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Jan 23, 2023 · With a whole galaxy of films to choose from, these are the very best space movies. (Warning: There are spoilers below.) Updated on July 6, 2022 : Space stretches on forever, which means...
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The 30 best space movies. Head to infinity and beyond with the greatest intergalactic odysseys of all time. Thursday 23 May 2024. Photograph: Time Out. Written by Matthew Singer. Film writer...
6.6 (169K) Rate. 45 Metascore. In a dystopian America, a falsely convicted policeman gets his shot at freedom when he must forcibly participate in a TV game show where convicts, runners, must battle killers for their freedom. Director Paul Michael Glaser Stars Arnold Schwarzenegger Maria Conchita Alonso Yaphet Kotto.
- Sunshine
- Moon
- Europa Report
- Hidden Figures
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Alien
- Gravity
- Star Wars
- Solaris
- Apollo 13
What's it about? With the sun dying, a team of astronauts attempts to save the planet by journeying through space to reignite it. Why should you watch it? Despite its stunning visuals and strong cast, Sunshine didn't do all that well at the box office. It was a bit of a flop, in fact. Danny Boyle's sci-fi thriller cost $40 million, and it only made...
What's it about? A lonely astronaut working on the far side of the moon begins to suffer hallucinations. Why should you watch it? If travelling through space as part of a skeleton crew sounds like a potentially lonely task (which, if the other films on this list are anything to go by, it almost certainly is), then imagine how Sam Bell (Sam Rockwell...
What's it about? A team of astronauts tries to find life on one of Jupiter's moons. Why should you watch it? On the surface, Europa Reporthas all the elements of a standard space horror hybrid: there's the voyage to find other life, a case of mysterious lights, and the rapidly-escalating tension that comes from realising things are about to go horr...
What's it about? Three Black women whose work made modern space travel possible. Why should you watch it? Theodore Melfi's 2016 film tells the true story of mathematicians Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Mary Jackson (Janelle Monáe), and Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer), three Black women working at NASA during the space race. Despite their ...
What's it about? An astronaut travels on a mission to Jupiter with a sentient AI. Why should you watch it? Stanley Kubrick's first and only foray into space is over 50 years old now, but it's truly timeless. One of the most instantly recognisable science-fiction movies of all time, Kubrick's Academy Award-winning, sprawling exploration of artificia...
What's it about? The crew of a spaceship encounters an unknown alien species while investigating a strange transmission. Why should you watch it? Alien isn't just one of the best space movies of all time — it's also one of the best moviesof all time, full stop. Thanks to Ridley Scott's direction and visual design led by Swiss artist H. R. Giger, th...
What's it about? After their NASA space shuttle is damaged by space debris, two stranded astronauts must find a way to return to Earth. Why should you watch it? I get a little nervy when it comes to heights. Back when I was a teenager, in fact, I distinctly remember the sense of vertigo I felt sitting at the very back of the cinema while watching V...
What's it about? A truly colossal, multigenerational space battle between good and evil. Why should you watch it? Make the jump to lightspeed into a galaxy far, far away, to a moment when a young, determined George Lucas had the audacity to start an empire at Episode IV. As Mashable’s Chris Taylor notes in his book How Star Wars Conquered the Unive...
What's it about? Following reports of some strange occurrences, a psychologist travels to a space station orbiting the planet Solaris. Why should you watch it? The first thing to make clear is that there are actually two movies called Solaris, both of which are based on the same 1961 novel by Stanislaw Lem. First, there's the 1972 film by Russian a...
What's it about? Three men are trying to go to the moon, but then…they have a problem. Why should you watch it? Nominated for nine Oscars and winning two, Ron Howard’s gleaming recreation of the doomed 1970 moon mission is a masterclass in merging Hollywood blockbuster tension and emotional stakes with painstaking attention to historical and techni...
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- Titan A.E. (2000) The last feature film, so far, from animation icon Don Bluth, co-directed by Gary Goldman, the ambitious Titan A.E. sought to build a massive Star Wars-esque universe in the world of feature animation.
- Solaris (2002) Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris might not stand up to the sprawling original, but for a condensed version of a trippy, thoughtful sci-fi narrative, it’s impressively complete.
- Treasure Planet (2002) It’s bizarre to imagine that Treasure Planet, one of Disney animation’s last great 2D masterpieces, was such a monumental flop on its original release.
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) Jon Favreau’s first foray into pop filmmaking, and the film that got him the gig directing Iron Man, is this wonderfully creative adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s Zathura.
Jun 16, 2024 · The infinite canvas of outer space has ignited human creativity. This is evidenced by the best space movies that whisk viewers away on fantastic cosmic adventures. From captivating stories of survival on distant planets to thrilling encounters with alien species, these films have left indelible impressions on cinema-goers' minds.
45 titles. 1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi. 8.3. Rate. 84 Metascore. After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
