Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "mission-control"

1. Top Gun: Maverick (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Drama

After thirty years, Maverick is still pushing the envelope as a top naval aviator, but must confront ghosts of his past when he leads TOP GUN's elite graduates on a mission that demands the ultimate sacrifice from those chosen to fly it.

Director: Joseph Kosinski | Stars: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller, Val Kilmer

Votes: 696,133 | Gross: $718.73M

2. The Martian (2015)

PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume 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.

Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara

Votes: 924,920 | Gross: $228.43M

3. Don't Look Up (2021)

R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 601,455

4. Apollo 13 (I) (1995)

PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History

NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise

Votes: 315,476 | Gross: $173.84M

5. Dark Phoenix (2019)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 204,907 | Gross: $65.85M

6. Moonfall (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer

Votes: 99,419 | Gross: $19.06M

7. The Midnight Sky (2020)

PG-13 | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe.

Director: George Clooney | Stars: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Caoilinn Springall

Votes: 89,411

8. First Man (2018)

PG-13 | 141 min | Biography, Drama, History

A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.

Director: Damien Chazelle | Stars: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler

Votes: 202,193 | Gross: $44.94M

9. You Only Live Twice (1967)

PG | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

James Bond and the Japanese Secret Service must find and stop the true culprit of a series of space hijackings, before war is provoked between Russia and the United States.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Sean Connery, Akiko Wakabayashi, Mie Hama, Tetsurô Tanba

Votes: 117,515 | Gross: $43.08M

10. Lifeforce (1985)

R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery

A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.

Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay

Votes: 29,461 | Gross: $11.60M

11. Capricorn One (1977)

PG | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston

Votes: 24,715

12. Rampage (2018)

PG-13 | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

When three different animals become infected with a dangerous pathogen, a primatologist and a geneticist team up to stop them from destroying Chicago.

Director: Brad Peyton | Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Naomie Harris, Malin Akerman, Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Votes: 184,849 | Gross: $101.03M

13. The Core (2003)

PG-13 | 135 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The only way to save Earth from catastrophe is to drill down to the core and set it spinning again.

Director: Jon Amiel | Stars: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Delroy Lindo, Bruce Greenwood

Votes: 107,294 | Gross: $31.19M

14. 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: 123,786 | Gross: $118.31M

15. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

PG | 85 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A faulty computer causes a passenger space shuttle to head straight for the Sun. Can Ted Striker save the day and get the shuttle back on track - again?

Director: Ken Finkleman | Stars: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Raymond Burr

Votes: 56,760 | Gross: $27.15M

16. Europa Report (2013)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 75,494 | Gross: $0.13M

17. Escape from Planet Earth (2012)

PG | 89 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet, Earth.

Director: Cal Brunker | Stars: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Rob Corddry

Votes: 26,880 | Gross: $57.01M

18. Encounter (III) (2021)

R | 108 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Two brothers embark on a journey with their father, who is trying to protect them from an alien threat.

Director: Michael Pearce | Stars: Riz Ahmed, Octavia Spencer, Lucian-River Chauhan, Aditya Geddada

Votes: 10,969

19. The Martian Chronicles (1980)

360 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

In the 21st century, Earth begins the colonization of Mars. However, things do not go as planned, at first due to the hostile Martian natives and later because of the self-destructive Earthmen.

Stars: Rock Hudson, Gayle Hunnicutt, Bernie Casey, Christopher Connelly

Votes: 2,512

20. The Medusa Touch (1978)

PG | 109 min | Drama, Mystery

A telekinetic novelist causes disasters simply by thinking about them.

Director: Jack Gold | Stars: Richard Burton, Lee Remick, Lino Ventura, Harry Andrews

Votes: 7,490

21. Defying Gravity (2009)

TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Eight astronauts living aboard an international spacecraft on a mission through the solar system, as the world watches from billions of kilometers away.

Stars: Ron Livingston, Malik Yoba, Andrew Airlie, Paula Garcés

Votes: 10,056

22. For All Mankind (1989)

Not Rated | 80 min | Documentary, History

An in-depth look at various NASA moon landing missions, starting with Apollo 8.

