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TOP 100 Space Films

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  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    1. Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope

    19772h 1mPG90Metascore
    8.6 (1.5M)
    Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a Wookiee and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's world-destroying battle station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the mysterious Darth Vader.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

    2. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    19802h 4mPG82Metascore
    8.7 (1.5M)
    After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins training with Jedi Master Yoda, while Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
    DirectorIrvin KershnerStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

    3. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi

    19832h 11mPG58Metascore
    8.3 (1.2M)
    After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
    DirectorRichard MarquandStarsMark HamillHarrison FordCarrie Fisher
  • James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Wen Jiang, Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Ben Mendelsohn, Daniel Naprous, Alan Tudyk, Donnie Yen, Spencer Wilding, and Riz Ahmed in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

    4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

    20162h 13mPG-1365Metascore
    7.8 (733K)
    In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire's ultimate weapon of destruction.
    DirectorGareth EdwardsStarsFelicity JonesDiego LunaAlan Tudyk
  • Samuel L. Jackson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, James Earl Jones, Frank Oz, Ian McDiarmid, Hayden Christensen, and Gene Bryant in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    5. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

    20052h 20mPG-1368Metascore
    7.6 (894K)
    As the Clone Wars nears its end, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot for galactic domination.
    DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregor
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    6. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (760K)
    When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKeir DulleaGary LockwoodWilliam Sylvester
  • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)

    7. The Martian

    20152h 24mPG-1380Metascore
    8.0 (976K)
    An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assumes him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive and can survive until a potential rescue.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsMatt DamonJessica ChastainKristen Wiig
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)

    8. Starship Troopers

    19972h 9mR52Metascore
    7.3 (338K)
    Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina Meyer
  • Sigourney Weaver and Carrie Henn in Aliens (1986)

    9. Aliens

    19862h 17mR84Metascore
    8.4 (815K)
    Decades after surviving the Nostromo incident, Ellen Ripley is sent out to re-establish contact with a terraforming colony but finds herself battling the Alien Queen and her offspring.
    DirectorJames CameronStarsSigourney WeaverMichael BiehnCarrie Henn
  • Alien (1979)

    10. Alien

    19791h 57mR89Metascore
    8.5 (1M)
    After investigating a mysterious transmission of unknown origin, the crew of a commercial spacecraft encounters a deadly lifeform.
    DirectorRidley ScottStarsSigourney WeaverTom SkerrittJohn Hurt
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    11. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (305K)
    Dr. Ellie Arroway, after years of searching, finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
    DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsJodie FosterMatthew McConaugheyTom Skerritt
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Sean Gunn, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Maria Bakalova in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)

    12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    20232h 30mPG-1364Metascore
    7.9 (440K)
    Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful.
    DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattChukwudi IwujiBradley Cooper
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

    13. Guardians of the Galaxy

    20142h 1mPG-1376Metascore
    8.0 (1.3M)
    A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.
    DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattVin DieselBradley Cooper
  • Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Michael Rooker, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, and Elizabeth Debicki in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

    14. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

    20172h 16mPG-1367Metascore
    7.6 (804K)
    The Guardians struggle to keep together as a team while dealing with their personal family issues, notably Star-Lord's encounter with his father, the ambitious celestial being Ego.
    DirectorJames GunnStarsChris PrattZoe SaldañaDave Bautista
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

    15. Star Trek: The Motion Picture

    19792h 23mG50Metascore
    6.4 (100K)
    When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Kirstie Alley, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Ricardo Montalban in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

    16. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan

    19821h 53mPG68Metascore
    7.7 (133K)
    With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)

    17. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

    19861h 59mPG71Metascore
    7.3 (95K)
    To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
    DirectorLeonard NimoyStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

    18. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

    19891h 47mPG43Metascore
    5.5 (66K)
    Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.
    DirectorWilliam ShatnerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

    19. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country

    19911h 50mPG65Metascore
    7.2 (84K)
    On the eve of retirement, Kirk and McCoy are charged with assassinating the Klingon High Chancellor and imprisoned. The Enterprise crew must help them escape to thwart a conspiracy aimed at sabotaging the last best hope for peace.
    DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsWilliam ShatnerLeonard NimoyDeForest Kelley
  • William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)

    20. Star Trek: Generations

    19941h 58mPG55Metascore
    6.6 (90K)
    With the help of long presumed dead Captain Kirk, Captain Picard must stop a deranged scientist willing to murder on a planetary scale in order to enter a space matrix.
    DirectorDavid CarsonStarsPatrick StewartWilliam ShatnerMalcolm McDowell
  • Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

    21. Star Trek: First Contact

    19961h 51mPG-1370Metascore
    7.6 (136K)
    The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
    DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent Spiner
  • F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

    22. Star Trek: Insurrection

    19981h 43mPG64Metascore
    6.4 (82K)
    When the crew of the Enterprise learn of a Federation conspiracy against the inhabitants of a unique planet, Captain Picard begins an open rebellion.
    DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent Spiner
  • Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)

    23. Star Trek: Nemesis

    20021h 56mPG-1351Metascore
    6.4 (86K)
    The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. Captain Picard and his crew discover a serious threat to the Federation once Praetor Shinzon plans to attack Earth.
    DirectorStuart BairdStarsPatrick StewartJonathan FrakesBrent Spiner
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Rebecca Ferguson, Dave Bautista, Austin Butler, Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Florence Pugh, and Souheila Yacoub in Dune: Part Two (2024)

    24. Dune: Part Two

    20242h 46mPG-1379Metascore
    8.5 (654K)
    Paul Atreides unites with the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametZendayaRebecca Ferguson
  • Simon Pegg, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldaña, Sofia Boutella, and Chris Pine in Star Trek Beyond (2016)

    25. Star Trek Beyond

    20162h 2mPG-1368Metascore
    7.0 (266K)
    The crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test.
    DirectorJustin LinStarsChris PineZachary QuintoKarl Urban

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