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I think it comes down to what you prefer; an extended journey/adventure type story or one that takes place here on earth. One designation between the two is how Interstellar is set in a more plausible future and has scientific theories worked into the story that aren't far off from actual science.
Both are big sci fi, and Arrival has gotten a bit more critical praise than Interstellar - 8 oscars nominations including best picture vs. 5 and no best picture, although it made way less money at the box office (675 million vs. 185 million for arrival).
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- District 9 (2009) Arrival's vision of first contact is far more traditional than Neil Blomkamp's District 9, but there is also a chance his is even more realistic.
- Looper (2012) Rian Johnson is a master at deconstructing a genre. So to see him do so with this sci-fi noir was a gamechanger. The film is the first in a long time to offer an excellent performance from Bruce Willis, who really captures the tortured soul of older Joe.
- Moon (2009) Moon is a fantastic one-off science fiction drama with tons of twists and turns. This, as you might have guessed, this moon-based film tackles elements of agency, with the twist concerning a shocking cloning element.
- Interstellar (2014) Arrival's unexpected time travel turn is a direct link to this space travel drama from Christopher Nolan. In both films, the protagonist has to suffer through the death of their child through time-bending means, but here, it is through one's younger self-traveling to the future.
While I really enjoy Interstellar, I think it's story has some serious problems. It's a beautiful film, but I think Arrival blows it out of the water. And both with themes of love and timelessness, yes Arrival very much succeeds where Interstellar fails. Different, enjoyed them both.
- A Space Odyssey
- Solaris
- Ad Astra
- First Man
- Gravity
- The Right Stuff
- Apollo 13
- Sunshine
- The Black Hole
- Mission to Mars
While it's true that you could say that Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey was a huge influence on essentially every science-fiction film that came out after it, it really is apt to relate it to Interstellar. Both movies tackle similar theoretical ideas but the visual similarities are plain to see throughout Interstellar and the operatic tone ...
Steven Soderbergh's adaptation of Stanisław Lem's novel is substantially different from Andrei Tarkovsky's perhaps more famous version but still bursting with enveloping drama and huge philosophical questions. RELATED: Every Planet Of The Apes Movie (Ranked By Metacritic) Things are much more ambiguous than with a straight man-on-a-mission type mov...
A very similar movie to Interstellar in terms of a direct and linear plot, James Gray's sci-fi thriller is one of the few recent science-fiction movies that are perhaps more intense than Christopher Nolan's impending apocalypse. Brad Pittplays the emotionally detached son of a famous missing astronaut who follows in his father's footsteps and becom...
Emotional detachment was a running theme for high-pedigree space movies of Interstellar's time period with Damien Chazielle's biographical drama of Neil Armstrong's pioneering journey to the moon focussing much more on the famous astronaut's state of mind throughout the mission. RELATED: 10 Gorgeous Sci-Fi Movies To Watch If You Loved Blade Runner ...
Following the theme of grief and emotional detachment out in the cold depths of space, Alfonso Cuarón's space survival movieis the fastest-moving entry on this list but never forgets to add emotional weight to its tense action sequences. A storm of debris flying around Earth's orbit becomes a big problem for Sandra Bullock's stranded astronaut and ...
On a slightly more hopeful note, The Right Stuff takes a more objective, but no less strikingly well-made, view of biographical aeronautical history for this adaptation of Tom Wolfe's book of the same name. RELATED: Every Alien & Predator Movie (Ranked By Metacritic) A large chunk of Matthew McConaughey's ace pilot character, Joseph "Coop" Cooper, ...
Another slightly more down to earth take on the space movie, Apollo 13 is just as thrilling and grandiose and as a movie like Interstellardespite being confined by the reality of spaceflight in the early 1970s. Chronicling the even-more-perilous-than-usual journey of NASA's seventh Lunar mission, Ron Howard's tense drama is, much like The Right Stu...
Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller is much more fantastical and in the spirit of Jules Verne than the previous few entries on this list, and much more in line with Interstellar's more outlandish theoretical concepts. RELATED: The 10 Best Star Wars Movies (According To Metacritic) Sunshine follows a crew of astronauts heading to drop a bomb into the Eart...
Disney has a long history with bizarre and beloved sci-fi cult classics and one of their earliest–and still most influential–is this story of a lost spaceship found sitting on the edge of the titular region in spacetime. Its occupants a mad scientist and his unholy robotic creations. The Black Hole can go toe to toe with all of Interstellar's stran...
Speaking of surprisingly striking and scarring Disney sci-fi movies, this adaptation of the Disneyland attraction of the same name came from none other than master director Brian De Palma, famed for his dark and violent thrillers, and offers a very different take on the plot of the next movie on our list. Following a daring rescue mission to the re...
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Dec 15, 2023 · By Connor Sheppard. Updated: Dec 15, 2023 5:50 pm. Posted: Dec 15, 2023 4:25 pm. One of the most revered and celebrated sci-fi films of the last 10 years, Interstellar is a visually striking...
Mar 3, 2024 · If you enjoyed “Arrival” and “Interstellar,” here are some other movies that you might also enjoy, along with song examples to set the mood for each film. 1. “Contact” (1997) – Directed by Robert Zemeckis, “Contact” follows Dr. Ellie Arroway (Jodie Foster), a scientist who receives a mysterious signal from outer space.
