Movies and TV series about space

The 60 best titles about space, ranked by the iRank Score — our composite of IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDb. Every page includes cast, where to watch and similar recommendations.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
iRank89
2002 · Peter Jackson
MovieAdventureFantasyAction
Frodo Baggins and the other members of the Fellowship continue on their sacred quest to destroy the One Ring--but on separate paths. Their destinies lie at two towers--Orthanc Tower in Isengard, where
Star Wars
iRank88
1977 · George Lucas
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the
Alien
iRank88
1979 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs
Aliens
iRank86
1986 · James Cameron
MovieActionScience FictionThriller
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met wit
Project Hail Mary
iRank85
2026 · Phil Lord
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Science 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
Gravity
iRank85
2013 · Alfonso Cuarón
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
Dr Ryan Stone, an engineer on her first space mission, and Matt Kowalski, an astronaut on his final expedition, have to survive in space after they are hit by debris while spacewalking.
The Twilight Zone
iRank85
1959 · Rod Serling
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.
Cowboy Bebop
iRank85
1998
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
In 2071, roughly fifty years after an accident with a hyperspace gateway made the Earth almost uninhabitable, humanity has colonized most of the rocky planets and moons of the Solar System. Amid a ris
Cosmos
iRank85
2014
SeriesDocumentary
Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson provides clarity for the vision of the cosmos as he voyages across the universe with never-before-told stories that delve into the scientific concepts of the l
Paris, Texas
iRank85
1984 · Wim Wenders
MovieDrama
A 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
iRank84
1987 · Jeri Taylor
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaMystery
Follow 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.
Firefly
iRank83
2002
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In the year 2517, the universe is a vast frontier where lawlessness reigns and adventure awaits! Join Captain Malcolm Reynolds and his ragtag crew aboard the spaceship Serenity as they navigate the fr
Andor
iRank83
2022 · John Gilroy
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue, Cassian Andor will discover the difference he can make in the struggle against the tyrannical Galactic Empire. He embarks on a path that is destin
Star Trek
iRank83
2009 · J.J. Abrams
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
The fate of the galaxy rests in the hands of bitter rivals. One, James Kirk, is a delinquent, thrill-seeking Iowa farm boy. The other, Spock, a Vulcan, was raised in a logic-based society that rejects
Stargate SG-1
iRank83
1997
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
The 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
The Martian
iRank83
2015 · Ridley Scott
MovieAdventureDramaScience Fiction
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile pl
ThunderCats
iRank82
1985 · Jules Bass
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationKids
The inhabitants of the planet Thundera evacuate just before it is destroyed. They were pursued by a band of mutants. All but one of their escape ships was destroyed. Only a small group of Thunderians
Justice League
iRank82
2001
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
The long-awaited rebirth of the greatest superhero team of all time: Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Hawkgirl, Green Lantern, and Martian Manhunter.
Guardians of the Galaxy
iRank82
2014 · James Gunn
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.
Battlestar Galactica
iRank82
2004 · Toni Graphia
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
When 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
Dragon Ball Super
iRank82
2015
SeriesAction & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
With Majin Buu defeated half-a-year prior, peace returns to Earth, where Son Goku (now a radish farmer) and his friends now live peaceful lives. However, a new threat appears in the form of Beerus, th
Apollo 13
iRank81
1995 · Ron Howard
MovieDramaHistory
The true story of technical troubles that scuttle the Apollo 13 lunar mission in 1970, risking the lives of astronaut Jim Lovell and his crew, with the failed journey turning into a thrilling saga of
Avengers: Infinity War
iRank81
2018 · Joe Russo
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalac
The Expanse
iRank81
2015 · Broderick Johnson
SeriesDramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
A 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
iRank80
2014 · Christopher Nolan
MovieAdventureDramaScience Fiction
The 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.
Star Trek
iRank80
1966 · Gene Roddenberry
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Space. The Final Frontier. The U.S.S. Enterprise embarks on a five year mission to explore the galaxy. The Enterprise is under the command of Captain James T. Kirk with First Officer Mr. Spock, from t
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
iRank80
2022 · Akiva Goldsman
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Follow Captain Christopher Pike, Science Officer Spock and Number One in the years before Captain Kirk boarded the U.S.S. Enterprise, as they explore new worlds around the galaxy.
Dune
iRank79
2021 · Denis Villeneuve
MovieAdventureScience Fiction
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his
Doctor Who
iRank79
1963
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The 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
Farscape
iRank79
1999
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
A freak accident during an experimental space mission catapults Astronaut John Crichton across a thousand galaxies to an alien battlefield.
