List of movies filmed in space

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

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Narrative feature films

YearTitleCountryNotesRef.
1984 Return from Orbit Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  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. [1]
2016 Yolki 5 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Contains a segment set in the International Space Station. [2]
2023 The Challenge Flag of Russia.svg  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.

[1] [3] [4]
TBAUntitled film starring Tom Cruise Flag of the United States.svg  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 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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Short film

YearTitleCountryNotesRef.
2012 Apogee of Fear Flag of the United States.svg  United States Filmed entirely in space, while aboard the International Space Station.

Documentaries

YearTitleCountryNotesRef.
1989 For All Mankind Flag of the United States.svg  United States Made from a original footage of the missions of the Apollo program.
1997 Mission to Mir Flag of the United States.svg  United States Compiled from a footage shot in the Mir space station from IMAX cameras.
2002 Space Station 3D Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
A first 3D live-action film shot in space narrated by Tom Cruise.
2016 A Beautiful Planet Flag of the United States.svg  United States Filmed aboard the International Space Station, with IMAX digital cameras. [6]
2020 Space Explorers: The ISS Experience Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Virtual reality series

Aborted attempts

YearTitleCountryNotesRef.
2003 Thiefs and Prostitutes. Spaceflight is the Prize Flag of Russia.svg  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.
2016Sexplorations Flag of the United States.svg  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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