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1. Dune (2021)
PG-13 | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 855,388 | Gross: $108.33M
2. Halo (2022– )
TV-14 | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the galaxy on the brink of destruction, Master Chief John-117 leads his team of Spartans against the alien threat known as the Covenant.
Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 93,285
3. Starship Troopers (1997)
R | 129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Humans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.
Director: Paul Verhoeven | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer, Jake Busey
Votes: 321,160 | Gross: $54.81M
4. Battlestar Galactica (2004–2009)
TV-14 | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
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 colony, Earth.
Stars: Edward James Olmos, Mary McDonnell, Jamie Bamber, James Callis
Votes: 175,559
5. Battlestar Galactica (1978–1979)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the destruction of the Twelve Colonies of Mankind, the last major fighter carrier leads a makeshift fugitive fleet on a desperate search for the legendary planet Earth.
Stars: Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch, Dirk Benedict, Herbert Jefferson Jr.
Votes: 17,413
6. Legend of the Galactic Heroes (1988–1997)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
Various people, especially two rising commanders, cope with a massive continual space conflict between two interstellar nations.
Stars: Yûsaku Yara, Ryô Horikawa, Katsuji Mori, Nozomu Sasaki
Votes: 4,737
7. Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012)
Not Rated | 15 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
UNSC Cadet Thomas Lasky must conquer his inner fears and join forces with super-soldier John-117 to take down a massive faction of the Covenant.
Stars: Thom Green, Anna Popplewell, Enisha Brewster, Ayelet Zurer
Votes: 25,888
8. Space: Above and Beyond (1995–1996)
60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Earth is embroiled in a desperate war against alien invaders, and this series focuses on one squadron of Marine pilots involved in it.
Stars: Morgan Weisser, Kristen Cloke, Rodney Rowland, Joel de la Fuente
Votes: 8,668
9. Galactica 1980 (1980)
60 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
When the Battlestar Galactica finally arrives at Earth, they find they must subtly raise its tech level while protecting it from the Cylons.
Stars: Kent McCord, Barry Van Dyke, Robyn Douglass, Lorne Greene
Votes: 4,092
10. Halo: Nightfall (2014)
Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Mystery
While investigating terrorist activity on the distant colony world of Sedra, Jameson Locke and his team are caught in a horrific biological attack that exposes them to a much deeper danger.
Stars: Steven Waddington, Siennah Buck, Mike Colter, Christian Contreras
Votes: 5,741
11. Halo: The Fall of Reach (2015)
TV-14 | 64 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Animated series adapted from the original book, Halo: The Fall of Reach. It's an explanation and backstory of the shaping and creation of Spartan 117, The Master Chief.
Stars: Jen Taylor, Steve Downes, Michelle Lukes, Britt Baron
Votes: 3,360
12. Duty After School (2023– )
16+ | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A science fiction thriller that depicts all students across the country fighting against unidentified objects ahead of the CSAT and fighting for extra points.
Stars: Kwon Eun-bin, Kim Ki-hae, Kim Min-chul, Kim Su-gyeom
Votes: 2,136
13. Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future (1987–1988)
Not Rated | 30 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A group of guerrilla fighters battles the evil machine forces that dominate a future Earth.
Stars: Tim Dunigan, Peter MacNeill, Sven-Ole Thorsen, Maurice Dean Wint
Votes: 1,457
14. Spriggan (2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An ancient alien civilization's relics on Earth hold dangerous powers. The ARCAM corporation's Spriggan agents must keep them out of the wrong hands.
Stars: D.C. Douglas, Ryan Colt Levy, Chiaki Kobayashi, Kyle McCarley
Votes: 1,574
15. Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome (2012 TV Movie)
Unrated | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The adventures of young William Adama in the First Cylon War.
Director: Jonas Pate | Stars: Luke Pasqualino, Ben Cotton, Lili Bordán, Jill Teed
Votes: 18,424
16. Appleseed (2004)
R | 101 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
In a utopian society created at the end of the third world war, a female warrior who has been plucked from the badlands begins to see cracks in this new facade. And what does this community have planned for the rest of humankind?
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Ai Kobayashi, Jûrôta Kosugi, Yuki Matsuoka, Mami Koyama
Votes: 18,541 | Gross: $0.13M
17. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018–2022)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states-the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance-are embroiled in a never-ending war.
Stars: Christopher Sabat, Ian Sinclair, J. Michael Tatum, Amber Lee Connors
Votes: 667
18. Spriggan (1998)
R | 90 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An elite superhuman agent must stop a foreign military unit from seizing control of an ancient artifact that holds the key to ultimate power.
Directors: Hirotsugu Kawasaki, Norihiko Sutô, Katsuhiro Ôtomo | Stars: Shôtarô Morikubo, Ryuji Aigase, Takehito Koyasu, Katsumi Suzuki
Votes: 4,218 | Gross: $0.01M
19. 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: 1,176
20. 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: 702
21. Appleseed: Ex Machina (2007)
PG-13 | 105 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
With Brialeos convalescing after a mission, Deunan is assigned a new and remarkably familiar partner as a strange wave of terrorist attacks plague Olympus.
Director: Shinji Aramaki | Stars: Ai Kobayashi, Kôichi Yamadera, Yûji Kishi, Kong Kuwata
Votes: 9,840
22. Bang Brave Bang Bravern (2024– )
Animation, Action, Comedy
In the future, humanity wages war with giant humanoid weapons called Titanostrides.
Stars: Ryôta Suzuki, Ken'ichi Suzumura, Yôhei Azakami, Yume Miyamoto
Votes: 77
23. Toward the Terra (2007)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Drama
When 14-year-old Jomy begins to question how society is run, he suddenly becomes a target for both the government and the Mu, an outcast race with extra-sensory abilities who have been fighting against the government for generations.
