If space travel has taught us anything, it’s this: no one packs enough snacks, everyone gets existential, and eventually, things get intimate. Long-haul voyages, shared quarters, nowhere to go, nowhere to hide. It’s less meet cute, more we’re the only two people awake for the next 90 years.
What follows isn’t one version of romance, but many. Some of it is tender, some of it is strange, some of it is deeply inconvenient. All of it unfolds under the same conditions: vastness, isolation, and the quiet realization that connection might be the only gravity left.
Can you really get laid on another planet? It’s hard to say. Space sex may be lightyears away, but here’s our list of interstellar movies to get your rocket launched.
Here are eleven of them.
GattacaAndrew Niccol (1997)
In a future defined by genetic perfection, two people find connection within a system built to control them. Set against striking modernist architecture, the film frames intimacy as both rebellion and choice.
SolarisSteven Soderbergh (2002)
Based on the 1961 science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem, this film follows a psychologist sent to a space station orbiting the mysterious planet Solaris, where he encounters a version of his late partner.
The FountainDarren Aronofsky (2006)
This visually striking film weaves three stories across time, including a future where a 26th-century astronaut travels through deep space in a bubble-like vessel. At its core, a meditation on love, loss, and the lengths we go to hold onto both.
Star TrekJ.J. Abrams (2009)
A sleek reboot of the classic franchise, where fast-paced action meets flirtation and tension. Romance hums just beneath the surface, carried by sharp dialogue and undeniable chemistry.
LoveWilliam Eubank (2011)
A lone astronaut aboard the International Space Station drifts further from Earth—and himself—while watching old transmissions to stay sane. A quiet, meditative look at isolation and the human need for connection.
Upside DownJuan Solanas (2012)
Set across two planets with opposing gravity, a young couple falls in love despite the physical laws keeping them apart. A romantic, visually rich take on longing that quite literally defies gravity.
PassengersMorten Tyldum (2016)
On a long-haul space journey, two strangers awaken decades too early and are left to navigate isolation together. A romance shaped as much by circumstance as by choice.
Orbiter 9Hatem Khraiche (2017)
In this Spanish film, a young woman has spent her entire life alone aboard a spacecraft. Her world shifts when an engineer boards the ship, sparking a romance that reveals a far more complex reality.
AniaraPella Kågerman & Hugo Lilja (2018)
After a spacecraft veers off course, its passengers are left adrift indefinitely. In the absence of Earth, relationships form as both comfort and escape from the unknown.
If You Were the LastKristian Mercado (2023)
Two astronauts stranded on a malfunctioning spacecraft begin to question whether they should remain friends or become something more. A light, charming take on intimacy when time—and options—are limited.
Love MeSam & Andy Zuchero (2025)
In a post-human world, two machines form a bond while piecing together what it means to be alive. Starring Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun, the film explores intimacy as something learned, constructed, and deeply felt.
