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51. Planet of the Vampires (1965)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
After landing on a mysterious planet, a team of astronauts begin to turn on each other, swayed by the uncertain influence of the planet and its strange inhabitants.
Director: Mario Bava | Stars: Barry Sullivan, Norma Bengell, Ángel Aranda, Evi Marandi
Votes: 7,068 | Gross: $0.25M
52. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams
Votes: 39,035 | Gross: $0.02M
53. Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The further adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 8,250
54. Beast Wars: Transformers (1996–1999)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Transformers' war continues in an older time, through a new generation. On pliocenic Earth, the heroic Maximals and the evil Predacons battle for survival against each other and against a violent planet.
Stars: Scott McNeil, Garry Chalk, Ian James Corlett, Richard Newman
Votes: 8,673
55. The Martian Chronicles (1980)
98 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: 2,526
56. Creature (1985)
R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After a member of a geological research team who was sent to Saturn's largest moon: Titan crashes their spacecraft into a space station, another team is sent to Titan to investigate, not knowing the terror that awaits them.
Director: William Malone | Stars: Stan Ivar, Wendy Schaal, Lyman Ward, Robert Jaffe
Votes: 4,702 | Gross: $4.78M
57. Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965)
G | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Astronauts encounter the Xiliens, who ask Earth to rid their planet of "Monster Zero", but when one astronaut romances a mysterious woman, he uncovers the Xilien's true intentions.
Director: Ishirô Honda | Stars: Nick Adams, Akira Takarada, Jun Tazaki, Akira Kubo
Votes: 7,528
58. Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017 Video Game)
M | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Andromeda Initiative sets a course for a new galaxy, hoping to find a new home for the species of the Milky Way.
Directors: Mac Walters, Sam McGlynn | Stars: Fryda Wolff, Tom Taylorson, Jules de Jongh, Nyasha Hatendi
Votes: 5,968
59. Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women (1968)
Unrated | 78 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Astronauts landing on Venus encounter dangerous creatures and almost meet some sexy Venusian women who like to sun-bathe in hip-hugging skin-tight pants and seashell brassieres.
Director: Peter Bogdanovich | Stars: Mamie Van Doren, Mary Marr, Paige Lee, Gennadi Vernov
Votes: 2,014
60. Crusade (1999)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set right after the events of Babylon 5: A Call to Arms (1999), a team of soldiers and scientists led by Capt. Matthew Gideon have five years to find a cure for an alien plague decimating Earth.
Stars: Gary Cole, Tracy Scoggins, Daniel Dae Kim, David Allen Brooks
Votes: 5,463
61. The Beyond (2017)
TV-14 | 103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
After observing an anomaly in space, scientists transplant human brains in to synthetic bodies and send them through the wormhole.
Director: Hasraf Dulull | Stars: Jane Perry, Nigel Barber, Noeleen Comiskey, Ezra Faroque Khan
Votes: 6,780
62. Good Night Oppy (2022)
PG | 105 min | Documentary
The film follows Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover affectionately dubbed Oppy by her creators and scientists at NASA. Oppy was originally expected to live for only 90 days but she ultimately explored Mars for nearly 15 years.
Director: Ryan White | Stars: Angela Bassett, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, David Letterman
Votes: 4,596
63. 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, Kôki Uchiyama, Jason Liebrecht
Votes: 1,779
64. Space Chimps (2008)
G | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Three chimps are sent into space to explore the possibility of alien life when an unmanned space shuttle crash lands on an uncharted planet.
Director: Kirk DeMicco | Stars: Andy Samberg, Stanley Tucci, Jeff Daniels, Cheryl Hines
Votes: 12,536 | Gross: $30.11M
65. Star Wars: Droids (1985–1986)
TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO years before serving the Rebel Alliance. The series features several story arcs and one hour-long special.
Stars: Anthony Daniels, Graeme Campbell, Dan Hennessey, Don Francks
Votes: 2,193
66. The Planets (2019)
59 min | Documentary
Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.
Stars: Brian Cox, Carolyn Porco, Jennifer Eigenbrode, Julie Webster
Votes: 3,874
67. Gunbuster (1988–1989)
PG | 30 min | Animation, Action, Drama
A young pilot, daughter of a deceased space captain, is selected to pilot a gigantic robot as a key point of Earth's defense during a space war.
Stars: Noriko Hidaka, Rei Sakuma, Norio Wakamoto, Maria Kawamura
Votes: 2,031
68. World Without End (1956)
Approved | 80 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
Astronauts returning from a voyage to Mars are caught in a time warp and are propelled into a post-Apocalyptic Earth populated by mutants.
