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1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 721,503 | Gross: $56.95M
2. 2010 (1984)
PG | 116 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A joint USA-Soviet expedition is sent to Jupiter to learn exactly what happened to the "Discovery" and its H.A.L. 9000 computer.
Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Roy Scheider, John Lithgow, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban
Votes: 57,431 | Gross: $40.20M
3. The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
TV-PG | 45 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.
Stars: Robin Ward, Charles Aidman, Richard Mulligan, William Atherton
Votes: 12,286
4. Childhood's End (2015)
TV-PG | 82 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After peaceful aliens invade Earth, humanity finds itself living in a utopia under the indirect rule of the aliens, but does this utopia come at a price?
Stars: Mike Vogel, Osy Ikhile, Daisy Betts, Georgina Haig
Votes: 13,055
5. Rendezvous with Rama
Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi | Announced
A team of astronauts are sent on a mission to explore a giant interstellar spaceship hurtling toward the sun. Based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke.
Director: Denis Villeneuve
6. Nova (1974– )
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Science documentaries about various topics.
Stars: Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Stacy Keach, Eric Meyers
Votes: 3,114
7. This Is Your Life (1955–2003)
30 min | Documentary, Biography
The UK version of the popular US show. Eamonn Andrews (later Michael Aspel) surprises celebrities by presenting them with the Big Red Book before taking them into the studio to tell viewers... See full summary »
Stars: Eamonn Andrews, Michael Aspel, Elizabeth Dawn, June Whitfield
Votes: 325
8. Tales of Tomorrow (1951–1953)
TV-G | 25 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
"Tales of Tomorrow" was a hosted science fiction anthology series running from 1951 until 1953.
Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Cameron Prud'Homme, Edgar Stehli, Theo Goetz
Votes: 456
9. Siskel & Ebert (1986–2010)
TV-PG | 30 min | Talk-Show
Chicago critics Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert rate new movies with a thumbs up, or a thumbs down.
Stars: Roger Ebert, Gene Siskel, Richard Roeper, Michael Phillips
Votes: 2,281
10. Without Warning (1994 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 100 min | Sci-Fi
3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?
Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Sander Vanocur, Jane Kaczmarek, Bree Walker, Dwier Brown
Votes: 1,499
11. Captain Video and His Video Rangers (1949–1955)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
"Guardian of the Safety of the World", private citizen-scientist Captain Video, assisted by his teenage helper The Ranger and an army of Video Rangers, preserves the peace in the far-off ... See full summary »
Stars: Don Hastings, Al Hodge, Hal Conklin, Ben Lackland
Votes: 135
12. The Dick Cavett Show (1968–1988)
TV-G | 90 min | Music, Talk-Show
This particular series combines several "The Dick Cavett Show" on ABC: ABC This Morning/The Dick Cavett Show ABC Daytime March 1968 - January 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Primetime May 1969 - September 1969 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night December 1969 - January 1975 The Dick Cavett Show ABC Late Night September - December 1986
Stars: Dick Cavett, Bobby Rosengarden, Fred Foy, Mort Sahl
Votes: 947
13. Sightings (1991–1997)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
A look at the world of the paranormal, including visitors from outer space, ghosts and spirits, cryptozoology, and other phenomena outside the realm of conventional science. The show ... See full summary »
Stars: Dale Timothy White, Carla Wohl, Peter James, Kerry Gaynor
Votes: 251
14. Wogan (1982–1992)
35 min | Talk-Show
Terry Wogan hosts his own long-running chat show, where he interviews a variety of guests, from public life to celebrities. Also featured are regular musical guests performing their latest songs.
Stars: Terry Wogan, Sue Lawley, Joanna Lumley, Gloria Hunniford
Votes: 314
15. Camera Three (1955–1980)
30 min | Drama
A weekly examination of the arts and literature, on Sunday mornings when there was more likely to be an audience interested in such matters and there was less competition for ratings.
Stars: James Macandrew, Faubion Bowers, Margaret Croyden, Alfredo Antonini
Votes: 64
16. The Sky at Night (1957– )
20 min | Documentary
Astronomy programme.
Stars: Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott, Pete Lawrence, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Votes: 365
17. 3001: The Final Odyssey
Sci-Fi | Announced
The final "Odyssey" tale continues the story spawned in "2001: A Space Odyssey," and begins with the discovery of Frank Poole's frozen body floating in space.
18. Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)
Not Rated | 142 min | Documentary, Biography
The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.
Director: Jan Harlan | Stars: Katharina Kubrick, Malcolm McDowell, Stanley Kubrick, Barbara Kroner
Votes: 12,213
19. Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World (1980)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary, Mystery
"Mysterious World" was a 1980 series of investigation of unexplained phenomena and mysteries around the world.
Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Gordon Honeycombe, Arne Eggebrecht, Alex Campbell
Votes: 242
20. Atop the Fourth Wall (2008– )
Not Rated | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A witty and sarcastic critic named Linkara reviews bad comic books.
Stars: Lewis Lovhaug, MacInTalk, Will Wolfgram, Alexander Tansley
Votes: 749
21. Phenomenon: The Lost Archives (1998– )
Documentary
A documentary series that takes an in-depth look at the topics found in recently de-classified government documents. It explores well-known issues with new information that has been sequestered from the public for over sixty years.
Stars: Dean Stockwell, Bill Rogers, Sergei Khrushchev, Arthur C. Clarke
Votes: 104
22. 2010: The Odyssey Continues (1984)
TV-G | 10 min | Documentary, Short
This promotional short for 2010 (1984) shows moviegoers how some of the film's visual effects were created. This includes makeup for Keir Dullea's character, how the astronauts float in ... See full summary »
Director: Les Mayfield | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Peter Hyams, Syd Mead, Albert Brenner
Votes: 325
23. 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
The geniality of the mythical Kubrick's masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" is explored and debated here by scholars, author Arthur C. Clarke and some members of the cast and crew who were ... See full summary »
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: James Cameron, Arthur C. Clarke, Con Pederson, Douglas Trumbull
Votes: 687
24. Trapped in Space (1994 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After an accident during a routine trip to Venus, a spaceship has only enough oxygen left for three people... out of five on board.
Director: Arthur Allan Seidelman | Stars: Jack Wagner, Jack Coleman, Craig Wasson, Sigrid Thornton
Votes: 514
25. Rendezvous with Rama (2003 Video)
4 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Rama is a vast alien spacecraft that enters the Solar System, A perfect cylinder some fifty kilometres long, spinning rapidly, racing through space, Rama is a technological marvel, a ... See full summary »
Director: Ari Ross | Star: Jens Rasmussen
Votes: 167
26. Television (1988– )
Documentary, History
An overview of the history of television from its earliest days to modern times.
Stars: Edwin Newman, Larry Gelbart, Fred W. Friendly, Barbara Corday
Votes: 42
27. The Colours of Infinity (1995 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Arthur C. Clarke presents this unusual documentary on the mathematical discovery of the Mandelbrot Set (M-Set) in the visually spectacular world of fractal geometry. This show relates the ... See full summary »
Director: Nigel Lesmoir-Gordon | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Michael Barnsley, Stephen Hawking, Benoît B. Mandelbrot
Votes: 550
28. Mysterious Universe (1994–1995)
Not Rated | 25 min | Documentary
The adventure continues in this third and final collection of the groundbreaking, classic TV series by Arthur C. Clarke. In Mysterious Universe, Clarke and his team of highly respected ... See full summary »
Stars: Carol Vorderman, Arthur C. Clarke, Melvin Harris, Zahi Hawass
Votes: 64
29. The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill (2021)
88 min | Documentary
The High Frontier: The Untold Story of Gerard K. O'Neill tells the untold story of the life and influence of the late physicist and space colony pioneer Dr. Gerard K. O'Neill. In 1977, ... See full summary »
Director: Ryan Stuit | Stars: Gerard K. O'Neill, Isaac Asimov, Freeman Dyson, Walt Anderson
Votes: 47
30. The David Frost Show (1969–1972)
90 min | Talk-Show
American show featuring the popular British talk show host.
Stars: David Frost, Gerri Granger, Tiny Tim, Dana Valery
Votes: 248
31. The 73rd Annual Academy Awards (2001 TV Special)
Music
The 2001 Oscars hosted by Steve Martin.
Directors: Louis J. Horvitz, Roger Goodman | Stars: Steve Martin, Ben Affleck, Debbie Allen, Joan Allen
Votes: 914
32. Nova ScienceNow (2005– )
60 min | Documentary
Uncover the complicated truth behind our sense of taste.
Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chad Cohen, Ziya Tong, David Pogue
Votes: 529
33. World of Strange Powers (1985)
TV-G | 25 min | Documentary
Acclaimed science fiction author Sir Arthur C Clarke (2001: A Space Odyssey) investigates inexplicable, confounding and puzzling wonders. Clarke sets out to take away the confusion to try ... See full summary »
Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Anna Ford, Tony Cornell, Anthony Robbins
Votes: 93
34. 2061: Odyseja kosmiczna (Audioplay) (2021 Video)
483 min | Sci-Fi
Sixty years have passed since the Monolith left by representatives of the highly developed cosmic civilization was found on the moon. Professor Heywood Floyd is the last surviving member of... See full summary »
Director: Grzegorz Gutkowski | Stars: Krystyna Czubówna, Miroslaw Zbrojewicz, Michal Zurawski, Marek Barbasiewicz
35. Adventure (1961–1965)
30 min | Documentary
A weekly series of films taken by travellers and explorers on their expeditions throughout the world.
