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1. Ender's Game (2013)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Young Ender Wiggin is recruited by the International Military to lead the fight against the Formics, an insectoid alien race who had previously tried to invade Earth and had inflicted heavy losses on humankind.
Director: Gavin Hood | Stars: Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield, Hailee Steinfeld, Abigail Breslin
Votes: 253,977 | Gross: $61.74M
2. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 321,012 | Gross: $54.81M
3. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
PG | 142 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Ten years after initially meeting, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala, while Obi-Wan Kenobi discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Hayden Christensen, Natalie Portman, Ewan McGregor, Christopher Lee
Votes: 758,683 | Gross: $310.68M
4. Lightyear (2022)
PG | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
While spending years attempting to return home, marooned Space Ranger Buzz Lightyear encounters an army of ruthless robots commanded by Zurg who are attempting to steal his fuel source.
Director: Angus MacLane | Stars: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Peter Sohn, Taika Waititi
Votes: 123,768 | Gross: $118.31M
5. Starship Troopers 3: Marauder (2008 Video)
R | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Johnny Rico is called back into action to defeat the bugs.
Director: Edward Neumeier | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Jolene Blalock, Stephen Hogan, Boris Kodjoe
Votes: 24,585
6. Starship Troopers: Invasion (2012)
R | 89 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A black op has gone terribly wrong. Now, Captain Carmen Ibanez and a hardcore trooper famed as Major Henry "Hero" Varro must lead a team of battle-weary troopers to find the missing ship and discover what went wrong.
Directors: Shinji Aramaki, Steven Foster | Stars: Luci Christian, David Matranga, Justin Doran, David Wald
Votes: 11,918
7. Gunbuster (1988–1989)
PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young pilot, daughter of a deceased space captain, is selected to pilot a gigantic robot as a key point of Earth's defense during a space war.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Norio Wakamoto, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 2,011
8. StarCraft (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In 2499 in the Koprulu sector, a ferocious collective race known as the Zerg arrives to massacre the exiled human colonies while a highly advanced race, the Protoss, intervenes to exterminate the Zerg.
Directors: Matt Samia, Mark Schwarz, Duane Stinnett, Chris Metzen, Glenn Stafford | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Michael Gough, Paul Eiding, Lani Minella
Votes: 5,503
9. The Advanced Guard (1998 TV Movie)
R | 91 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
As a prelude to full-blown alien invasion, a team of four aliens telepathically linked with their lifelike human-looking android bodies abducts four random humans to test them to determine if humans can make good slaves.
Director: Peter Geiger | Stars: Robert Amico, James Avery, David Campbell, Cristi Conaway
Votes: 328
10. StarCraft: Brood War (1998 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the events of StarCraft (1998) the Protoss try to unite their divided race while still fighting the weakened Zerg which is also attacked by human expedition from Earth.
Director: Matthew Samia | Stars: Glynnis Talken, Jack Ritschel, Paul Ainsley, Castulo Guerra
Votes: 2,398
11. Quantum Gate (1993 Video Game)
Adventure, Drama, Mystery
Private Drew Griffin is part of a unit sent in 2057 through quantum gate to planet AJ3905 to locate a rare mineral that can save Earth from a cataclysm. They must also fight hostile alien bugs there. However, things aren't what they seem.
Director: Greg Roach | Stars: Ruth Aguilar, James Monroe Black, Jamie Callahan, Jamie Callahan
Votes: 15
12.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Countdown
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While the Reptilians force Hoshi to decipher a launch code, the Primates, Arboreals and Archer think of a way to stop the Xindi weapon.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,601
13.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Doctor's Orders
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
While in command of Enterprise because the entire crew is in a coma, Dr. Phlox starts hearing some strange sounds.
Director: Roxann Dawson | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,636
14.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Hatchery
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Captain Archer orders the crew of Enterprise to save a Xindi-Insectoid hatchery.
Director: Michael Grossman | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,560
15.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Rajiin
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise helps an alien woman, Rajiin, seeking to escape her life as a sex slave. Once on board she uses her alien abilities to gather biometric data about humans and is recaptured by her employers, the Xindi council.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,620
16.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Council
(2004)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise has arrived at the location of the Xindi Council and with the help of Degra, Archer can make his plea in front of the five races of Xindi. Archer needs to prove that the Sphere ... See full summary »
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,591
17.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
The Xindi
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Enterprise has been in the Delphic Expanse for six weeks and have yet to get any intel about the Xindi. Strange anomalies affect the ship, sending cargo flying violently through the bays, ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Kroeker | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,707
18.
