Movies Like Red Planet (2000)

Red Planet is a 2000 action, science fiction, thriller film from Antony Hoffman with a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with The Angry Red Planet and Battle Beyond the Stars.

Action Science Fiction Thriller

The Angry Red Planet

1959

The first manned flight to Mars returns after having been out of communications since it had arrived on Mars. What would it reveal?

5.6

MagicScore

Battle Beyond the Stars

1980

A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

5.3

MagicScore

The Mandalorian and Grogu

2026

The evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they have enlisted the help of legendary Mandalorian bounty hunter Din Djarin and his young apprentice Grogu.

7.5

MagicScore

Rebel Moon - Part One: A Child of Fire

2023

When the ruthless forces of the Motherworld threaten a quiet farming village on a distant moon, a mysterious outsider becomes its best hope for survival.

6.2

MagicScore

Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver

2024

The rebels gear up for battle against the ruthless forces of the Motherworld as unbreakable bonds are forged, heroes emerge — and legends are made.

6.1

MagicScore

Capricorn One

1977

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.

6.8

MagicScore

Stowaway

2021

A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.

6.0

MagicScore

Geostorm

2017

After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone along with it.

6.1

MagicScore

Space Sweepers

2021

When the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory discovers a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal which puts their lives at stake.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Interstellar

2014

The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

8.5

MagicScore

#11

Zathura: A Space Adventure

2005

After their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring day, are shocked when they begin playing Zathura, a space-themed board game, which they realize has mystical powers when their house is shot into space. With the help of an astronaut, the boys attempt to return home.

6.4

MagicScore

#12

Mutant Aliens

2002

An unlikely crew – an astronaut, his intrepid daughter, and a quintet of sympathetic, albeit violent, alien creatures – seek revenge against a space industry baron.

6.2

MagicScore

#13

Life

2017

The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expected.

6.4

MagicScore

#14

The Midnight Sky

2020

A lone scientist in the Arctic races to contact a crew of astronauts returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

5.7

MagicScore

#15

The Martian

2015

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

7.7

MagicScore

#16

Robinson Crusoe on Mars

1964

Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food and companionship on the lifeless planet.

6.3

MagicScore

#17

Ad Astra

2019

The near future, a time when both hope and hardships drive humanity to look to the stars and beyond. While a mysterious phenomenon menaces to destroy life on planet Earth, astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across the immensity of space and its many perils to uncover the truth about a lost expedition that decades before boldly faced emptiness and silence in search of the unknown.

6.1

MagicScore

#18

Mission to Mars

2000

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.

6.0

MagicScore

#19

World Without End

1956

Four astronauts returning from man's first mission to Mars enter a time warp and crash on a 26th Century Earth devastated by atomic war. At first unaware where they are, but finding the atmosphere safe to breathe, they start exploring and find themselves in a divided future where disfigured mutants living like cavemen inhabit the surface, while the normals live comfortably below the surface but are dying as a race from lack of natural water, air and sunlight.

5.8

MagicScore

#20

2010

1984

While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American scientists aboard the Leonov hurtles to a rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery spacecraft and its sole known survivor, the homicidal computer HAL.

6.6

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Red Planet?

The top films similar to Red Planet by MovieMagicScore are The Angry Red Planet (5.6), Battle Beyond the Stars (5.3), The Mandalorian and Grogu (7.5). Each shares action/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Red Planet worth watching?

Red Planet holds a MovieMagicScore of 5.7/10 from 1,094 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Red Planet?

Red Planet (2000) is a action, science fiction, thriller film directed by Antony Hoffman, starring Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Benjamin Bratt.

Where can I find more recommendations like Red Planet?

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

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About movies like Red Planet

This ranked list pairs Red Planet (2000), a action and science fiction and thriller film from Antony Hoffman, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Val Kilmer 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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