# Movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey
> Films most similar to 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.
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## 12 films in this list
- **[Planet of the Apes](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/planet-of-the-apes-1968/)** (1968) — ★ 7.7 · 3,938 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, dread
- **[Marooned](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/marooned-1969/)** (1969) — ★ 6.0 · 111 votes · dread, epic
- **[Gattaca](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/gattaca-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.6 · 6,896 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, outsider
- **[Project Hail Mary](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/project-hail-mary-2026/)** (2026) — ★ 8.2 · 2,032 votes · cerebral, cozy, uplifting
- **[Dune](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dune-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 7.8 · 14,808 votes · cerebral, epic, neon-soaked
- **[Solaris](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/solaris-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 7.8 · 1,829 votes · foreign-gem, cerebral, slow-burn
- **[The Martian](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-martian-2015/)** (2015) — ★ 7.7 · 21,124 votes · cerebral, uplifting
- **[Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sherlock-holmes-a-game-of-shadows-2011/)** (2011) — ★ 7.1 · 10,903 votes · neon-soaked, playful, unhinged
- **[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/spider-man-across-the-spider-verse-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 8.3 · 8,525 votes · bittersweet, neon-soaked, playful
- **[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dr-strangelove-or-how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-bomb-1964/)** (1964) — ★ 8.1 · 6,128 votes · cerebral, pitch-black, unhinged
- **[First Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/first-man-2018/)** (2018) — ★ 7.0 · 5,638 votes · bittersweet, cerebral, tender
- **[Paths of Glory](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/paths-of-glory-1957/)** (1957) — ★ 8.3 · 3,263 votes
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