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1. The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
PG-13 | 124 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Jack Hall, paleoclimatologist, must make a daring trek from Washington, D.C. to New York City to reach his son, trapped in the cross-hairs of a sudden international storm which plunges the planet into a new Ice Age.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Emmy Rossum, Dash Mihok
Votes: 476,102 | Gross: $186.74M
2. Apollo 13 (I) (1995)
PG | 140 min | Adventure, Drama, History
NASA must devise a strategy to return Apollo 13 to Earth safely after the spacecraft undergoes massive internal damage putting the lives of the three astronauts on board in jeopardy.
Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Tom Hanks, Bill Paxton, Kevin Bacon, Gary Sinise
Votes: 315,631 | Gross: $173.84M
3. Moonfall (2022)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer
Votes: 99,502 | Gross: $19.06M
4. Lifeforce (1985)
R | 101 min | Action, Horror, Mystery
A race of space vampires arrives in London and infects the populace, beginning an apocalyptic descent into chaos.
Director: Tobe Hooper | Stars: Steve Railsback, Mathilda May, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay
Votes: 29,475 | Gross: $11.60M
5. Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Not Rated | 96 min | Horror, Thriller
A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
Director: George A. Romero | Stars: Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea, Karl Hardman, Marilyn Eastman
Votes: 139,150 | Gross: $0.09M
6. Flight of the Navigator (1986)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
In 1978, a boy travels eight years into the future and has an adventure with an intelligent, wisecracking alien ship.
Director: Randal Kleiser | Stars: Joey Cramer, Paul Reubens, Cliff De Young, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 51,700 | Gross: $18.56M
7. Space Cowboys (2000)
PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When retired engineer Frank Corvin is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner
Votes: 86,206 | Gross: $90.46M
8. Red Planet (2000)
PG-13 | 106 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Astronauts, and their robotic dog AMEE (Autonomous Mapping Evaluation and Evasion), search for solutions to save a dying Earth by searching on Mars, only to have the mission go terribly awry.
Director: Antony Hoffman | Stars: Val Kilmer, Carrie-Anne Moss, Tom Sizemore, Benjamin Bratt
Votes: 59,924 | Gross: $18.00M
9. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Moon (2001 Video)
47 min | Documentary, History
A documentary on the evidence which shows that the Apollo 11 astronauts never actually landed on the moon.
Director: Bart Sibrel | Stars: Anne Tonelson, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Mike Collins
Votes: 703
10. Operation Avalanche (2016)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
Director: Matt Johnson | Stars: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams, Andrew Appelle, Jared Raab
Votes: 7,964 | Gross: $0.06M
11. Neon City (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.
Director: Monte Markham | Stars: Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Valerie Wildman
Votes: 1,245
12. Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 115 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
On the maiden flight of the first hypersonic commercial plane which can make the flight from New York City to London in four hours, a minor disaster occurs resulting in the plane actually ... See full summary »
Director: Jerry Jameson | Stars: Lee Majors, Hal Linden, Lauren Hutton, Ray Milland
Votes: 1,296
13. Return to Space (2022)
TV-MA | 128 min | Documentary
Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Elon Musk, Bob Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Jim Bridenstine
Votes: 5,677
14. Moon Pilot (1962)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Away on a short leave before an upcoming moon launch, a NASA astronaut disappears and is feared kidnapped when the security services learn about his friendship with a suspected foreign female spy.
Director: James Neilson | Stars: Tom Tryon, Brian Keith, Edmond O'Brien, Dany Saval
Votes: 536
15. Alien Planet (2004 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 94 min | Documentary, Animation, Adventure
The CGI or computer animated drama/documentary takes place on Darwin IV, a planet 6.5 light years from earth, with 2 suns and 60% of Earth's gravity. Having identified Darwin as a world ... See full summary »
Director: Pierre de Lespinois | Stars: Wayne D. Barlowe, Curtis Clark, James Garvin, Jamie Hanes
Votes: 1,668
16. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
TV-G | 48 min | Documentary, History
Narrated by award-winning actor Gary Sinise, WHEN WE LEFT EARTH is the incredible story of humankind's greatest adventure, as it happened, told by the people who were there. From the early ... See full summary »
Stars: Gene Kranz, Gary Sinise, Jim Lovell, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 2,043
17. Mission Control: The Unsung Heroes of Apollo (2017)
TV-PG | 101 min | Documentary, History
At the heart of the Apollo program was the special team in Mission Control who put a man on the moon and helped create the future.
Director: David Fairhead | Stars: John Aaron, Stephen Bales, Jerry Bostick, James Burke
Votes: 1,692
18. Houston, We Have a Problem! (2016)
88 min | Documentary, History
Explores the myth of the secret multi-billion-dollar deal behind America's purchase of Yugoslavia's clandestine space program in the early 1960s.
