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1. Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987–1994)

TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Set almost 100 years after Captain Kirk's 5-year mission, a new generation of Starfleet officers sets off in the U.S.S. Enterprise-D on its own mission to go where no one has gone before.

Stars: Patrick Stewart, Brent Spiner, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton

Votes: 136,124

2. Star Trek (1966–1969)

TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.

Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols

Votes: 92,965

3. Avengers: Endgame (2019)

PG-13 | 181 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers assemble once more in order to reverse Thanos' actions and restore balance to the universe.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth

Votes: 1,266,434 | Gross: $858.37M

4. Avatar (2009)

PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.

Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez

Votes: 1,386,773 | Gross: $760.51M

5. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

PG-13 | 149 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The Avengers and their allies must be willing to sacrifice all in an attempt to defeat the powerful Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe.

Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans

Votes: 1,203,821 | Gross: $678.82M

6. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)

TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

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-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.

Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating

Votes: 59,126

7. Galaxy Quest (1999)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.

Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, Tony Shalhoub

Votes: 178,269 | Gross: $71.58M

8. Star Trek (2009)

PG-13 | 127 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The brash James T. Kirk tries to live up to his father's legacy with Mr. Spock keeping him in check as a vengeful Romulan from the future creates black holes to destroy the Federation one planet at a time.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, Leonard Nimoy

Votes: 620,356 | Gross: $257.73M

9. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Imprisoned on the planet Sakaar, Thor must race against time to return to Asgard and stop Ragnarök, the destruction of his world, at the hands of the powerful and ruthless villain Hela.

Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Mark Ruffalo

Votes: 816,367 | Gross: $315.06M

10. Star Trek Beyond (2016)

PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

The crew of the USS Enterprise explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy, who puts them, and everything the Federation stands for, to the test.

Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana

Votes: 258,546 | Gross: $158.85M

11. Predators (2010)

R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A group of elite warriors parachute into an unfamiliar jungle and are hunted by members of a merciless alien race.

Director: Nimród Antal | Stars: Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace, Alice Braga

Votes: 243,939 | Gross: $52.00M

12. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

PG | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, journeyman Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher penning a new edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy."

Director: Garth Jennings | Stars: Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel

Votes: 208,434 | Gross: $51.09M

13. Flash Gordon (1980)

PG | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A football player and his friends travel to the planet Mongo and find themselves fighting the tyranny of Ming the Merciless to save Earth.

Director: Mike Hodges | Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol

Votes: 61,555

14. Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)

PG-13 | 132 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After the crew of the Enterprise find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one-man weapon of mass destruction.

Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch

Votes: 497,127 | Gross: $228.78M

15. Thor: The Dark World (2013)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

When the Dark Elves attempt to plunge the universe into darkness, Thor must embark on a perilous and personal journey that will reunite him with doctor Jane Foster.

Director: Alan Taylor | Stars: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård

Votes: 725,243 | Gross: $206.36M

16. The Last Starfighter (1984)

PG | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

High schooler Alex Rogan conquers the Starfighter video game, only to find out it was just a test, and is transported to another planet. He has been recruited to join a team of the best starfighters to defend their world from the attack.

Director: Nick Castle | Stars: Lance Guest, Robert Preston, Kay E. Kuter, Dan Mason

Votes: 46,040 | Gross: $28.73M

17. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

G | 143 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.

Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 96,636 | Gross: $82.26M

18. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.

Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 129,244 | Gross: $78.91M

19. Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Admiral Kirk and his bridge crew risk their careers stealing the decommissioned U.S.S. Enterprise to return to the restricted Genesis Planet to recover Spock's body.

Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 86,186 | Gross: $76.47M

20. Titan A.E. (2000)

PG | 94 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A young man learns that he has to find a hidden Earth ship before an enemy alien species does in order to secure the survival of humanity.

Directors: Don Bluth, Gary Goldman | Stars: Matt Damon, Drew Barrymore, Bill Pullman, Jim Breuer

Votes: 63,963 | Gross: $22.75M

21. Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

PG | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Captain Kirk and his crew must deal with Mr. Spock's long-lost half-brother who hijacks the Enterprise for an obsessive search for God at the center of the galaxy.

