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Space Sci-Fi Movie

by khadafimusaad • Created 1 year ago • Modified 1 year ago
The space sci-fi subgenre features stories set primarily in outer space or involving space travel, exploration, and interstellar adventures.

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Note: (1), Regarding the Franchise, the first film as a representative on the list. (2), does not mean animation.
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  • Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar (2014)

    1. Interstellar

    20142h 49mPG-1374Metascore
    8.7 (2.4M)
    When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
    DirectorChristopher NolanStarsMatthew McConaugheyAnne HathawayJessica Chastain
  • Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, and Kenny Baker in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)

    2. 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
  • Alien (1979)

    3. 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
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    4. 2001: A Space Odyssey

    19682h 29mG84Metascore
    8.3 (763K)
    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
  • Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, Rebecca Ferguson, Jason Momoa, Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Oscar Isaac, Timothée Chalamet, and Zendaya in Dune: Part One (2021)

    5. Dune: Part One

    20212h 35mPG-1374Metascore
    8.0 (976K)
    Paul Atreides arrives on Arrakis after his father accepts the stewardship of the dangerous planet. However, chaos ensues after a betrayal as forces clash to control melange, a precious resource.
    DirectorDenis VilleneuveStarsTimothée ChalametRebecca FergusonZendaya
  • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)

    6. The Martian

    20152h 24mPG-1380Metascore
    8.0 (980K)
    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
  • 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)

    7. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

    20232h 30mPG-1364Metascore
    7.9 (446K)
    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
  • Star Trek (2009)

    8. Star Trek

    20092h 7mPG-1382Metascore
    7.9 (632K)
    The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.
    DirectorJ.J. AbramsStarsChris PineZachary QuintoSimon Pegg
  • Nathan Fillion and Summer Glau in Serenity (2005)

    9. Serenity

    20051h 59mPG-1374Metascore
    7.8 (312K)
    The crew of the ship Serenity try to evade an assassin sent to recapture telepath River.
    DirectorJoss WhedonStarsNathan FillionGina TorresChiwetel Ejiofor
  • Sam Rockwell in Moon (2009)

    10. Moon

    20091h 37mR67Metascore
    7.8 (389K)
    Astronaut Sam Bell has a quintessentially personal encounter toward the end of his three-year stint on the Moon, where he, working alongside his computer, GERTY, sends back to Earth, parcels of a resource that has helped diminish our plane
    DirectorDuncan JonesStarsSam RockwellKevin SpaceyDominique McElligott
  • Gravity (2013)

    11. Gravity

    20131h 31mPG-1396Metascore
    7.7 (887K)
    Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
    DirectorAlfonso CuarónStarsSandra BullockGeorge ClooneyEd Harris
  • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)

    12. Contact

    19972h 30mPG62Metascore
    7.5 (306K)
    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
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)

    13. Forbidden Planet

    19561h 38mG80Metascore
    7.5 (56K)
    A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
    DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie Nielsen
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)

    14. Galaxy Quest

    19991h 42mPG70Metascore
    7.4 (188K)
    The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
    DirectorDean ParisotStarsTim AllenSigourney WeaverAlan Rickman
  • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)

    15. Starship Troopers

    19972h 9mR52Metascore
    7.3 (339K)
    Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
    DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina Meyer
  • Cillian Murphy in Sunshine (2007)

    16. Sunshine

    20071h 47mR64Metascore
    7.2 (281K)
    A team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
    DirectorDanny BoyleStarsCillian MurphyRose ByrneChris Evans
  • Mel Brooks, Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, and Daphne Zuniga in Spaceballs (1987)

    17. Spaceballs

    19871h 36mPG46Metascore
    7.1 (220K)
    A star-pilot for hire and his trusty sidekick must come to the rescue of a princess and save Planet Druidia from the clutches of the evil Spaceballs.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsMel BrooksJohn CandyRick Moranis
  • Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence in Passengers (2016)

    18. Passengers

    20161h 56mPG-1341Metascore
    7.0 (482K)
    A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.
    DirectorMorten TyldumStarsJennifer LawrenceChris PrattMichael Sheen
  • Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)

    19. Starman

    19841h 55mPG70Metascore
    7.0 (56K)
    An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJeff BridgesKaren AllenCharles Martin Smith
  • Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)

    20. Flight of the Navigator

    19861h 30mPG64Metascore
    6.9 (54K)
    In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
    DirectorRandal KleiserStarsJoey CramerPaul ReubensCliff De Young
  • Liv Tyler, Bruce Willis, and Ben Affleck in Armageddon (1998)

    21. Armageddon

    19982h 31mPG-1342Metascore
    6.7 (470K)
    After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.
    DirectorMichael BayStarsBruce WillisBilly Bob ThorntonBen Affleck
  • Alan Rickman, Warwick Davis, and Martin Freeman in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

    22. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    20051h 49mPG63Metascore
    6.7 (214K)
    Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."
    DirectorGarth JenningsStarsMartin FreemanYasiin BeySam Rockwell
  • 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)

    23. 2010: The Year We Make Contact

    19841h 56mPG53Metascore
    6.7 (60K)
    A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
    DirectorPeter HyamsStarsRoy ScheiderJohn LithgowHelen Mirren
  • Lance Guest in The Last Starfighter (1984)

    24. The Last Starfighter

    19841h 40mPG67Metascore
    6.7 (49K)
    High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.
    DirectorNick CastleStarsLance GuestRobert PrestonKay E. Kuter
  • Event Horizon (1997)

    25. Event Horizon

    19971h 36mR35Metascore
    6.6 (209K)
    A rescue crew is tasked with investigating the mysterious reappearance of a spaceship that had been lost for seven years.
    DirectorPaul W.S. AndersonStarsLaurence FishburneSam NeillKathleen Quinlan

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