Director: Ziga Virc | Stars: Slavoj Zizek, Josip Broz Tito, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson
Votes: 3,651
19. Suicide Notes (2013)
Not Rated | 100 min | Comedy
Down on his luck playwright, Julian Parker, has written a play in which the lead character commits suicide in the final scene. The only way he can get it produced is when a money hungry ... See full summary »
Director: Travis Ammons | Stars: Lou Martini Jr., Sue Rock, Jared Doreck, Travis Ammons
Votes: 32
20. Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission (2013 TV Movie)
TV-G | 102 min | Documentary
With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148 million miles, and has become one of the ... See full summary »
Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Charles Walker, Stephanie Stilson, Valerie Neal
Votes: 60
21. Spaceflight (1985– )
226 min | Documentary
A history of space flight.
Stars: Martin Sheen, Jim Lovell, Walter Cronkite, Chuck Yeager
Votes: 60
22. Les aventures d'archives
Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Director: Tyler Meyer | Stars: Elvis Presley, Charles Chaplin, Walt Disney, Barack Obama
23. The Apollo File (1978)
G | Documentary
A documentary look at the modern race for space, offering wide screen, colorful glimpses of the moon missions never before shown to the public, and intimate commentary by the astronauts and NASA officials.
Star: Jim Lovell
24. Apollo 18 (1995 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Realistic space flight simulation about fictional Apollo 18 flight. View training FMVs, pass all the tests, and pilot Saturn V capsule as Mission Control guides you. The game has no save feature and there are many ways to fail the mission.
Director: Allan Kuskowski | Stars: William Frederick Knight, Jim Kocher, Allan Kuskowski, Joan Marlowe
Votes: 10
25. Apollo Zero (2009)
60 min | Documentary, Fantasy, History
Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan
Votes: 48
27. Astro//Splice (2014)
7 min | Short, Drama, History
Space, a facade or frontier?
Director: Nelson Carvajal
28. Deep Under the Ice (2000 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
Director: Bo Boudart | Star: Tim Enos
Votes: 11
29. Passport to Pluto & Beyond (2007 TV Movie)
TV-G | 46 min | Documentary
NASA's New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt.
Director: Geoffrey Haines-Stiles | Stars: Eric Worden, Don Davis, Dan Durda, Mark Garlick
30. Around Space (2001– )
28 min | Talk-Show
Scientist Kent Miller hosts a show designed to get the public interested in space. Guests include: astronauts, scientists, astronomers, lobbyists, engineers, venture capitalists, government officials, activists and hobbyists.
Stars: Robert Terry, Tom Hill, Inga Heyer, Bob Haltermann
31. Saturn: Inside the Rings (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary
NASA's biggest spacecraft plunges into Saturn in the final act of a 20 year mission showcasing the planet like never before.
Director: Shelley Ayres | Star: Dan Riskin
32.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
I-Man
(1986)
Unrated | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
When a man is exposed to an alien gas, he acquires the ability to heal instantly and survive any injury or toxin.
Director: Corey Allen | Stars: Scott Bakula, Ellen Bry, Joey Cramer, John Bloom
Votes: 334
33.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Fear of Flying
(1996)
TV-PG | 23 min | Comedy, Family
Jill struggles in her piano lessons. Mark finds a new hobby in aviation, but Jill is hesitant to let him take to the sky.
Director: Andy Cadiff | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Votes: 235
34.
Home Improvement (1991–1999)
Episode:
Tool-Thousand-One: A Space Odyssey
(1998)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy, Family
One of Binford's tools is chosen to be included on a space shuttle, and Tim asked to also go. Meanwhile, Mark changes from his all black clothing to a well-dressed teenager, then reverts back. Tim has a decision to make.
Director: Peter Bonerz | Stars: Tim Allen, Patricia Richardson, Earl Hindman, Richard Karn
Votes: 194
35.
The Twilight Zone (1985–1989)
Episode:
Wordplay/Dreams for Sale/Chameleon
(1985)
TV-PG | 48 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A salesman at a medical firm finds everyone around him undergoing a linguistic transformation. / A woman finds that her idyllic picnic may not be what it seems. / Something unusual returns with a Shuttle mission.
Directors: Wes Craven, Tommy Lee Wallace | Stars: Robert Klein, Annie Potts, Adam Raber, Robert Downey Sr.
Votes: 609
36.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003–2010)
Episode:
NASA
(2008)
TV-MA | 28 min | Comedy, Documentary
Penn and Teller argue that the private sector should finance NASA instead of our taxes.
Directors: Star Price, Ted Saad, Chip Selby | Stars: Penn Jillette, Teller, Dan Barry, Michael Belfiore
Votes: 115
37.
