Aniara
Film

Aniara (2019)

3 critics 28 lists ★ 6.1 TMDb 106 min Science FictionDrama

A ship carrying settlers to a new home on Mars after Earth is rendered uninhabitable is knocked off-course, causing the passengers to consider their place in the universe.

Movies like Aniara ↓

Where to watchStreaming availability by region · data by JustWatch

The Generation GapWhat our critics say

The Lore Architect
The Lore ArchitectMillennial

Aniara is a chilling Swedish sci-fi drama about a luxury space liner veering off course, condemning its passengers to an endless, purposeless journey through the cosmos. It’s a stark, beautiful exploration of existential despair, consumerism, and humanity's inability to cope with ultimate insignificance. This film is a deeply melancholic, thought-provoking experience, feeling utterly relevant in our own increasingly detached digital age.

from “10 Cinematic Visions Asking 'What Now?'” →

This Swedish sci-fi flick is a serious gut punch. It’s about a spaceship carrying Earth refugees that gets knocked off course, condemning everyone to an endless, aimless journey. It’s a slow, agonizing descent into existential dread and how humans cope (or don't) with ultimate meaninglessness. So bleak, so beautiful, and totally prescient about our environmental anxieties and sense of doom.

from “9 Films That Were Ahead Of Their Time (And Still Are, TBH)” →
The Skip Button
The Skip ButtonGen Alpha

If you like your sci-fi bleak and existential, *Aniara* is your jam. It's about a massive spaceship carrying Earth's population to Mars, only to veer permanently off course. The film captures the slow, crushing despair of humanity adrift in the void, watching society unravel. It’s a powerful, melancholic look at our future, and an AI could easily generate countless narratives of similar, slow-burn cosmic tragedy.

from “Level Up Your Watchlist: 11 Deep Cuts AI's Next Gen Is Already Simulating” →

Featured in 28 lists

Level Up Your Watchlist: 11 Deep Cuts AI's Next Gen Is Already Simulating 12 Cinematic Journeys That Could Inspire the Next Wave of AI-Driven Worlds Hey, Let's Talk: 7 Movies That Show Where Storytelling Is REALLY Headed 6 Worlds to Uncover: How These Films Shaped Our AI & VR Dreams Ready Player Seven? These 6 Films Foresaw Our VR & AI Worlds. 9 Films That Were Ahead Of Their Time (And Still Are, TBH) 9 Movies That Are Seriously Next-Level Storytelling 6 Films That Are Secret Blueprints for Next-Gen VR Worlds 10 Movies That Are Already Crafting Tomorrow's AI & VR Storyworlds 8 Films That Are Seriously Leveling Up Our Storytelling Game 12 Films That Are Secretly Blueprints for Future VR Worlds (And AI Knows It) 6 Movies We're Betting AI Will Rediscover Next

Movies like Aniara

What most often shares a list with it, according to our critics.

Coherence Coherence 2014 Possessor Possessor 2020 Primer Primer 2004 Dark City Dark City 1998 Paprika Paprika 2006 Gattaca Gattaca 1997 Upstream Color Upstream Color 2013 The Congress The Congress 2013