List of movies filmed in outer space
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As of 2024[update], several documentaries and at least three feature films have been partially filmed in outer space.
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1984 | Return from Orbit[1] | Soviet Union | The film featured scenes that were shot on board the Salyut 7. However, the film's actors did not travel to space for any filming, with Russian cosmonauts having instead captured footage. |
2016 | Yolki 5[2] | Russia | Contains a segment set in the International Space Station. |
2023 | The Challenge[1][3][4] | 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. |
TBA | untitled film starring Tom Cruise[5] | United States | Announced in 2020 by Doug Liman and Tom Cruise. The film will have scenes shot aboard the International Space Station, with its 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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2012 | Apogee of Fear | United States | Filmed entirely in space, while aboard the International Space Station. |
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1989 | For All Mankind | United States | Made from original footage of the missions of the Apollo program. |
1997 | Mission to Mir | United States | Compiled from a footage shot in the Mir space station from IMAX cameras. |
2002 | Space Station 3D | United States Canada |
A first 3D live-action film shot in space narrated by Tom Cruise. |
2016 | A Beautiful Planet[6] | United States | Filmed aboard the International Space Station, with IMAX digital cameras. |
2020 | Space Explorers: The ISS Experience | Canada | Virtual reality series |
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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.[7] The plans were scrapped due to lack of funding,[8] and space scenes were filmed in studio instead. |
2016 | Sexplorations | United States | A porn film project planned by Pornhub and crowdfunded via Indiegogo.[9] The campaign failed to gather the intended sum. |
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