Real Engineering (2015– )
Episode:
NASA's Weirdest Experimental Plane
(2021)
13 min | Documentary
NASA's AD-1 scissor wing experimental airplane incorporated a single rotating swept wing with a pivot at the top of the fuselage. The swept configuration allowed the plane to take maximum ... See full summary »
Star: Brian McManus
38.
Undecided with Matt Ferrell (2018– )
Episode:
Does Space Mining Solve Our Resource Problem?
(2021)
12 min | Documentary
With the demand for rare metals rising and the remaining supplies dwindling does it make sense to start mining asteroids. Supprisingly it's fairly economical to retrieve an asteroid but ... See full summary »
Star: Matt Ferrell
39.
Two Bit da Vinci (2017– )
Episode:
Eadly Super Volcanoes Might Hold an Interesting Secret
(2021)
14 min | Documentary
NASA is working on a plan to deal with one of the most destructive threats on Earth, supervolcanoes. There are a dozen of them around the world with four in the Unted States. The plan is to... See full summary »
Star: Ricky Roy
40.
Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode:
How NASA's Lucy Mission Will Visit More Asteroids Than Any Other Spacecraft.
(2021)
15 min | Documentary, News
Scheduled for launch in October 2020 NASA's Lucy's Mission will visit several of Jupter's Trojan asteroids over a span of 12 years. The Trojan's vary considerably suggesting they did not ... See full summary »
Star: Scott Manley
41.
Real Engineering (2015– )
Episode:
The Insane Engineering of the GEnX
(2021)
29 min | Documentary
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner has a host of technological aircraft and engine technologies the substantially reduce weight and increase fuel efficiency enabling it to fly over 16,000 miles ... See full summary »
Star: Brian McManus
42.
Mr. Beat (2011– )
Episode:
The American President's Cabinet Explained
(2017)
13 min | Documentary, History
Mr. Beat recites the President's cabinet positions along with the year each department was created, it's budget in people and dollars and the current office holder. Then he turns to the ... See full summary »
Star: Matthew Beat
43.
Wolters World (2009– )
Episode:
Cleveland: The Don'ts of Visiting Cleveland, Ohio
(2021)
Documentary
Mark's don't for Cleveland generally surround how not to act stupid and what not to miss. And there are a whole host of things not to miss including food, culture, museums, parks, lake ... See full summary »
Star: Mark Wolters
44.
Scott Manley (2009– )
Episode:
NASA's DART Mission Will Move Mountains in Space
(2021)
13 min | Documentary, News
Nasa's Double Asteroid Redirect Test is humankind's first attempt to collide with an asteroid to alter and track the change in its motion. While colliding an asteroid is now old hat ... See full summary »
Star: Scott Manley
45.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers (1990–1996)
Episode:
Twilight Ozone
(1994)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Planeteers discover Duke Nukem is behind the animal blindness. Captain Planet gets zapped by a radiation ray. He gets weak and retrieves. Later, the Planeteers call him again and he defeats Nukem.
Director: Ron Myrick | Stars: David Coburn, LeVar Burton, Joey Dedio, Janice Kawaye
Votes: 28
46.
The Vintage Space (2012– )
Episode:
Let's Talk About Space Force
(2018)
17 min | Documentary
Amy describe the United States military's (Air Force and Navy) past and present use of space then postulates on the likely goals of a United States Space Force.
Star: Amy Shira Teitel
47.
The Vintage Space (2012– )
Episode:
Eleven Deaf Men Helped NASA Leave Earth
(2018)
5 min | Documentary
Since motion sickness is related to balance and would likely be a major issue in space flight NASA wanted to learn more about how balance works. And since balance originated in the inner ... See full summary »
Star: Amy Shira Teitel
48.
Newsthink (2020– )
Episode:
How a Nice Suit Led Gwynne Shotwell to SpaceX
(2021)
8 min | Documentary
Here's the story of the path that lead Gwynne Shotwell to become president of SpaceX and save it form bankruptcy.
Stars: Cindy Pom, Gwynne Shotwell
49.
Computer Chronicles (1983–2002)
Episode:
Super Computers
(1987)
TV-G | 30 min | News, Talk-Show
An introduction to the world of supercomputers in Asia and in the U.S. and their application environments such as NASA and NOA.
Stars: Gary Kildall, Stewart Cheifet, F. Ron Bailey, William F. Ballhaus
50.
Highlight History (2019– )
Episode:
'I'll Do It Myself': The Greatest Feat of Piloting in Space
(2021)
14 min | Documentary, History
This brief biography of astronaut Gordo Cooper features his manual atmospheric reentry feat that resulted in the closest splashdown of a Mercury spacecraft to its target.
Star: Simon Whistler