Director: William Shatner | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan

Votes: 64,215 | Gross: $52.21M

22. Space Babes from Outer Space (2017)

Not Rated | 81 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Three space women land on Earth in search of sexual energy to fuel their spaceship and get back home. They befriend a lonely farmboy who helps them on their plight, all while evading their mortal enemies, the Scrotes.

Director: Brian K. Williams | Stars: Ellie Church, Brian Papandrea, Allison Maier, Alyss Winkler

Votes: 723

23. Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016–2018)

TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Five teenagers become the last line of defense for the galaxy in an intergalactic battle against the evil alien force led by King Zarkon.

Stars: Jeremy Shada, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Tyler Labine, Kimberly Brooks

Votes: 9,771

24. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)

TV-PG | 152 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Arthur Dent and his friend, Ford Prefect, escape the destruction of Earth, only to face incredible trials, tribulations and adventures in space and time.

Stars: Simon Jones, David Dixon, Peter Jones, Sandra Dickinson

Votes: 11,719

25. 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: 8,186

26. Message from Space (1978)

PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

An embattled planet, which is on the edge of doom, sends an S.O.S. and an intergalactic team comes to its rescue.

Director: Kinji Fukasaku | Stars: Vic Morrow, Shin'ichi Chiba, Philip Casnoff, Peggy Lee Brennan

Votes: 1,648

27. Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle (2018)

TV-14 | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Humanity's desperate battle to reclaim the Earth from Godzilla continues. The key to defeating the King of the Monsters may be Mechagodzilla, a robotic weapon thought to have been lost nearly 20,000 years ago.

Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita

Votes: 5,595

28. Godzilla: The Planet Eater (2018)

TV-14 | 91 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Humanity, their alien allies, and Godzilla all enter their endgame as the powerful destructive entity known as Ghidorah arrives on Earth.

Directors: Hiroyuki Seshita, Kôbun Shizuno | Stars: Mamoru Miyano, Takahiro Sakurai, Kana Hanazawa, Tomokazu Sugita

Votes: 4,904

29. The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space (1995 TV Movie)

87 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The forces of evil are attempting to recapture a human-inhabited Earth-like planet that has been liberated by rebels. The son of one of the rebel leaders, an electronic genius, searches the... See full summary »

Director: Max Tash | Stars: Daniel Riordan, Liz Vassey, Ron Perlman, Gia Carides

Votes: 443

30. Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All (1982 TV Movie)

95 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov travel to the planet Mongo to fight the evil emperor Ming the Merciless.

Stars: Robert Ridgely, Diane Pershing, Bob Holt, David Opatoshu

Votes: 371

31. Lesson (1987)

18 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi

A Soviet Armenian animation from the glasnost era about cosmonauts invading a serene planet where they pay a price for their cruel actions.

Director: Robert Sahakyants

Votes: 135

32. A Beautiful Star (2017)

127 min | Drama, Family, Sci-Fi

It portrays a family on Earth who come to believe that they are actually from other planets all of a sudden. They try so hard to save the endangered planet Earth but things get crazy on the way.

Director: Daihachi Yoshida | Stars: Lily Franky, Kazuya Kamenashi, Ai Hashimoto, Tomoko Nakajima

Votes: 257

33. Alien Planet Earths (2014 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary

Scientists use different means to locate other "earths" throughout space and tell how they do it and what they have found or haven't found.

Director: Mark Bridge | Star: Mike Rowe

Votes: 30

34. Yes ve gan! (2015)

85 min | Documentary

This documentary traces 16 individuals on their 30 day challenge of being vegan.

Director: Lisa Schulz | Stars: Kankana Chakraborty, Ricardo A. Diaz-Guillen, Selina Elise, David Epstein

35. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Emissary (1993)

TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the troubled Commander Sisko takes command of a surrendered space station, he learns that it borders a unique stable wormhole.

Director: David Carson | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell

Votes: 4,606

36. Babylon 5 (1993–1998)
Episode: The Fall of Night (1995)

TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The command staff are caught between a rock and a hard place when Sheridan agrees to give sanctuary to a Narn warship, while EarthForce attempts to placate the increasingly aggressive Centauri Republic.

