and a shattered music professor as an exact replica of Earth is discovered.

6.7

MagicScore

#11

Sleep Has Her House

2017

The shadows of screams climb beyond the hills. It has happened before. But this will be the last time. The last few sense it, withdrawing deep into the forest. They cry out into the black, as the shadows pass away, into the ground.

6.7

MagicScore

#12

National Geographic: Journey to the Edge of the Universe

2008

In one single, epic camera move we journey from Earth's surface to the outermost reaches of the universe on a grand tour of the cosmos, to explore newborn stars, distant planets, black holes and beyond.

7.7

MagicScore

#13

Contact

1997

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.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

Asteroid City

2023

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

6.4

MagicScore

#15

Mystic Pizza

1988

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

6.3

MagicScore

#16

The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon

1907

In this film, Méliès concocts a combination fairy- and morality tale about the foolishness of trying to look too deeply into the workings of an unstable and inscrutable universe. At a medieval school, an old astronomer begins to teach a class of young men, all armed with telescopes, about the art of scrutinising an imminent eclipse. When a mechanical clock strikes twelve, all the young men rush to the windows and fix their telescopes on the heavens.

5.9

MagicScore

#17

Alien

1979

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

8.2

MagicScore

#18

Clara

2018

An astronomer becomes obsessed with searching the cosmos for signs of life beyond Earth which leads to a shocking discovery.

7.4

MagicScore

#19

Earth

1996

A mysterious exterminator falls in love with two women who live in a distinctive wine-producing region in Spain.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

The Tree of Life

2011

The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father. Jack finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith.

6.7

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time?

The top films similar to Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time by MovieMagicScore are Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (6.3), TimeScapes (7.4), A Brief History of Time (7.2). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time worth watching?

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time holds a MovieMagicScore of 8.5/10 from 21 viewer ratings, putting it among the better-reviewed titles in its genre.

What kind of movie is Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time?

Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019) is a documentary film directed by John D. Boswell, starring David Attenborough, Sean Carroll, Craig Childs.

Where can I find more recommendations like Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time?

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About movies like Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

This ranked list pairs Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019), a documentary film from John D. Boswell, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of David Attenborough 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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