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1. 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: 600,579
2. 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: 99,242 | Gross: $19.06M
3. Clerks III (2022)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Dante, Elias, and Jay and Silent Bob are enlisted by Randal after a heart attack to make a movie about the convenience store that started it all.
Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Vincent Pereira, Mike Zapcic
Votes: 18,577
4. My Stepmother Is an Alien (1988)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
A creature from another planet tries to seduce a shy Earth physicist to gain control over his researches. The result of this important mission much exceeded her expectations.
Director: Richard Benjamin | Stars: Dan Aykroyd, Kim Basinger, Jon Lovitz, Alyson Hannigan
Votes: 27,714 | Gross: $13.85M
5. The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama, Music, Romance
A hopeless romantic ambivalent about his future in medical school falls for a hard-luck young woman who doesn't believe in love.
Director: Ry Russo-Young | Stars: Yara Shahidi, Anais Lee, Charles Melton, John Leguizamo
Votes: 8,152 | Gross: $4.95M
6. Surfwise (2007)
R | 93 min | Documentary, Sport
Doug Pray explores the life of surfer Dorian "Doc" Paskowitz.
Director: Doug Pray | Stars: Juliette Paskowitz, David Paskowitz, Jonathan Paskowitz, Abraham Paskowitz
Votes: 1,640 | Gross: $0.27M
7. 'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy (2006 Music Video)
3 min | Comedy, Music
The music video for Weird Al Yankovic's "White and Nerdy," showing Al as a nerd with various nerdy interests but who also tries and fails to "roll with the gangstas."
Director: 'Weird Al' Yankovic | Stars: 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Seth Green, Keegan-Michael Key, Donny Osmond
Votes: 509
8. The Privileged Planet (2004 Video)
60 min | Documentary
This 60-minute video documentary explores the conditions on Earth that allow for intelligent life and also make it a strangely well suited place for viewing and analyzing the universe.
Director: Lad Allen | Stars: John Rhys-Davies, Tom Roberts, Charles Beichman, Donald Brownlee
Votes: 295
9. Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time (2019)
TV-PG | 29 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
View what the modern science points to what the future looks like from the present year all the way to trillions upon trillions of years into the future.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: David Attenborough, Sean Carroll, Craig Childs, Brian Cox
Votes: 450
10. Kingdom of Saturn: Cassini's Epic Quest (2017)
52 min | Documentary
Before the joint NASA/ESA Cassini-Huygens mission, humanity only knew what had been learned, decades earlier, with the previous limited, rapid "fly-by" Pioneer and Voyager missions. ... See full summary »
Director: Dave Brody | Star: Perry Norton
Votes: 78
11. Evolution vs. God: Shaking the Foundations of Faith (2013)
38 min | Documentary, Short
Ray Comfort, New Zealand-born evangelist, takes to the streets to ask random people to provide him with evidence for evolution, along with four evolutionary biologists.
Director: Ray Comfort | Stars: Ray Comfort, Kevan Brighting, Alessandro Bianchi, Gail Kennedy
Votes: 643
12. The Search for Life in Space (2016)
Not Rated | 32 min | Documentary, Short
Journey from the depths of the Pacific Ocean into the far reaches of space on a quest to find something that changes everything...signs of life, somewhere else in the universe. With ... See full summary »
Director: Steve Amezdroz | Stars: Lisa Kaltenegger, Malcolm McDowell, Carl Sagan
Votes: 729
13. Alien Intrusion: UFOs and the Evolution Connection (2009 Video)
Not Rated | 125 min | Documentary
Filmed live in Roswell, NM at the Ancient of Days Conference--the first Christian symposium on aliens--Gary Bates, the CEO of Creation Ministries International and author of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Gary Bates, Guy Malone
Votes: 10
14. The Postmodern Pioneer Plaque (2016)
8 min | Documentary, Short | Completed
In 1973 Carl Sagan created the Pionner Plaque for the NASA Pioneer 10 mission. It was Humanity's first message for extraterrestrial civilizations. Today, four decades later, the World gets together to collectively compose a new message...
Director: Boris Kozlov | Stars: Toni Rodriguez, Sara Montgomery Campbell, Naeem Munaf
15. Ladder of Philosophy
Documentary, History | Announced
Four philosophers - an atheist, an agnostic, a Christian, and a Hindu - settle down to discuss life, reason, faith, and whatever else comes to mind.
Director: Martin Horlacher | Star: Martin Horlacher
16. Rifftrax Live: Space Mutiny (2018 Video)
TV-14 | 120 min | Comedy
Space Mutiny. The very title conjures up many memories: tiny cars, writhing spandex-witches, deadly railings. Oh, and we guess there's a mutiny in there somewhere.
