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The Best Space Movies
A list of the best space movies. These are the top movies that take place in outer space, and they're all good. Animated and live-action films have been included as well as films from all periods, old and new. Sci-Fi is obviously the most popular genre, but other genres have been included. 80's space movies were especially popular, as well as ones that were funny, or cartoons. If you're looking for a serious classic then you can't go wrong with ""2001: A Space Odyssey"". Enjoy!
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1979Ridley ScottScience Fiction, Adventure, Horror, New Hollywood - 2
1986James CameronThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Horror, Stop motion More - 3
1980Irvin KershnerFantasy, Family, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Space operaMost Passionate - 4
1977George LucasFantasy, Family, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Coming of age, Space western More - 5
2009J.J. AbramsScience Fiction, Action, Adventure, Reboot - 6
1968Stanley KubrickMystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Surrealism, Airplanes and airports, Roadshow theatrical release More - 7 1995Ron HowardDrama, History, Adventure
- 8 1990Total Recall, Paul VerhoevenThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Dystopia, Future noir More
- 9 2009Duncan JonesPsychological thriller, Thriller, Science FictionMost Listed
- 10 2008Andrew StantonComedy, Fantasy, Family, Animation, Science Fiction, Adventure, Romance Film, Romantic comedy, Computer Animation, Doomsday film, Satire More
- 11 2000David TwohyThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Horror, Indie
- 12 1982Nicholas MeyerFamily, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
- 13 1986Leonard NimoyComedy, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure, Time travel
- 14 1999Dean ParisotComedy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
- 15 1997Paul VerhoevenThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Horror, War, Satire More
- 16 2009James CameronFantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Computer Animation, Epic, Nature MoreControversial
- 17 1991Nicholas MeyerFamily, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 18 1997Luc BessonFantasy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 19 1994Roland EmmerichThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
- 20 1983Richard MarquandFantasy, Family, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Space opera
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- 21 2005Joss WhedonDrama, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Dystopia, Western, Space opera, Space western More
- 22 1984Leonard NimoyFamily, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 23 1985Wolfgang PetersenDrama, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 24 1977Steven SpielbergDrama, Science Fiction, New Hollywood
- 25 2007Danny BoyleThriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 26 1996Roland EmmerichThriller, Science Fiction, Action/Adventure
- 27 1998Michael BayThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
- 28 1987Mel BrooksComedy, Science Fiction, Adventure, Slapstick, Parody, Cult
- 29 2004David TwohyThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure
- 30 1982Steven SpielbergDrama, Fantasy, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure, Children's, Family Drama More
- 31 1984David LynchDrama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, LGBT, Film adaptation, Cult More
- 32 2009Christian AlvartThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Horror, Indie
- 33 1997Barry SonnenfeldComedy, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Buddy film
- 34 1997Robert ZemeckisDrama, Mystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Film adaptation
- 35 1983Philip KaufmanDrama, History, Period piece, Adventure, Film adaptation
- 36 1968Franklin SchaffnerThriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Cult, New Hollywood
- 37 1997Paul W. S. AndersonMystery, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure, Horror, Supernatural
- 38 2000Don Bluth, Art Vitello, Gary GoldmanFamily, Animation, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Computer Animation, Doomsday film More
- 39 1996Jonathan FrakesThriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Time travel
- 40 1978Richard DonnerFamily, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Superhero movie
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- 41 1951Robert WiseDrama, Black-and-white, Thriller, Science Fiction, Cold War, Doomsday film, Therimin music More
- 42 2000Brian De PalmaDrama, Thriller, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 43 2005Garth JenningsComedy, Science Fiction, Adventure
- 44 1984Nick CastleFamily, Science Fiction, Adventure, Action/Adventure
- 45 2005George LucasFantasy, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Tragedy
- 46 2000Clint EastwoodDrama, Comedy, Thriller, Science Fiction, Action, Adventure, Action/Adventure, Buddy film More
- 47 1979Robert WiseDrama, Family, Science Fiction, Adventure
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Star Trek Generations
- 49 1998Mimi LederDrama, Thriller, Disaster, Science Fiction, Action, Action/Adventure, Doomsday film More
- 50 1998Stephen HopkinsScience Fiction, Action, Adventure, Time travel
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