List of movies filmed in space

As of April 2023, several documentaries and at least two feature films have been partially filmed in outer space.

Narrative feature films

Year Title Country Notes Ref.
1984 Return from Orbit  Soviet Union The film featured scenes that were shot onboard the Salyut 7. However, the film's actors did not travel to space for any filming, with Russian cosmonauts having instead captured footage. [1]
2023 The Challenge  Russia Widely reported by media sources as the first feature-length movie filmed in space.

Unlike Return From Orbit, the film's director and lead actress actually filmed in space, for a period of twelve days. Scenes were shot aboard the International Space Station.

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TBA Untitled film starring Tom Cruise  United States Untitled feature film, announced in 2020 by Doug Liman and Tom Cruise. The film will have scenes shot aboard the International Space Station, with it's production collaborating with SpaceX.

The film was intended to be the first feature film shot in space, before it was beat by The Challenge.

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Short film

Year Title Country Notes Ref.
2012 Apogee of Fear  United States Filmed entirely in space, while aboard the International Space Station.

Documentaries

Year Title Country Notes Ref.
2016 A Beautiful Planet  United States Filmed aboard the International Space Station, with IMAX digital cameras. [5]
2020 Space Explorers: The ISS Experience  Canada Virtual reality series

Aborted attempts

Year Title Country Notes Ref.
2003 Thiefs and Prostitutes. Spaceflight is the Prize  Russia Actor Vladimir Steklov trained and was assigned for a 2000 flight on Soyuz TM-30 to film scenes for the movie on Mir.[6] The plans were scrapped due to lack of funding,[7] and space scenes were filmed in studio instead.
2016 Sexplorations  USA A porn film project planned by Pornhub and crowdfunded via Indiegogo.[8] The campaign failed to gather the intended sum.

See also

References

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