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1. Dune (2021)
PG-13 | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 863,375 | Gross: $108.33M
2. Interstellar (2014)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Votes: 2,107,059 | Gross: $188.02M
3. Thor (2011)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Fantasy
The powerful but arrogant god Thor is cast out of Asgard to live amongst humans in Midgard (Earth), where he soon becomes one of their finest defenders.
Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston
Votes: 901,626 | Gross: $181.03M
4. Explorers (1985)
PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A boy obsessed with '50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Director: Joe Dante | Stars: Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Bobby Fite, Bradley Gregg
Votes: 23,763 | Gross: $9.87M
5. Astra Lost in Space (2019)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Warped into outer space by a mysterious sphere, nine children find themselves in an assassination plot as they retrieve a spaceship and try to return home safely.
Stars: Jessie James Grelle, Saori Hayami, Megan Shipman, Kôki Uchiyama
Votes: 1,760
6. Voyage to the End of the Universe (1963)
81 min | Sci-Fi
The year is 2163. Starship Ikarie XB 1 embarks on a long journey across the universe to search for life on the planets of Alpha Centauri.
Director: Jindrich Polák | Stars: Zdenek Stepánek, Frantisek Smolík, Dana Medrická, Irena Kacírková
Votes: 2,977
7. End of the World (1977)
PG | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
After witnessing a man's death in a bizarre accident, Father Pergado goes on a spiritual retreat, where he encounters his alien double bent on world conquest.
Director: John Hayes | Stars: Christopher Lee, Sue Lyon, Kirk Scott, Dean Jagger
Votes: 1,207
8. First Contact: An Alien Encounter (2022 TV Movie)
86 min | Documentary
Since the mid-20th century, astronomers have been searching for extra-terrestrial life in the Universe. This documentary imagines how the scientific community and world would react if an alien object passed through our Solar System.
Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Jill Winternitz, Shannon Sullivan, Cerys Matthews, Siân Lloyd
Votes: 182
9. 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
10. Project Kronos (2013)
14 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Project Kronos is a documentary film following a mission to achieve interstellar space travel. As the mission unfolds, the scientists find themselves questioning whether the space agency's ... See full summary »
Director: Hasraf Dulull | Stars: Noeleen Comiskey, Georgina Blackledge, Colin Emerson, Wes Nike
Votes: 138
11. The Rising Light (2013)
52 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
An existential science fiction fantasy.
Director: Ansel Faraj | Stars: Nathan Wilson, Kathryn Leigh Scott, Linden Chiles, Derek Mobraaten
Votes: 21
12. 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
14. La Scienza della Fantascienza (2015)
Documentary, Sci-Fi
A catalog of the forms and themes of a genre in which not the character but the idea is the real hero.
Stars: Nembo Buldrini, Renato Giovannoli
15. Superluminal (2015)
5 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Commander James Morrison, a lone astronaut on a distant planet, scrambles over rough terrain and through dark canyons. He remembers details of his journey, of President Kennedy's fiery "We ... See full summary »
Director: Benedict Jewer | Stars: Huw Smallwood, John F. Kennedy, Carl Sagan
Votes: 14
16.
Tu mourras moins bête (2015– )
Episode:
Incompétence interstellaire
(2020)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Directors: Hélène Friren, Pierre Volto | Stars: François Morel, Nathalie Homs, Jérôme Pauwels
17.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
The Impact of Nuclear Fusion
(2015)
21 min | Documentary, Animation
A detailed look at how Nuclear Fusion could impact our economy and civilization, from agriculture and water shortages to space stations and interstellar travel.
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
18.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Interstellar Colonization
(2015)
35 min | Documentary, Animation
A look at the subject of Interstellar Colonization, from the ship concepts and propulsion methods all the way to intergalactic colonization.
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
19.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Black Hole Starships
(2016)
20 min | Documentary, Animation
A continuing look at possible technologies using artificial Black Holes as power sources, focusing on spaceship concepts, as well as the impact on SETI. In this video we will examine the ... See full summary »
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
20.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Faster Than Light ep01: Quantum Entanglement
(2016)
15 min | Documentary, Animation
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
21.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Faster Than Light ep02: Tachyons and Time Travel
(2016)
18 min | Documentary, Animation
A look at the Tachyon, a hypothetical particle that can travel back in time as well as looking at what theory tells us about Time Travel and Temporal Paradoxes.
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
22.
Professor Dave Explains (2015– )
Episode:
The Alpha Centauri System
(2020)
8 min | Documentary
If your interested in taking a trip to another star your closest option is a rocky planet around Proxima Centari. It is the only confirmed planet in the closest star system to Earth. But ... See full summary »
Star: Dave Farina
23.
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
24.
Snoopy in Space (2019–2021)
Episode:
Operation Asteroid
(2021)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Snoopy helps the kids think through all the ways NASA could take on an exciting challenge: capturing an asteroid.
Director: Ridd Sorensen | Stars: Tyler James Nathan, Terry McGurrin, Rob Tinkler, Christian Dal Dosso
Votes: 22
25.
The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode:
Time Travel
(2010)
TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History
Scientists have taken a serious look at the possibility of time travel. Current scientific theories offer some likely prospects but engineering a working time machine, even if possible, remains a distant prospect.
Director: Darryl Rehr | Stars: Erik Thompson, Sean Carroll, Donald Marsolf, Richard Obousy
Votes: 74
26.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Crawlonizing the Galaxy: Settling Space at Ultra-Low Speeds
(2022)
Documentary, Animation
Star: Isaac Arthur
27.
PBS Space Time (2015– )
Episode:
Is Interstellar Travel Impossible?
(2022)
21 min | Documentary, Talk-Show
Travel to another star is certainly an ambition objective from an engineering perspective. Given that engineers are incredibly innovative and can engineer anything will physics step up and ... See full summary »
Star: Matthew O'Dowd
28.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
FTL03: Alcubierre Warp Drives
(2016)
Documentary, Animation
A look at the concept of warp drives, a theoretical type of spaceship propulsion that warps space-time to allow faster than light travel.
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
29.
Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode:
Revitalizing Project Orion: A New Dawn for Nuclear Spaceship Propulsion
(2022)
Documentary, Animation
Project Orion contemplated using Nuclear Bombs to power spaceships to new worlds and stars. More than half a century later, new technologies may see this concept reintroduced bigger, better, and safer.
Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur
30.
Aliens: The Definitive Guide (2013– )
Episode:
How to Prepare
(2013)
TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary
Director: Michael Davis | Stars: Paul Essiembre, Paul Davies, Carlton Allen, Mike Zolensky
31.
Spaceflight (1985– )
Episode:
The Territory Ahead
(1987)
Documentary
Director: Blaine Baggett | Stars: Martin Sheen, Frank Borman, Scott Carpenter, Gerald P. Carr