Stars: David Attenborough, Indira Devi, Tony Beamish, Ronald Badderly
Votes: 13
36. 2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future (1966)
23 min | Documentary, Short, Sci-Fi
A short documentary about the making of and production of Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey and it's impact on the 60's view of the future.
Stars: Vernon Myers, Fred Ordway, Harry Lange, Charles A. Lindbergh
Votes: 124
37. Baddegama (1980)
130 min | Drama
The lives of a poor family in a small village called Beddagama as they struggle to survive the challenges presented by poverty, disease, superstition, the unsympathetic colonial system, and the jungle itself.
Director: Lester James Peries | Stars: Joe Abeywickrama, Arthur C. Clarke, David Dharmakirthi, Malini Fonseka
Votes: 127
38. Rama (1997 Video Game)
K-A | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In this game based on Arthur C. Clarke's books Rendezvous with Rama and Rama II, the player is part of a science team that must investigate the giant mysterious cylindrical spaceship dubbed Rama that has entered the Solar system.
Director: J. Mark Hood | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Amy Hunter, Tiffany Helm, Stephan Weyte
Votes: 80
39. God, the Universe and Everything Else (1988 Video)
51 min | Talk-Show
In a studio setting, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke and Carl Sagan (who joins them via satellite) discuss the Big Bang theory, God, our existence as well as the possibility of extraterrestrial life.
Director: Hector Stewart | Stars: Magnus Magnusson, Stephen Hawking, Arthur C. Clarke, Carl Sagan
Votes: 215
40. To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion (2003 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Top scientists want to build a nuclear bomb-powered spaceship to visit Mars and the planets.
Director: Christopher Sykes | Stars: Jaromir Astl, Jeremy Bernstein, Arthur C. Clarke, Ed Creutz
Votes: 39
41. Esther (1994– )
60 min | Talk-Show
Stars: Esther Rantzen, Emma Forbes, Kaye Adams, Jill Dando
Votes: 9
42. 3001: Odyseja kosmiczna (Audioplay) (2021 Video)
413 min | Sci-Fi
Much changed in 3001. Religion is considered quirky, and most people live aboard an installation around the world. Lightning-fast travel and a direct connection of the human brain to a ... See full summary »
Director: Grzegorz Gutkowski | Stars: Krystyna Czubówna, Antoni Pawlicki, Kamilla Baar, Mateusz Lasowski
43. Television (1985– )
Documentary
A look at the creation, logistics, and impacts of television worldwide.
Stars: Ian Holm, Fred W. Friendly, Les Brown, George Gerbner
Votes: 7
44. Masters of Fantasy (1994–1998)
25 min | Documentary
A biographical series profiling well-known creators of science fiction and fantasy media.
Stars: Roger Corman, Ray Hamberger, Bob Burns, Gale Anne Hurd
Votes: 7
45. Future Fantastic (1996)
Documentary
A series of Science Fiction documentaries on a similar theme to the X-Files only true stories. Some of the topics include aliens, our planet, technology and UFO's.
Stars: Gillian Anderson, John Clute, Bruce Sterling, Mark Pauline
Votes: 127
46. The Unexplained (1970 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Rod Serling
Votes: 16
47. Time Out of Mind (1979– )
125 min | Documentary, Sci-Fi
A five part series in which writers of Science Fiction talk about their work - the imaginative futures that are becoming the characteristic literature of our technological age.
Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Anne McCaffrey, Fritz Leiber Jr., Michael Moorcock
48. Cold Fusion: Fire from Water (1998 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 70 min | Documentary
Cold fusion, one of the most important scientific discoveries in history, burst onto the world scene in 1989. This much maligned yet now confirmed discovery may radically change the energy ... See full summary »
Director: Chris Toussaint | Stars: Naoto Asami, Jean-Paul Biberian, John Bockris, Robert T. Bush
Votes: 25
49. 2001 and Beyond (2001 TV Movie)
46 min | Documentary
Author Arthur C. Clarke and the cast and crew of Stanley Kubrick's 1968 masterpiece "2001: A Space Odyssey" star in this documentary, released in the film's long-anticipated title year. The... See full summary »
Director: Michael Lennick | Stars: Arthur C. Clarke, Keir Dullea, Freeman Dyson, Wally Gentleman
50. Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996 TV Special)
65 min | Documentary
Exploring the reputation of Stanley Kubrick by means of extracts from his work and contributions of people with whom he worked.
Director: Paul Joyce | Stars: Ken Adam, Garrett Brown, Arthur C. Clarke, Shelley Duvall
Votes: 162