Director: Al Reinert | Stars: Jim Lovell, Ken Mattingly, Russell Schweickart, Eugene Cernan

Votes: 6,525 | Gross: $0.77M

23. Love (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 84 min | Drama, Music, Sci-Fi

A man spends years alone on a space station orbiting Earth after losing communication with Houston/Earth. He spends time on maintenance, exercise, watching old messages, and reading a journal by a soldier in the American Civil War.

Director: William Eubank | Stars: Gunner Wright, Corey Richardson, Bradley Horne, Nancy Stelle

Votes: 8,965

24. Magellan (2017)

103 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery

After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.

Director: Rob York | Stars: Brandon Ray Olive, K. Danor Gerald, Whitney Palmer, Matthew Mercer

Votes: 1,868

25. Challenger (1990 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 160 min | Drama

New Hampshire teacher Christa McAuliffe joins six other astronauts on the tragic 1986 space-shuttle flight.

Director: Glenn Jordan | Stars: Karen Allen, Barry Bostwick, Julie Fulton, Richard Jenkins

Votes: 410

26. Approaching the Unknown (2016)

R | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A U.S. astronaut prepares for a mission to Mars.

Director: Mark Elijah Rosenberg | Stars: Mark Strong, Luke Wilson, Sanaa Lathan, Anders Danielsen Lie

Votes: 9,162

27. The Astronauts (2020–2021)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

When a group of kids are accidentally launched into space, they embark on an adventure of a lifetime to get back home.

Stars: Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan

Votes: 2,345

28. Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978 TV Movie)

93 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi

Lunar colonists of Moonbase Alpha are marooned in space after a nuclear explosion pushes the Moon out of its orbit and a rescue spaceship from the Earth is not what it seems to be.

Director: Tom Clegg | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Catherine Schell, Tony Anholt

Votes: 436

29. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)

TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure

Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.

Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise

Votes: 4,001

30. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)

TV-PG | 101 min | Documentary, History

At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.

Director: David Fairhead | Stars: John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostick, James Burke

Votes: 1,692

31. The Dream Is Alive (1985)

Not Rated | 37 min | Documentary, Short

Traveling on the Space Shuttle, covers training, launch, flight, deployment of LDEF from Challenger in April 1984 (STS-41C).

Director: Graeme Ferguson | Stars: Walter Cronkite, David Leestma, George Nelson, Sally Ride

Votes: 513

32. Failure Is Not an Option (2003 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 90 min | Documentary, History

A history of the U.S. manned space program from Mercury to Apollo 17, as seen by the men of Mission Control.

Directors: Rushmore DeNooyer, Kirk Wolfinger | Stars: Gene Kranz, James Doolittle, Christopher Kraft, Robert Seamans

Votes: 139

33. Timeless: Continuum Recon (2016 TV Short)

5 min | Short, Sci-Fi

Jump into the Lifeboat and travel to July 20th, 1969 to witness the dramatic first ever moon landing. Connor Mason needs your help in this Virtual Reality/360 experience.

Director: Trevor Sands | Stars: Joel Berg, Sean Cunningham, Ben Dextraze, Nadine Ellis

Votes: 14

34. Vacuity (2012)

13 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Trapped in a dying space station's airlock, Alan must choose between living to see his family again or sacrificing himself to save the lives of his crew.

Director: Michael Matzur | Stars: Michael Steppe, Chellie Newman, Troy William Dunn, Luke Hystad

Votes: 213

35. Beyond the Moon: Failure Is Not an Option 2 (2005 TV Movie)

TV-PG | Documentary, History

A history of the U.S. manned space program from the end of Apollo to today, as seen by the men (and women) of Mission Control.

Director: Rushmore DeNooyer | Stars: Gene Kranz, John Aaron, Gerry Griffin, Christopher Kraft

Votes: 30

36. At the End of the Century (2000)

100 min | Crime, Thriller

The head of a psychological research institute and a lieutenant in the Japanese Air Force are both investigating a mysterious cult known only as 'Midori no Saru' (The Green Monkey). Members... See full summary »

Director: Manabu Asô | Stars: Miki Mizuno, Hitomi Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Samuel Pop Aning

Votes: 41

37. The Burn (2019)

10 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

Set in the near future at the European Space Agency's mission control centre, a team of engineers is about to conduct an orbit entry manoeuvre. Constrained by fuel and gravity, the team must react to an unexpected problem.