The 100
iRank79
2014 · Kim Shumway
SeriesAction & AdventureCrimeDrama
100 years in the future, when the Earth has been abandoned due to radioactivity, the last surviving humans live on an ark orbiting the planet — but the ark won't last forever. So the repressive regime
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
iRank79
1993
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
At 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
Moon
iRank79
2009 · Duncan Jones
MovieDramaScience Fiction
With only three weeks left in his three-year contract, Sam Bell is eager to return to Earth. Stationed alone at a Moon-based facility with his computer assistant GERTY, an unexpected accident sets off
First Man
iRank79
2018 · Damien Chazelle
MovieDramaHistory
A look at the life of the astronaut, Neil Armstrong, and the legendary space mission that led him to become the first man to walk on the Moon on July 20, 1969.
Star Trek: Voyager
iRank78
1995 · Rick Berman
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Pulled 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.
Star Trek Into Darkness
iRank77
2013 · J.J. Abrams
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
iRank77
2017 · James Gunn
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.
The Tree of Life
iRank76
2011 · Terrence Malick
MovieDramaFantasy
The impressionistic story of a Texas family in the 1950s. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to
Gattaca
iRank76
1997 · Andrew Niccol
MovieDramaScience FictionThriller
Vincent is an all-too-human man who dares to defy a system obsessed with genetic perfection. He is an "In-Valid" who assumes the identity of a member of the genetic elite to pursue his goal of traveli
Star Trek: Enterprise
iRank75
2001
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
During 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
Lost in Space
iRank75
2018 · Zack Estrin
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
After crash-landing on an alien planet, the Robinson family fights against all odds to survive and escape. But they're surrounded by hidden dangers.
The Bad Guys 2
iRank74
2025 · Pierre Perifel
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
The now-reformed Bad Guys are trying (very, very hard) to be good, but instead find themselves hijacked into a high-stakes, globe-trotting heist, masterminded by a new team of criminals they never saw
Star Trek: Picard
iRank73
2020 · Aaron Baiers
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Set twenty years after the events of Star Trek Nemesis, we follow the now-retired Admiral Picard into the next chapter of his life.
Invasion
iRank71
2021 · Dan Dietz
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Earth is visited by an alien species that threatens humanity's existence. Events unfold in real time through the eyes of five ordinary people across the globe as they struggle to make sense of the cha
Obi-Wan Kenobi
iRank70
2022 · Kathleen Kennedy
SeriesAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
During the reign of the Galactic Empire, former Jedi Master, Obi-Wan Kenobi, embarks on a crucial mission to confront allies turned enemies and face the wrath of the Empire.
Asteroid City
iRank70
2023 · Wes Anderson
MovieComedyDrama
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Star Trek: Discovery
iRank70
2017 · Michelle Paradise
SeriesAction & AdventureDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
Follow 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
Prometheus
iRank69
2012 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future
Treasure Planet
iRank69
2002 · Ron Clements
MovieAdventureAnimationFamily
When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their jou
Zathura: A Space Adventure
iRank68
2005 · Jon Favreau
MovieAdventureFamilyScience Fiction
After 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
iRank68
2015 · Vanessa Piazza
SeriesDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The 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
You Only Live Twice
iRank68
1967 · Lewis Gilbert
MovieActionAdventureThriller
A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his arche
Live and Let Die
iRank64
1973 · Guy Hamilton
MovieAdventureActionThriller
James 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
iRank64
2017 · Ridley Scott
MovieHorrorScience Fiction
The 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.
Life
iRank64
2017 · Daniel Espinosa
MovieHorrorMysteryScience Fiction
The six-member crew of the International Space Station is tasked with studying a sample from Mars that may be the first proof of extra-terrestrial life, which proves more intelligent than ever expecte
Ender's Game
iRank62
2013 · Gavin Hood
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
Based on the classic novel by Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game is the story of the Earth's most gifted children training to defend their homeplanet in the space wars of the future.
Oblivion
iRank62
2013 · Joseph Kosinski
MovieActionAdventureMystery
Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s m
Home
iRank60
2015 · Tim Johnson
MovieAnimationComedyFamily
When Earth is taken over by the overly-confident Boov, an alien race in search of a new place to call home, all humans are promptly relocated, while all Boov get busy reorganizing the planet. But when
Stargate
iRank60
1994 · Roland Emmerich
MovieActionAdventureScience Fiction
An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
iRank59
2026 · Michael Jelenic
MovieAdventureAnimationComedy
Having 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