Movies and TV series about space travel
The 59 best titles about space travel, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.
Project Hail Mary
2026 · Phil Lord
MovieAdventureScience FictionScience teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the rid
Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Joe Russo
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAfter the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968 · Stanley Kubrick
MovieAdventureMysteryScience FictionHumanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Paris, Texas
1984 · Wim Wenders
MovieDramaA man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987 · Jeri Taylor
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMysteryFollow the intergalactic adventures of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard and his loyal crew aboard the all-new USS Enterprise NCC-1701D, as they explore new worlds.
Stargate SG-1
1997
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyThe story of Stargate SG-1 begins about a year after the events of the feature film, when the United States government learns that an ancient alien device called the Stargate can access a network of s
Battlestar Galactica
2004 · Toni Graphia
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyWhen an old enemy, the Cylons, resurface and obliterate the 12 colonies, the crew of the aged Galactica protect a small civilian fleet - the last of humanity - as they journey toward the fabled 13th c
Planet of the Apes
1968 · Franklin J. Schaffner
MovieActionAdventureDramaAstronaut Taylor crash lands on a distant planet ruled by apes who use a primitive race of humans for experimentation and sport. Soon Taylor finds himself among the hunted, his life in the hands of a
The Expanse
2015 · Broderick Johnson
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & FantasyA thriller set two hundred years in the future following the case of a missing young woman who brings a hardened detective and a rogue ship's captain together in a race across the solar system to expo
Interstellar
2014 · Christopher Nolan
MovieAdventureDramaScience FictionThe adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
Stargate Atlantis
2004 · Brad Wright
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyWith the Ancients' city of Atlantis discovered in the Pegasus Galaxy by Stargate Command, Dr. Elizabeth Weir and Major Sheppard lead a scientific expedition to the ancient abandoned city. Once there,
Doctor Who
1963
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyThe adventures of The Doctor, a time-traveling humanoid alien known as a Time Lord. He explores the universe in his TARDIS, a sentient time-traveling spaceship. Its exterior appears as a blue British
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
1993
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyAt Deep Space Nine, a space station located next to a wormhole in the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, Commander Sisko and crew welcome alien visitors, root out evildoers and solve all types
Star Trek: Voyager
1995 · Rick Berman
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyPulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Gareth Edwards
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionA rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
Star Trek: Enterprise
2001
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyDuring the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-R
Stargate Universe
2009 · Brad Wright
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyThe adventures of a present-day, multinational exploration team traveling on the Ancient spaceship Destiny many billions of light years distant from the Milky Way Galaxy. They evacuated there and are
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
1993 · Shigeyasu Yamauchi
MovieActionAnimationScience FictionWhile the Saiyan Paragus persuades Vegeta to rule a new planet, King Kai alerts Goku of the South Galaxy's destruction by an unknown Super Saiyan.
Total Recall
1990 · Paul Verhoeven
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionConstruction worker Douglas Quaid's obsession with the planet Mars leads him to visit Rekall, a virtual vacation company that manufactures memories. When something goes wrong during Quaid's memory imp
The Wandering Earth II
2023 · Frant Gwo
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionHumans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race
The Fifth Element
1997 · Luc Besson
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionIn 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.
Star Trek: Discovery
2017 · Michelle Paradise
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & FantasyFollow the voyages of Starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one Starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understa
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
1992 · Daisuke Nishio
MovieActionAnimationScience FictionCooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. Goku and the gang must help.
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005 · Jon Favreau
MovieAdventureFamilyScience FictionAfter their father is called into work, two young boys, Walter and Danny, are left in the care of their teenage sister, Lisa, and told they must stay inside. Walter and Danny, who anticipate a boring
Dark Matter
2015 · Vanessa Piazza
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & FantasyThe six-person crew of a derelict spaceship awakens from stasis in the farthest reaches of space. Their memories wiped clean, they have no recollection of who they are or how they got on board. The on
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Garth Jennings
MovieAdventureComedyScience FictionMere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's
Live and Let Die
1973 · Guy Hamilton
MovieAdventureActionThrillerJames Bond must investigate a mysterious murder case of a British agent in New Orleans. Soon he finds himself up against a gangster boss named Mr. Big.
Alien: Covenant
2017 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorScience FictionThe crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise but is actually a dark, dangerous world.
The Passion of the Christ
2004 · Mel Gibson
MovieDramaA graphic portrayal of the last twelve hours of Jesus of Nazareth's life.
Spaceballs
1987 · Mel Brooks
MovieComedyScience FictionWhen the nefarious Dark Helmet hatches a plan to snatch Princess Vespa and steal her planet's air, space-bum-for-hire Lone Starr and his clueless sidekick fly to the rescue. Along the way, they meet Y
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Michael Jelenic
MovieAdventureAnimationComedyHaving thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family le
John Carter
2012 · Andrew Stanton
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionJohn Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a w
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
2017 · Luc Besson
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionIn the 28th century, Valerian and Laureline are special operatives charged with keeping order throughout the human territories. On assignment from the Minister of Defense, the two undertake a mission
The Marvels
2023 · Nia DaCosta
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionWhen her duties send her to an anomalous wormhole linked to a Kree revolutionary, Carol's powers become entangled with that of Jersey City super-fan Kamala Khan, aka Ms. Marvel, and Carol's estranged
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
2001 · Hironobu Sakaguchi
MovieActionAdventureAnimationLed by a strange dream, scientist Aki Ross struggles to collect the eight spirits in the hope of creating a force powerful enough to protect the planet. With the aid of the Deep Eyes Squadron and her
Event Horizon
1997 · Paul W. S. Anderson
MovieHorrorMysteryScience FictionIn 2047, a group of astronauts are sent to investigate and salvage the starship Event Horizon which disappeared mysteriously seven years before on its maiden voyage. However, it soon becomes evident t
Planet of the Apes
2001 · Tim Burton
MovieActionAdventureScience FictionAfter a spectacular crash-landing on an uncharted planet, brash astronaut Leo Davidson finds himself trapped in a savage world where talking apes dominate the human race. Desperate to find a way home,
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