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Mission to Mars
2000 · Film · 114 min
Directed by Brian De Palma
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.
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I haven't seen these mentioned yet: Galaxy Quest, The Fifth Element, Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, Oblivion, Tron: Legacy, Mission to Mars, Pacific Rim, Bicentennial Man, Alita: Battle Angel (some of these may be PG-13)
Treasure Planet and Titan A.E. are also good animated movies, although Treasure Planet is more science-fantasy.
I'd also second Back to the Future, Contact, Interstellar, Gattaca, October Sky
Aside from military, this tactic became obvious to me when space became (again) a theater of conquest around 2010, involving both private and public sectors, internationally.
The narrative around space became very strong, sending messages of conquest, entrepreneurship, science, dreams, you name it.
At the exact same period, bloomed movies like: Mission to Mars, Gravity, Interstellar.
I won't be surprised to see a surge of interest in space-related careers in younger generations in years to come.
My view on that is that it simply maintains focus on the story instead of crappily-made-up fake gadgets that a lot of 90's to early 2000's movies did (take Mission to Mars as an appropriate example). Opinion of course, but I think it makes the whole thing feel more "real" to a modern audience.
There's an awful scene in the film 'Mission to Mars' where Tim Robbins removes his helmet in space, and his head instantly freezes. No, no, no!