Stars: Mitsuki Saiga, Takehito Koyasu, Jûrôta Kosugi, Yousuha Akimoto
Votes: 301
24. Heroic Age (2007)
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Adventure
Set in a distant future, Heroic Age tells the story of the quest of the human race to find the messianic individual that holds the power to save mankind. This savior, named Age, is the only... See full summary »
Stars: Caitlin Glass, Joel McDonald, R. Bruce Elliott, Luci Christian
Votes: 578
25. Battlestar Galactica: Razor Flashbacks (2007)
20 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A series of webisodes that tell the story of William Adama who as a youth uncovers a Cylon experiment while serving in the first Cylon War.
Stars: Nico Cortez, Ben Cotton, Jacob Blair, Allison Warnyca
Votes: 3,322
26. The Legendary Mechanic
Animation, Action, Fantasy | Announced
Battleships are lined up across the star sea, star mechas are like dragons, and the mechanical army is ready to go - One person is the legion.
27. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These - Stellar War (2019)
65 min | Animation, Action, Drama
In humanity's distant future, two interstellar states-the monarchic Galactic Empire and the democratic Free Planets Alliance-are embroiled in a never-ending war. The story focuses on the ... See full summary »
Director: Shunsuke Tada | Stars: Ian Sinclair, Clifford Chapin, Ryan Colt Levy, Mamoru Miyano
Votes: 142
29. Cluster Edge (2005– )
TV-PG | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Agate Fluorite is the newest member of Cluster E.A., an elite school where sons of prestigious family's from around the world study together. But soon Agate will learn he has a secret power, to create miracles.
Stars: Hiro Shimono, Jun Fukuyama, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Go Inoue
Votes: 36
30.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Sanctuary
(2024)
TV-14 | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A deadly evacuation mission signals a shift in Master Chief's war with the Covenant. On Reach, a new regime takes the reins at FLEETCOM. John senses a looming threat close to home. Season premiere.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 3,213
31.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Sword
(2024)
TV-14 | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John pushes Silver Team to its limit as he searches for missing Spartans. Kai worries about John's stability. Kwan finds the Rubble is a far more dangerous place in Soren's absence. Halsey seeks the identity of her captor.
Director: Debs Paterson | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,864
32.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Aleria
(2024)
TV-14 | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the aftermath of defeat, the survivors struggle to pick up the pieces. On the desolate planet of Aleria, John grapples with an unprecedented loss. Soren and Laera search for their missing son.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,471
33.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Onyx
(2024)
TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John seeks revenge on a secret ONI planet. Perez trains to become a new kind of soldier. Kai finds herself torn between her Spartan code and her loyalty to Master Chief. Makee turns to Cortana for help in her search for the Halo.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,309
34.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Thermopylae
(2024)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John-117 comes face to face with Makee. A revelation leads Ackerson to question his loyalties. Soren and Laera's relationship begins to fracture. Halsey, Kwan and Miranda work to solve a mystery.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,168
35.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Halo
(2024)
TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The climactic battle for the Halo begins. John makes a fateful choice. Soren and Kwan undertake a rescue mission. Halsey and Miranda unleash an ancient horror.
Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,854
36.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Visegrad
(2024)
TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John goes rogue with Silver Team. Laera, Kwan and Kessler attempt escape from mutineers. Cortana gives Ackerson alarming intel. Looming attack forces Ackerson's fateful choice.
Director: Craig Zisk | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Natascha McElhone, Joseph Morgan, Shabana Azmi
Votes: 2,889
37.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Contact
(2022)
TV-14 | 59 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the year 2552, humans on the planet Madrigal fight for independence from Earth, but a fatal encounter with the Alien Covenant complicates things; Master Chief John 117 and his super-soldier "Spartans" join the fight.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 9,087
38.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Unbound
(2022)
TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John takes Kwan to an old friend and learns more about the mystery object, which the Covenant and Makee are determined to steal. With the alien threat growing, Dr. Halsey has a plan to deal with John's unpredictable behavior.
Director: Otto Bathurst | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 6,384
39.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Emergence
(2022)
TV-14 | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John meets his new partner and discovers secrets in his own memory; Kwan wants to continue her people's fight for independence, but Soren has different plans for her; Makee's plan to retrieve the Madrigal object has deadly consequences.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 5,547
40.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Homecoming
(2022)
TV-14 | 55 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Guided by his visions, John takes Halsey and Cortana back to where it all began, looking for answers from his past. With Soren along for protection, Kwan goes in search of an army.
Director: Roel Reiné | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 5,125
41.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Reckoning
(2022)
TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
On the run and out of options, Kwan and Soren have a difference of opinion. With the possibility of finding the mysterious Halo on everyone's minds, John makes a horrible discovery. And the war rears its ugly head.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 5,792
42.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Solace
(2022)
TV-14 | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Survivors of the battle with the Covenant return to Reach. John confronts Dr. Halsey and her lies. The new prisoner seems to know John better than he knows himself. The mysterious artifact shows John something startling.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 4,949
43.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Allegiance
(2022)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
John and Makee come to terms with their shared vision. Halsey has one last chance to save her mission, and herself. As things come to a head, everyone must choose a side.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 4,785
44.
Halo (2022– )
Episode:
Transcendence
(2022)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Beaten, battered, and betrayed, John 117 leads the Spartans on a suicide mission to find the Halo and save humanity.
Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Pablo Schreiber, Shabana Azmi, Natasha Culzac, Olive Gray
Votes: 5,157