Director: Edward Bernds | Stars: Hugh Marlowe, Nancy Gates, Nelson Leigh, Rod Taylor
Votes: 2,396
69. The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Professor Bernard Quatermass' manned rocket ship returns to Earth, but two of the astronauts are missing and the survivor seems ill and unable to communicate.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Brian Donlevy, Jack Warner, Richard Wordsworth, Margia Dean
Votes: 7,206
70. 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: 10,071
71. Queen of Blood (1966)
Unrated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
The year is 1990. An alien species makes contact with Earth through radio transmissions. After astronauts from earth venture to the planet, they find one - a female, who's mute. As they ... See full summary »
Director: Curtis Harrington | Stars: John Saxon, Basil Rathbone, Judi Meredith, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 2,361
72. Planetes (2003–2004)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi
Ai Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'.
Stars: Kazunari Tanaka, Satsuki Yukino, Ai Orikasa, Kirk Thornton
Votes: 3,950
73. Transformers: Armada (2002–2003)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Animation, Adventure
Autobots and Decepticons battle for control of the Mini-Cons, small Transformers that grant immense power to their masters. The fierce conflict rages on Earth, as both factions vie for dominance.
Stars: Garry Chalk, David Kaye, Scott McNeil, Kirby Morrow
Votes: 1,657
74. Nude on the Moon (1961)
Unrated | 83 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A rich rocket scientist organizes an expedition to the moon, which they discover is inhabited by nude women.
Director: Doris Wishman | Stars: Marietta, William Mayer, Lester Brown, Pat Reilly
Votes: 1,298
75. Other Space (2015)
30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A young and inexperienced crew venture into space to face mysterious clouds, folds in time and the occasional alien attack, as well as more household challenges.
Stars: Trace Beaulieu, Neil Casey, Eugene Cordero, Joel Hodgson
Votes: 2,666
76. The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! (2010–2018)
TV-Y | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Cat in The Hat knows a lot about virtually every thing. With the help of fish, thing 1, and thing 2; the Cat in the Hat teaches kids about many things through song and games.
Stars: Martin Short, Alexa Torrington, Jacob Ewaniuk, Harriet Carmichael
Votes: 777
77. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012–2013)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
Stars: Mallorie Rodak, Monica Rial, Jamie Marchi, Mike McFarland
Votes: 1,191
78. Space Battleship Yamato (1974–1975)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
Stars: Kei Tomiyama, Gorô Naya, Shûsei Nakamura, Yôko Asagami
Votes: 709
79. Woman in the Moon (1929)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A tenacious scientist blasts off for the moon in hopes of riches that may be found there.
Director: Fritz Lang | Stars: Willy Fritsch, Gerda Maurus, Klaus Pohl, Fritz Rasp
Votes: 3,878
80. The Farthest (2017)
PG | 121 min | Documentary, History
It is one of humankind's greatest achievements. More than 12 billion miles away a tiny spaceship is leaving our Solar System and entering the void of deep space - the first human-made object ever to do so.
Director: Emer Reynolds | Stars: Frank Drake, Carolyn Porco, John Casani, Lawrence Krauss
Votes: 4,605 | Gross: $0.01M
81. 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: 2,352
82. Journey to the Seventh Planet (1962)
Approved | 77 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Earth sends a five-man team to explore the frozen planet Uranus, only to find a temperate forest and sultry women from their past on it, courtesy of an alien brain with evil designs.
Director: Sidney W. Pink | Stars: John Agar, Carl Ottosen, Ove Sprogøe, Louis Miehe-Renard
Votes: 1,883
83. The Lost Saucer (1975–1976)
30 min | Family, Sci-Fi
A young boy, his babysitter, and two alien androids find themselves lost in time and space aboard a mysterious spaceship.
Stars: Jim Nabors, Ruth Buzzi, Alice Playten, Jarrod Johnson
Votes: 267
84. Mars One (2022)
115 min | Drama
A lower middle class family undergoes a series of challenging and profound changes, reinventing themselves and their family ties along the way.
