2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.

Genres: Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure

What to watch after 2001: A Space Odyssey

• A Clockwork Orange (1971) — Same subject: philosophical
• Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001) — Same feel: thought-provoking, complex
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999) — Stanley Kubrick directed both
• Solaris (1972) — Same subject: space travel, astronaut
• A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) — Same subject: artificial intelligence (a.i.)
• Moon (2009) — Same subject: moon, artificial intelligence (a.i.)