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999–2000)
Episode:
Race to the Rescue
(1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Rangers befriend the Galactabeasts - five enormous animals that help them defend Terra Venture from the forces of the evil Scorpius.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Archie Kao, Reggie Rolle, Danny Slavin, Valerie Vernon
Votes: 231
19.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Time Trap
(1973)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise and a Klingon ship are trapped in space-time warp where only their cooperation will allow them to escape.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 747
20.
The Mandalorian (2019– )
Episode:
Chapter 10: The Passenger
(2020)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Mandalorian must ferry a passenger with precious cargo on a risky journey.
Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: Pedro Pascal, Amy Sedaris, Misty Rosas, Richard Ayoade
Votes: 25,278
21.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Planet of the Dead
(2009)
TV-PG | 59 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worst for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits.
Director: James Strong | Stars: David Tennant, Michelle Ryan, Lee Evans, Noma Dumezweni
Votes: 5,645
22.
Superman (1988)
Episode:
The Last Time I Saw Earth/It's Superman
(1988)
24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien steals the space shuttle in "The Last Time I Saw Earth." Superman is revealed to the public for the first time in "It's Superman."
Directors: Cosmo Anzilotti, Bill Hutten, Tony Love, Charles Nichols | Stars: William Callaway, Gabriel Damon, Ron Feinberg, Ed Gilbert
Votes: 34
23.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
Landing at Point Rain
(2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Anakin, Ahsoka, Obi-Wan and Ki-Adi-Mundi lead a landing party to destroy a droid factory on Geonosis.
Director: Brian Kalin O'Connell | Stars: Matt Lanter, Brian George, Dee Bradley Baker, Ashley Eckstein
Votes: 4,020
24.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
Weapons Factory
(2009)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Luminara and Anakin act as decoys to divert new enemy super-tanks, while Padawans Barriss Offee and Ahsoka attempt to destroy a Separatist droid factory.
Director: Giancarlo Volpe | Stars: Olivia d'Abo, Ashley Eckstein, Matt Lanter, Meredith Salenger
Votes: 3,635
25.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
Brain Invaders
(2009)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Ahsoka, Barris and Tango Company board a supply ship to a station near Ord Cestus. But one of the troopers has been infected by a Geonosian brain worm and has taken along a nest full of worm eggs to submit the others.
Director: Steward Lee | Stars: Ashley Eckstein, Meredith Salenger, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor
Votes: 3,697
26.
Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2020)
Episode:
Legacy of Terror
(2009)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Luminara Unduli disappears during a sandstorm while following Poggle the Lesser. When Anakin and Obi-Wan track her to an ancient temple, they are attacked by undead Geonosian warriors.
Director: Steward Lee | Stars: Olivia d'Abo, James Arnold Taylor, Matt Lanter, Dee Bradley Baker
Votes: 3,572
27.
Mike Tyson Mysteries (2014–2020)
Episode:
She's a Bayniac
(2015)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A man who suspects his wife is cheating asks Mike and the team to investigate for him.
Director: Jeff Siergey | Stars: Mike Tyson, Norm MacDonald, Rachel Ramras, Jim Rash
Votes: 115
28.
Rick and Morty (2013– )
Episode:
The Rickshank Rickdemption
(2017)
TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Rick, still in galactic prison, puts an intricate escape plan into action. Back on Earth, which is now under federation control, Morty and Summer have an argument about their grandpa.
Directors: Juan Jose Meza-Leon, Wesley Archer, Nathan Litz | Stars: Justin Roiland, Chris Parnell, Spencer Grammer, Sarah Chalke
Votes: 24,357
29.
Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018)
Episode:
Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 1
(2017)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After finding a missing rebel team member, the Ghost crew discovers another surprise on Geonosis and works to conceal it from Imperial forces.
Directors: Justin Ridge, Saul Ruiz | Stars: Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tiya Sircar
Votes: 2,202
30.
Star Wars: Rebels (2014–2018)
Episode:
Ghosts of Geonosis: Part 2
(2017)
TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With finding Saw and making another discovery on Geonosis, the rebel team goes deeper into the tunnels just to see what is so important.
Directors: Melchior Zwyer, Justin Ridge | Stars: Taylor Gray, Vanessa Marshall, Freddie Prinze Jr., Tiya Sircar
Votes: 2,134