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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
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...

#3
Alien: Containment

Alien: Containment

2019★ 6.1

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

Aboard a small escape pod, four survivors try to discover what caused the destruction of their spaceship....

#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
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 ...

#6
The Man Who Fell to Earth

The Man Who Fell to Earth

1976★ 6.5

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

Thomas Jerome Newton is an alien who has come to Earth in search of water to save his home planet. Aided by lawyer Oliver Farnsworth, Thomas uses his knowledge of advanced technolo...

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