Chandrayaan 2: 8 space movies to watch, as India lands on the Moon

Around all buzz going on about ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 mission, we bring to you 8 movies that you can binge-watch to set mood for landing scheduled for 1:30 AM IST on September 7^th.

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1. 2001: A Odyssey 

2001: A Odyssey is a 1968 epic sci-fi movie directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick. movie is inspired by a short story written by Arthur C. Clark. film deals with me of human evolution, and signs of extra-terrestrial life that has affected it. plot of movie revolves around a featureless alien artifact which is responsible for granting humans gift of intelligence. 50-years-old movie is still a must-watch for those who love science fiction.

2. Armddon 

Armddon is a sci-fi disaster movie directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer. It features Bruce Willis and an ensemble cast which comprises of Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Oven Wilson, and ors. Armddon opens with a massive meteor shower that almost destroys New York City. A group of blue-collar deep-core drillers are sent to deal with a humongous perpetual threat that will cause an extinction-level event if t dealt with in time.

3. Gravity

Gravity is a 2013 sci-fi thriller directed by Alfonso Cuaron. It stars Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. movie is about two American astronauts, played by Sandra and Clooney, who get stranded in after mid-orbit destruction of ir shuttle. two w have to survive in and return to Earth unharmed. Gravity is one of best movies out re and is a must-watch for nerds. 

4. Interstellar

Interstellar is an American sci-fi movie directed and produced by Christopher lan. It was released in year 2014 and stars Matw McConaughey, Anna Hathaway, Jessica Chastain and Bill Irwin. Interstellar is set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive as ir planet is dying. To tackle this and find an alternative a group of astronauts travel into deep through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity. Interstellar is one of best works of Christopher lan and has been compared with movies like Inception.

5. Star trek

Star Trek is a movie franchise based on television series of same name. Star Trek, as name suggests, is a sci-fi movie that revolves around thrilling ventures of crew le by James T. Kirk. y work under government entity kwn as Federation. crew undertakes missions in intergalactic through means of hyper jumps.

“: final frontier. se are voys of star ship Enterprise. Its five-year mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where man has gone before!”  - film me this phase very popular. Even ISRO, after launch of Chandrayaan 2 to dark side of moon, proudly stated that India has boldly gone where or nation has gone before. 

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6. Avatar

Avatar is a 2009 epic sci-fi film directed by James Cameron. movie is set in a t-so-distant future where humans have colonised a newly found habitable moon y call Pandora. film deals with exploits of Pandora by humans, to obtain a mineral called Ubtanium. Avatar h dominated box office records and was highest-grossing film until it was surpassed by Avengers: Endgame.

7. Mission Mangal

Mission Mangal is a 2019 Indian Hindi langu drama movie by Jagan Shakti. film features an ensemble cast of Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Taapsee Pannu, Sharman Joshi, and ors. It is loosely based on life of scientists at ISRO, who contributed to  Mars Orbiter Mission, India's first interplanetary expedition. Mission Mangal mand to earn a total of ₹ 269 crores.  

8. Martian

Martian is a 2015 Science fiction directed by Ridley Scott. film stars Matt Damon. movie is an aptation of a vel by same name, written by Andy Weir. film depicts struggle of an astronaut who is stranded on planet Mars, as he is left behind by his crew. film was minated for Acemy Awards.

If you have a favorite -y movie that's t on this list, do let us kw in comments below. For updates on ISRO's Chandrayaan 2 mission, visit Chandrayaan 2 Live Updates.

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