Director: Gabriel Martins | Stars: Cícero Lucas, Carlos Francisco, Camilla Damião, Rejane Faria
Votes: 2,147
85. Aelita, the Queen of Mars (1924)
Not Rated | 111 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Engineer Mstislav Sergeyevich Los travels to Mars where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group of Elders with the support of Queen Aelita who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
Director: Yakov Protazanov | Stars: Yuliya Solntseva, Igor Ilyinsky, Nikolai Tsereteli, Nikolay Batalov
Votes: 2,899
86. The Mystery of the Third Planet (1981)
48 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
Zoologist professor Steel, his small daughter Christine and captain Green leave Earth in search for rare space animals. The journey turns into adventurous and dangerous mission involving space pirates and a missing captain of a ship.
Directors: Roman Kachanov, Glenn Stanton | Stars: Olga Gromova, Vsevolod Larionov, Yuriy Volyntsev, Vasiliy Livanov
Votes: 3,622
87. Aldnoah.Zero (2014–2015)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In 1972, an ancient alien hypergate was discovered on the surface of the moon. Using this technology, humanity began migrating to Mars and settling there.
Stars: Matthew Mercer, Erica Lindbeck, Bryce Papenbrook, Max Mittelman
Votes: 2,470
88. In the Shadow of the Moon (2007)
PG | 100 min | Documentary, History
The crew members of NASA's Apollo missions tell their story in their own words.
Director: David Sington | Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan, Mike Collins
Votes: 6,931 | Gross: $1.13M
89. Unexpected Encounters (1995 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Crew of a spaceship spearheading colonization of a planet comes into contact with just one local inhabitant - a humanoid boy that looks remarkably human.
Director: Irena Pavlásková | Stars: Petr Rícánek, Lukás Vaculík, Josef Abrhám, Martina Mensíková
Votes: 80
90. Virtuality (2009 TV Movie)
87 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Spaceship crew members start dying because of an unknown defect in a virtual-reality device.
Director: Peter Berg | Stars: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Kerry Bishé, Joy Bryant, Jose Pablo Cantillo
Votes: 4,224
91. Xploration Outer Space (2014– )
30 min | Documentary, Family
Host Emily Calandrelli, Harvard scholar and former Nasa employee, takes viewers on incredible journeys through space. She visits various NASA facilities as we search for answers about our universe.
Stars: Emily Calandrelli, Robert Zubrin, Marc D. Rayman, Story Musgrave
Votes: 64
92. Mars and April (2012)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Based on an acclaimed graphic novel, Mars & Avril is set in Montreal of the future, at the dawn of the first human landing on Mars, and tells the story of a musician who becomes obsessed with his muse.
Director: Martin Villeneuve | Stars: Jacques Languirand, Caroline Dhavernas, Paul Ahmarani, Robert Lepage
Votes: 873
93. Alien Planet (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,670
94. I Aim at the Stars (1960)
Approved | 107 min | Biography, Drama
The story of rocket scientist Dr. Werner von Braun's career, from the 1920s until the late 1950s.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Curd Jürgens, Victoria Shaw, Herbert Lom, Gia Scala
Votes: 253
95. Planeta bur (1962)
78 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Cosmonauts land on the planet Venus. However, they find themselves in danger from the voracious monsters they find on it.
Director: Pavel Klushantsev | Stars: Vladimir Emelyanov, Georgi Zhzhyonov, Gennadi Vernov, Yuriy Sarantsev
Votes: 1,483
96. It's Quieter in the Twilight (2022)
83 min | Documentary
In an unremarkable office space, a select group of aging engineers find themselves at the leading edge of discovery. Fighting outdated technology and time, Voyager's flight-team pursues humankind's greatest exploration.
Director: Billy Miossi | Stars: Andrea Angrum, Suzanne Dodd, John Casani, Edward Stone
Votes: 154
97. Dans une galaxie près de chez vous (1999– )
23 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the year 2034, the Earth is in a catastrophic state. Thus, the Romano-Fafard, a spaceship commanded by the Capitaine Patenaude, is sent to discover another planet.
Stars: Guy Jodoin, Stéphane Crête, Claude Legault, Didier Lucien
Votes: 700
98. The Sky at Night (1957– )
20 min | Documentary
Astronomy programme.
Stars: Patrick Moore, Chris Lintott, Pete Lawrence, Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Votes: 365
99. An Impossible Voyage (1904)
Not Rated | 24 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'Alcy, May de Lavergne
Votes: 4,021
100. Vandread (2000–2001)
TV-14 | Action, Animation, Comedy
In a space-fairing future the war between sexes becomes literal. A kid who works in a factory that produces giant military robots decides to steal one for himself and ends up in the middle of a dogfight that leads into an adventure.
Stars: Hiroyuki Yoshino, Michiko Neya, Yumi Kakazu, Yu Asakawa
Votes: 919