Approaching the Unknown vs Motherland
Motherland has the higher audience score (6.8/10 against 5.3/10 for Approaching the Unknown). Approaching the Unknown is the shorter watch at 1h 30m compared with 1h 34m. Approaching the Unknown is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama, science fiction, thriller movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Approaching the Unknown
Motherland| Approaching the Unknown | Motherland | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.3/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2016 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 30m | 1h 34m |
| Genres | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Evan Matthews |
| Main cast | Sanaa Lathan, Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Charles Baker, Anders Danielsen Lie | Nestor Carbonell, Holland Taylor, Arica Himmel, Miriam Silverman, Emily Arancio |
Synopsis
Approaching the Unknown
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
Motherland
In an alternate present society where the state frees parents from the burden of raising children, a rule enforcer learns a shocking truth that sparks her rebellion.
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