Director: Curt Casassa | Stars: Michael J. Nelson, Bill Corbett, Kevin Murphy
Votes: 58
17. Dragons or Dinosaurs? (2010)
Not Rated | 86 min | Documentary, History
Dragon images, legends and lore exist all over the world in many different cultures. But what if dragons were actually dinosaurs?
Director: André van Heerden | Stars: Krysta LeBlanc, Chris Gorman, Ralph deGroot, Abigail de Groot
Votes: 79
19. Is Anybody Out There? (2015 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 52 min | Documentary
Nothing has revived the search for extra-terrestrial intelligent life as much as the recent discovery by the Kepler Satellite, of thousands of Earth-like planets where life could be ... See full summary »
Director: Ruth Chao | Stars: Seth Shostak, Jill Tarter, Douglas Vakoch
Votes: 38
21. The Academic Mafia: The Corruption of 'Science' and the Forces Behind It (2015 Video)
53 min
Star: Malcolm Bowden
22. Paternal Instinct (2004)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Romance
Two boys in search of a surrogate mother for their child.
Director: Murray Nossel | Stars: Erik, Mark Eisenhardt, Barbara Eisenhardt, Larry
Votes: 93
23. Could Human Civilization Spread Across the Whole Galaxy? (2016)
5 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Star: Addison Anderson
24. How to Design an Interstellar Message for Extraterrestrials (2018)
5 min | Short
Stars: Frank Drake, Paul R. Frommer, Marc Okrand, Carl Sagan
25.
Designing Women (1986–1993)
Episode:
The IT Men
(1986)
Not Rated | 30 min | Comedy
While Charlene's boyfriend Mason is living in Tokyo, they have agreed to date other people. She goes with a man named Ed who is married to another woman, a fact she learns when Julia and Mary Jo meet with their latest client: his wife.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Delta Burke, Dixie Carter, Annie Potts, Jean Smart
Votes: 95
26.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Terra Prime
(2005)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Paxton threatens to destroy Starfleet Headquarters if all aliens don't leave Earth. Enterprise must shut down the verteron array on Mars, but it is extremely well defended.
Director: Marvin V. Rush | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 1,623
27.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Airport '07
(2007)
TV-14 | 21 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter becomes a redneck and gets Quagmire fired. So the gang sets out to get Quagmire his job back.
Directors: John Holmquist, James Purdum, Peter Shin | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Mila Kunis
Votes: 1,840
28.
DuckTales (1987–1990)
Episode:
The Uncrashable Hindentanic
(1987)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Flintheart Glomgold gives Scrooge the challenge of turning a profit on the retired airship, the Hindentanic. However, when it looks like Scrooge may best him again, Glomgold prepares to sabotage the star-studded maiden voyage.
Director: David Block | Stars: Joan Gerber, Chuck McCann, Terence McGovern, Hal Smith
Votes: 192
29.
Vintage Video: A Chronological 80's Film Rewatch Podcast (2020– )
Nothing Personal (1980)
(2020 Podcast Episode)
Documentary
Stars: Patrick O'Riley, Jessica Bayliss, Richard Wells
30.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
A Glorious Dawn
(2009)
3 min | Music
The video that started it all. Featuring Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan
31.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
We Are All Connected
(2009)
4 min | Music
Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Richard Feynman, Carl Sagan and Bill Nye pitch in for the second installment.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: Richard Feynman, Bill Nye, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson
32.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
Our Place in the Cosmos
(2009)
4 min | Music
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: Richard Dawkins, Robert Jastrow, Michio Kaku, Carl Sagan
33.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
The Unbroken Thread
(2010)
4 min | Music
The fourth video in the Symphony of Science series, featuring David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, and Carl Sagan.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: David Attenborough, Jane Goodall, Carl Sagan
34.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
The Poetry of Reality
(2010)
3 min | Music
The fifth installment in the Symphony of Science music video series - featuring 12 scientists and science enthusiasts, including Michael Shermer, Jacob Bronowski, Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse ... See full summary »
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: Jacob Bronowski, Richard Dawkins, Richard Feynman, Brian Greene
35.
Symphony of Science (2009– )
Episode:
The Case for Mars
(2010)
4 min | Music
It shouldn't be humans to Mars in 50 years, it should be humans to mars in 10.
Director: John D. Boswell | Stars: Penelope Boston, Brian Cox, Carl Sagan, Robert Zubrin
36.
9-1-1 (2018– )
Episode:
Survivors
(2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
In the aftermath of the shooting, Athena and the 118 are on high alert when a sniper is targeting members of the LAFD. Meanwhile, Maddie makes a life decision.
Director: Robert M. Williams Jr. | Stars: Angela Bassett, Peter Krause, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Oliver Stark
Votes: 914
37.
