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10 Best Movies Like Sally Ride

If you loved Sally Ride, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Dark Star

Dark Star

1974★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. Twenty years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a "sensitive" and intell...

#2
Mickey 17

Mickey 17

2025★ 6.8

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living....

#3
Alien³

Alien³

1992★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

After escaping with Newt and Hicks from the alien planet, Ripley crash lands on Fiorina 161, a prison planet and host to a correctional facility. Unfortunately, although Newt and H...

#4
Planet 51

Planet 51

2009★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Animation. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Earth astronaut Capt. Chuck Baker arrives on Planet 51 -- a world reminiscent of American suburbia circa 1950 -- he tries to avoid capture, recover his spaceship and make it h...

#5
FTL

FTL

2017★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A lone astronaut testing the first faster-than-light spacecraft travels farther than he imagined possible....

#6
Long Distance

Long Distance

2024★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Sally Ride for fans of Sci-Fi. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

After crash-landing on an alien planet, an asteroid miner must contend with the challenges of his new surroundings, while making his way across the harsh terrain to the only other ...

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