Related Titles
Movies Like Exploding Sun
Find movies like Exploding Sun using TMDB similarity plus Movie Rankings community context. Our top current pick is Star Trek Into Darkness. Browse 18 related titles with direct links to rankings, cast pages, and matchup data.
These picks blend TMDB similar-title seeds with Movie Rankings community ranking context.
Open Exploding Sun
Jump to the canonical movie page for ranking stats, credits, and deeper discovery paths.
See where to watch Exploding Sun
Check current US streaming, rental, and purchase options for Exploding Sun.
Compare Exploding Sun
Browse popular head-to-head ranking pages and jump into a matchup for Exploding Sun.
Language ranking
See how Exploding Sun compares with other top-ranked English science fiction movies.
Best English Science Fiction Movies
Studio ranking
See where Exploding Sun lands among the top-ranked movies associated with Muse Entertainment.
Open best muse entertainment movies
Explore Language Rankings
Star Trek Into Darkness
Community rank #96 · 2013
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.
Guardians of the Galaxy
Community rank #407 · 2014
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Sunshine
2007
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
Deepwater Horizon
2016
A story set on the offshore drilling rig Deepwater Horizon, which exploded during April 2010 and created the worst oil spill in U.S. history.
Pitch Black
2000
When their ship crash-lands on a remote planet, the marooned passengers soon learn that escaped convict Riddick isn't the only thing they have to fear. Deadly creatures lurk in the shadows, waiting to attack in the dark, and the planet is rapidly plunging into the utter blackness of a total eclipse. With the body count rising, the doomed survivors are forced to turn to Riddick with his eerie eyes to guide them through the darkness to safety. With time running out, there's only one rule: Stay in the light.
Armageddon
1998
When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.
The Day the Earth Caught Fire
1961
British reporters suspect an international cover-up of a global disaster in progress... and they're right. Hysterical panic has engulfed the world after the United States and the Soviet Union simultaneously detonate nuclear devices and have caused the orbit of the Earth to alter, sending it hurtling towards the sun.
Event Horizon
1997
In 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident that something sinister resides in its corridors.
Meltdown: Days of Destruction
2006
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to earth. It is deflected but so close that it shift our course closer to the sun, causing rapid extreme heating, hopefully only mid-term. Nathan warns his sister, TV journalist Carly, and she her lover, police detective Tom. He brings his unruly daughter Kim, her ex-con lover C.J. and her mother, nurse Bonnie, when Nathan offers a flight to a friend's Arctic weather station. Tom takes charge of a dangerous trip to the airport, as everywhere on earth things catch fire and people fight for water, transport and sheer looting.
Moonfall
2022
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it.
Lifeforce
1985
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, commencing an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Earthquake
1974
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.
Geostorm
2017
After an unprecedented series of natural disasters threatened the planet, the world's leaders came together to create an intricate network of satellites to control the global climate and keep everyone safe. But now, something has gone wrong: the system built to protect Earth is attacking it, and it becomes a race against the clock to uncover the real threat before a worldwide geostorm wipes out everything and everyone along with it.
Mission to Mars
2000
When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is launched to investigate the tragedy and bring back any survivors.
Attack on Titan
2022
As viable water is depleted on Earth, a mission is sent to Saturn's moon Titan to retrieve sustainable H2O reserves from its alien inhabitants. But just as the humans acquire the precious resource, they are attacked by Titan rebels, who don't trust that the Earthlings will leave in peace.
Stowaway
2021
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
Ice Twisters
2009
Charlie Price, a former scientist turned science fiction author, starts living one of his novels when the Federal Science Foundation's weather experiments escape control and turn disastrous.
Battle in Outer Space
1959
In 1965, the space station JSS-3 is destroyed by a fleet of UFOs, which then begin a global siege on Earth, using rays to manipulate gravity and control the minds of men. In response, a global council meeting is held to determine the source of the attacks and prepare a rocket ship armada for a counter-attack, a true battle in outer space. . . The film is a sequel of sorts to Toho's THE MYSTERIANS in the reprise of the Etsuko Shiraishi character of that film as its heroine. It was edited to 74 minutes for its American release.
What are the best movies like Exploding Sun?
Star Trek Into Darkness is the strongest current recommendation on this page for viewers looking for movies like Exploding Sun.
How many recommendations are on the Exploding Sun page?
This page currently lists 18 related titles for Exploding Sun.
How often does the Movies Like Exploding Sun page update?
This page refreshes whenever Movie Rankings rebuilds the related-title view for Exploding Sun. It was last generated from site data on May 5, 2026.
Sources & freshness
Last refreshed from site data on May 5, 2026.