Director: Janet Greek | Stars: Bruce Boxleitner, Claudia Christian, Jerry Doyle, Mira Furlan

Votes: 882

37. Space: 1999 (1975–1977)
Episode: Ring Around the Moon (1976)

TV-14 | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Maintenance technician Ted Clifford is possessed by an eerie yellow glow, which ultimately kills him. It transpires that it is coming from a planet called Triton, which captures the Alphans... See full summary »

Director: Ray Austin | Stars: Martin Landau, Barbara Bain, Barry Morse, Prentis Hancock

Votes: 319

38. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Business as Usual (1997)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Quark must wrestle with his conscience when he becomes involved with arms merchants.

Director: Alexander Siddig | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 1,912

39. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode: Doctor Bashir, I Presume (1997)

TV-PG | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Dr. Bashir is selected to be the model for the next-generation of Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH). But he balks when his parents are invited to the station to be interviewed by the EMH ... See full summary »

Director: David Livingston | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell

Votes: 2,138

40. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: People Are Alike All Over (1960)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Fearing the worst, the lone survivor of a crash-landing on Mars finds the native inhabitants, to his relief, very hospitable indeed, but there's a catch.

Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Roddy McDowall, Susan Oliver, Paul Comi, Byron Morrow

Votes: 3,969

41. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode: Probe 7, Over and Out (1963)

TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

Colonel Adam Cook, stranded on a distant planet with no hope for rescue, meets a woman who is the sole survivor from another planet.

Director: Ted Post | Stars: Richard Basehart, Antoinette Bower, Harold Gould, Barton Heyman

Votes: 2,060

42. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (1981)

TV-14 | 32 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

The story of The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy begins when a 6-foot ape descendant named Arthur Dent is saved from the destruction of planet Earth thanks to Ford Prefect, who is in fact... See full summary »

Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Joe Melia

Votes: 328

43. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.4 (1981)

TV-14 | 30 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Deep down inside the planet Magrathea, coastline designer Slartibartfast is working on Earth, mark II. It seems the previous version was destroyed just before it managed to complete it's ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson

Votes: 232

44. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.5 (1981)

TV-14 | 32 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Arthur, Ford, Trillian and Zaphod travel in time by way of an exploding computer to Milliways, the Restaurant at the end of the Universe. Here people can enjoy a good meal while watching ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Mark Wing-Davey

Votes: 237

45. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1981)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (1981)

TV-14 | 33 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Zaphod has stolen Disaster Area's Stuntship which is about to plunge into a sun to form the climax to one of their typically loud concerts. Marvin is chosen to sacrifice himself by ... See full summary »

Director: Alan J.W. Bell | Stars: Peter Jones, Simon Jones, David Dixon, Sandra Dickinson

Votes: 231

46. Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode: Escape from Mongo (1986)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Flash Gordon and his family find out Ming plans on establishing a base on Earth to begin his conquest of the planet. Flash and his son, Rick, make it to Earth and gather some heroes to unite against Ming.

Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones

Votes: 53

47. Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
Episode: Ice (2021)

TV-MA | 13 min | Animation, Short, Action

In a future where many humans are enhanced with extraordinary strength and endurance, the "unmodded" feel left behind. This class-conflict drives a rift between two brothers that puts their lives at risk during a dangerous race.

Directors: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Robert Valley | Stars: Archie Madekwe, Sebastian Croft, Beatriz Godinho, Alexander Lobo Moreno

Votes: 11,777

48. Beacon 23 (2023– )
Episode: Beacon Twenty Three (2023)

TV-MA | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Going back in time to show how the rocks first appeared on Beacon 23.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Lena Headey, Stephan James, Carolina Bartczak, Marc Menchaca

Votes: 222

49. Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode: The Prince Dethroned (1986)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Kro-Tan unintentionally unleashes an evil, immortal overlord of unlimited power.

Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones

Votes: 9

50. Defenders of the Earth (1986–1991)
Episode: The Prince Weds (1986)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Defenders, unknowingly carrying Kro-Tan's mind bombs, must rescue Jedda from Mongo before the slimy Prince makes her his bride.

Directors: John Gibbs, Ray Lee | Stars: William Callaway, Adam Carl, Ron Feinberg, Buster Jones

Votes: 10