Wolf Like Me (2022– )
Episode:
Episode #1.4
(2022)
TV-MA | 23 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Emma invites Mary over for dinner; Mary is terrified Gary will reveal her secret; Gary can't deny the connection Emma has formed with Mary.
Director: Abe Forsythe | Stars: Isla Fisher, Josh Gad, Ariel Donoghue, Emma Lung
Votes: 338
38.
Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode:
The Craziest Things You Can Do with a Nuclear Weapon
(2019)
17 min | Documentary, News
If you you think nuclear war is a crazy-bad idea Scott shares ten alternative ideas that have been proposed over the years to use nuclear weapons for peaceful purposes. Some were tested and... See full summary »
Star: Scott Manley
39.
Joe Scott (2006– )
Episode:
Nuclear Waste Is Manageable. We Just Have to Do It. Random Thursday
(2021)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Thousands of tons of high level nuclear waste are generated every year and the only place to put it is in temporary storage at the reactor site. 95% of the waste is unburned fuel and the ... See full summary »
Star: Joe Scott
40.
Dr. Becky (2015– )
Episode:
An astrophysicist reacts to Carl Sagan's Contact
(2021)
24 min | Documentary, News
Dr. Becky has a few pretty serious technical issues with Contact but truly enjoyed it. Some of her reactions are rather emotional ranging from shock and outrage to sentimentality and ... See full summary »
Star: Becky Smethurst
41.
Criminal Minds (2005– )
Episode:
Cradle to Grave
(2009)
TV-14 | 42 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
The team hunts a suspect who impregnates young women and has them give birth before murdering them.
Director: Rob Spera | Stars: Joe Mantegna, Paget Brewster, Shemar Moore, Matthew Gray Gubler
Votes: 1,834
42.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Science Fiction, Science Fact
(2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History
Is science-fiction rooted in science? Has science caught up to science-fiction, past and present? Is there any scientific technology that has surpassed science-fiction? This episode explores these questions and more.
Director: Colin Campbell | Stars: Erik Thompson, Pamela L. Gay, André Bormanis, Alex Filippenko
Votes: 71
43.
Young Sheldon (2017–2024)
Episode:
The Grand Chancellor and a Den of Sin
(2021)
TV-PG | 20 min | Comedy
Sheldon battles President Hagemeyer's mysterious boss over the university's science requirements; Mary discovers that Georgie is working at Meemaw's illegal gambling room.
Director: Alex Reid | Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan
Votes: 869
44.
Snoopy in Space (2019–2021)
Episode:
Mars
(2021)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The kids make use of the Mars rover to search for signs of life on the red planet, as Snoopy imagines his own Martian adventure.
Director: Ridd Sorensen | Stars: Tyler James Nathan, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Christian Dal Dosso
Votes: 23
45.
The Closer (2005–2012)
Episode:
The Big Bang
(2010)
Not Rated | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
While Major Crimes struggles to get comfortable in their new, state-of-the-art surroundings, Brenda investigates the murder of a contractor who was having an affair with the wife of one of his clients.
Director: Rick Wallace | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, J.K. Simmons, Corey Reynolds, Robert Gossett
Votes: 305
46.
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017–2022)
Episode:
Santo in the Treasure of Dracula
(2022)
TV-14 | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Santo invents a time machine that gets him embroiled in the machinations of Dracula.
Director: Tim Ryder | Stars: Felicia Day, Patton Oswalt, Jonah Ray, Baron Vaughn
Votes: 112
47.
Epic Rap Battles of History (2010– )
Episode:
Albert Einstein vs. Stephen Hawking
(2011)
TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy, History
The intellects of Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking collide in this rap battle, to decide who is the smarter genius.
Director: Dave McCary | Stars: Lloyd Ahlquist, Zach Sherwin, Peter Shukoff
Votes: 194
48.
The Big Bang Theory (2007–2019)
Episode:
The Hawking Excitation
(2012)
TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy, Romance
Sheldon uses any and all means to meet his hero, Dr. Stephen Hawking.
Director: Mark Cendrowski | Stars: Johnny Galecki, Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Simon Helberg
Votes: 4,171
49.
Dr. Becky (2015– )
Episode:
JWST's Successor: The Carl Sagan Observatory - a 12 Metre Optical Telescope Searching for Exo-Earth
(2022)
16 min | Documentary, News
A proposal for a visible light space telescope dubbed Carl Sagan for optically imaging exo-planets is circulating hoping to capitalize on the knowledge base of the engineers who build the James Webb space telescope.
Star: Becky Smethurst
50.
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey (2014)
Episode:
Standing Up in the Milky Way
(2014)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary
A thrilling, new adventure across space and time begins.
Directors: Brannon Braga, Ann Druyan, Bill Pope | Stars: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Phil LaMarr, Seth MacFarlane, John Steven Rocha
Votes: 3,553