Director: Johannes Walden | Stars: Ruth Armstrong, James E. Bailey, Tom Cowell, Aybike Demirsan

38. Apollo 18 (1995 Video Game)

E | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Realistic space flight simulation about fictional Apollo 18 flight. View training FMVs, pass all the tests, and pilot Saturn V capsule as Mission Control guides you. The game has no save feature and there are many ways to fail the mission.

Director: Allan Kuskowski | Stars: William Frederick Knight, Jim Kocher, Allan Kuskowski, Joan Marlowe

Votes: 10

39. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode: First Flight (2003)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After his close friend and colleague A.G. Robinson is killed in a mountain climbing accident, Captain Archer tells T'Pol about the Warp 2 test flight almost ten years earlier.

Director: LeVar Burton | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 1,667

40. The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode: Worlds Apart (1996)

TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

An astronaut who was missing for 20 years contacts Earth from an alien planet. However, mere minutes have passed for him, and the wormhole that brought him there is unstable. What are the risks of a rescue operation?

Director: Brad Turner | Stars: Bonnie Bedelia, Robert Ito, Michael MacRae, Chad Willett

Votes: 375

41. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode: Ring Around the Moon (1976)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Maintenance technician Ted Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans... See full summary »

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Prentis Hancock

Votes: 319

42. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode: The Troubled Spirit (1976)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Dan Mateo, one of Alpha's botanists, believes that he can increase their food supply by communicating telepathically with his plants. After passing out during one of his electronic ... See full summary »

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Giancarlo Prete

Votes: 274

43. Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode: Knight Time (1998)

Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

When Batman goes missing, Superman takes up the mantle of the Dark Knight to keep Gotham City's supervillains from running amok.

Director: Curt Geda | Stars: Tim Daly, Kevin Conroy, Mathew Valencia, Roddy McDowall

Votes: 638

44. The Weird Al Show (1997–1998)
Episode: Time Machine (1997)

TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

Today's lesson: "It's important to acknowledge your mistakes, learn from them and try to do better next time."

Director: Peyton Reed | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Brian Haley, Gary LeRoi Gray, Paula Jai Parker

Votes: 31

45. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Space (1993)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a space shuttle mission is sabotaged, Mulder suspects it may be the work of an alien spirit that inhabits the body of a former Gemini astronaut.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Ed Lauter, Susanna Thompson

Votes: 6,317

46. Doctor Who (1963–1989)
Episode: The Android Invasion: Part Four (1975)

TV-PG | 24 min | Adventure, Drama, Family

The Doctor and Sarah reach Earth and try to warn the research centre about the Kraal invasion before Styggron unleashes his virus.

Director: Barry Letts | Stars: Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Ian Marter, Patrick Newell

Votes: 489

47. Defying Gravity (2009)
Episode: Pilot (2009)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Under the command of two experienced astronauts, a relatively untested crew set off on the Antares, a six year mission to seven planets in our solar system. The two senior astronauts, ... See full summary »

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Ron Livingston, Malik Yoba, Andrew Airlie, Paula Garcés

Votes: 253

48. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2000)
Episode: Uchû kara Nerae! Shuttler!! (2000)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Decepticon shuttle, Movor, is dispatched into space to track the Autobots.

Director: Tony Oliver | Stars: Neil Kaplan, Daniel Riordan, Jason Spisak, Peter Spellos

Votes: 9

49. Proper Honest Tech (2021– )
Episode: 10 Mac Tips I Wish I Knew Years Ago! (2022)

9 min | Documentary

Here are a collection of little known features and shortcuts for Macbooks and iMacs that most people will find useful.

Star: Tom Wells

50. Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy (2012–2014)
Episode: Pele (2012)

TV-14 | 23 min | Comedy

New York Cop Sargent Raymond Boombox goes undercover in Miami, Roy Circles has a swingball blues, the French chefs take a trip to the moon and Noel creates a felt-tip masterpiece Pele.

Directors: Nigel Coan, Noel Fielding | Stars: Noel Fielding, Michael Fielding, Rich Fulcher, Tom Meeten

Votes: 42