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1. Alien: Covenant (2017)
R | 122 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The crew of a colony ship, bound for a remote planet, discover an uncharted paradise with a threat beyond their imagination, and must attempt a harrowing escape.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride
Votes: 304,269 | Gross: $74.26M
2. Passengers (I) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A malfunction in a sleeping pod on a spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet wakes one passenger 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Laurence Fishburne
Votes: 448,116 | Gross: $100.01M
3. Voyagers (2021)
PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what is real or not.
Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead
Votes: 26,812
4. Moon Zero Two (1969)
G | 100 min | Crime, Sci-Fi
A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell, Adrienne Corri
Votes: 1,853
5. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.
Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen
Votes: 8,880
6. Forbidden Planet (1956)
G | 98 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
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.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens
Votes: 53,282 | Gross: $3.00M
7. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
TV-14 | 50 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The crew of Moonbase Alpha must struggle to survive when a massive explosion throws the Moon from Earths orbit and into deep space.
Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Nick Tate, Zienia Merton
Votes: 9,453
8. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004)
PG | 106 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
After New York City receives a series of attacks from giant flying robots, a reporter teams up with a pilot in search of their origin, as well as the reason for the disappearances of famous scientists around the world.
Director: Kerry Conran | Stars: Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi
Votes: 87,503 | Gross: $37.76M
9. Enemy Mine (1985)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
During a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.
Director: Wolfgang Petersen | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Richard Marcus
Votes: 51,458 | Gross: $4.27M
10. Dark Star (1974)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm
Votes: 27,288
11. Message from Space (1978)
PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An embattled planet, which is on the edge of doom, sends an S.O.S. and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.
Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Vic Morrow, Shin'ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan
Votes: 1,649
12. Oasis (2017 TV Movie)
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
A Scottish chaplain embarks on an epic journey through space.
Director: Kevin Macdonald | Stars: Richard Madden, Anil Kapoor, Antje Traue, Mark Addy
Votes: 5,513
13. Harlock: Space Pirate (2013)
Not Rated | 115 min | Animation, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Mankind is dying. Only one man can do anything about it, Space Captain Harlock, but the Gaia Coalition will stop at nothing to end him.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Shun Oguri, Haruma Miura, Yû Aoi, Arata Furuta
Votes: 12,889
14. Uchu kara no messeji: Ginga taisen (1978– )
23 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The 15th solar system is invaded by the Stressos. Two men, Ryû and Ayato, and a man-ape, Baru, organize the resistance. They are helped by Eolia, a mysterious woman traveling on a three masted space ship.
Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Yôko Akitani, Shinzô Hotta, Jirô Shirai
Votes: 215
15. Star Cops (1987)
55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The adventures of the International Space Police Force, led by Nathan Spring, in 2027. The Star Cops are made up of officers from all over the world: the British Colin Devis, the Australian... See full summary »
Stars: David Calder, Erick Ray Evans, Trevor Cooper, Linda Newton
Votes: 227
16. University Base (2024– )
Drama, Sci-Fi
A small group of colonists leaves the ravages of Earth to start anew beneath an alien sky.
17. Last Exit: Space (2022)
80 min | Documentary
Documentary about space colonization: a voyage across our planet, into the stars and beyond.
Director: Rudolph Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Simon Dubé
Votes: 210
18. Home (XVIII) (2015)
21 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two young brothers living in rural isolation struggle to survive in the wake of a mysterious attack, only to have their fragile world shattered by the arrival of a teenage girl.
Director: John Henry Hinkel | Stars: Spencer Rocco Lofranco, Sam Buchanan, Oliver de Lemos, Robert Forster
Votes: 45
19. Dino Crisis 3 (2003 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Horror
It is the year 2548, more than 300 years since Earth lost contact with the colony ship Ozymandias. Somehow, the ship has reappeared near Jupiter. A team is sent aboard the probe ship Seyfert to investigate.
Directors: Hiroyuki Maruhama, Tetsuro Oyama | Stars: Michael Yurchak, Kevin Killebrew, Vanessa Marshall, Wally Wingert
Votes: 190
20. Wanderers (2014)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
What if we, humans, were to expand beyond the strict bounds of our pale blue dot called planet Earth?
Director: Erik Wernquist | Star: Carl Sagan
Votes: 1,217
21. LaMB (2009 TV Movie)
42 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In the distant future, mankind has destroyed their only home, and is forced to seek shelter on other planets, one of those being Cerra. Doctor John D. Griswald is tasked with terraforming ... See full summary »
Directors: Ryosuke Tei, Thomas Chou | Stars: Vanness Wu, Josie Ho, Chie Tanaka, Alison Lester
Votes: 46
22. Armored Fleet Dairugger XV (1982–1983)
25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An space exploration expedition is protected by an unique armored combat group that can combine into one giant robot when necessary.
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Katsuji Mori, Keiko Han, Satomi Majima
Votes: 65
23. Space Heroes (2022– )
26 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
The TV series about the citizens making Humanity into a space-faring civilization.
Star: Frederic Eger
24. Interplanetary Quest (2019– )
26 min | Documentary, News, Reality-TV
The talk-show informs, educates and engages on those making Humanity a space fairing civilization.
Stars: Frederic Eger, Predrag Jevtovic, Andreas Tziolas, Elon Musk
25. Civilization: Beyond Earth (2014 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A spin-off of the classic Sid Meier's Civilization turn-based strategy games, Beyond Earth takes you to new alien planets deep among the stars. Colonize and explore using new technologies to write the next chapter for mankind.
Director: Will Miller | Stars: Ahmed Abdi, Virginie Chase, Paranee Damodaran, Bill Dick
Votes: 138
26. Negadon: The Monster from Mars (2005)
21 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
When a cargo-spaceship crash-lands on the streets of Tokyo, it unleashes a giant monster from Mars. It is up to Dr. Narasaki and his mecha robot Miroku to save the Earth.
Director: Jun Awazu | Stars: Kether Donohue, Dan Green, Masafumi Kishi, Takuma Sasahara
Votes: 290
29. Last Resort (1992 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
Last Resort is an arcade shoot 'em up video game by SNK.
Votes: 15
30.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Earth Star Voyager: Part 1
(1988)
Unrated | 240 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A select group of young cadets in the twenty-first century is sent off on a spaceship to find a new home for humanity when Earth is deteriorating.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Duncan Regehr, Brian McNamara, Julia Montgomery, Jason Michas
Votes: 655
31.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988–1999)
Episode:
Space Mutiny
(1997)
TV-14 | 92 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
Mike and the 'bots learn the 80s were worse than they thought as they endure the putrid sci-fi epic, Space Mutiny (1988).
Director: Kevin Murphy | Stars: Bill Corbett, Patrick Brantseg, Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 1,180
32.
Archer (2009–2023)
Episode:
Space Race: Part I
(2012)
TV-MA | 21 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
The ISIS staff is called by ISA to stop the international space station from being taken over by space pirates. During training, Cyril proves to be a more than adequate pilot, a skill which... See full summary »
Director: Adam Reed | Stars: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Chris Parnell
Votes: 1,673
33.
One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode:
Escape
(2018)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary
Astronaut Chris Hadfield believes the only chance for human survival is to escape from Earth and build a space colony, but there are real barriers.
Director: Graham Booth | Stars: Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Ty Bowen, Iain Kerr
Votes: 300