What is it about a scary space movie that appeals to so many audiences? What is it about the thought of an alien on the hunt for human lives that makes our adrenaline spike and leaves us begging for more? This list discusses the absolute scariest space movies ever made. Who doesn’t cringe at the thought of the most horrifically disgusting aliens sliming at the mouth and spewing their venom over an unwitting space farer or astronaut? And who doesn’t love the mystery and suspense of life on another planet threatening to destroy the entire human race?
This list of the scariest space horror movies of all time is ranked by fans of the genre. What are the scariest movies set in outer space? Vote up the best scary space horror films, including Aliens, Event Horizon, Forbidden World, Galaxy of Terror, The Green Slime, and Solaris.
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1,076453Alien
Sigourney Weaver, John HurtReleased: 1979
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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875349Aliens
Sigourney Weaver, Bill PaxtonReleased: 1986
Directed by: James Cameron
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918411Event Horizon
Laurence Fishburne, Jason IsaacsReleased: 1997
Directed by: Paul W. S. Anderson
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444198Pitch Black
Vin Diesel, Radha MitchellReleased: 2000
Directed by: David Twohy
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798355Pandorum
Dennis Quaid, Norman ReedusReleased: 2009
Directed by: Christian Alvart
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408288Alien 3
Sigourney Weaver, Charles DanceReleased: 1992
Directed by: David Fincher
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220129Lifeforce
Patrick Stewart, Mathilda MayReleased: 1985
Directed by: Tobe Hooper
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475245Prometheus
Charlize Theron, Michael FassbenderReleased: 2012
Directed by: Ridley Scott
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317248Alien: Resurrection
Winona Ryder, Sigourney WeaverReleased: 1997
Directed by: Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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247176Ghosts of Mars
Ice Cube, Jason StathamReleased: 2001
Directed by: John Carpenter
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458387Doom
Dwayne Johnson, Rosamund PikeReleased: 2005
Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
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213147Screamers
Peter Weller, Jennifer RubinReleased: 1995
Directed by: Christian Duguay
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450396Jason X
David Cronenberg, Lexa DoigReleased: 2001
Directed by: James Isaac
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255211Apollo 18
Warren Christie, Michael KopsaReleased: 2011
Directed by: Gonzalo López-Gallego
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372214The Last Days on Mars
Liev Schreiber, Olivia WilliamsReleased: 2013
Directed by: Ruairí Robinson
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136127Supernova
Angela Bassett, James SpaderReleased: 2000
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Sholder, Walter Hill, James Thomas Lee Knight
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253149Riddick
Vin Diesel, Dave BautistaReleased: 2013
Directed by: David Twohy
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357Life
Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca FergusonReleased: 2017
Directed by: Daniel Espinosa
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151129Forbidden World
Michael Bowen, Scott PaulinReleased: 1982
Directed by: Allan Holzman
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136126Silent Running
Bruce Dern, Ron RifkinReleased: 1972
Directed by: Douglas Trumbull
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181162The Martian Chronicles
Bernadette Peters, Rock HudsonReleased: 1980
Directed by: Michael Anderson
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122117Galaxy of Terror
Robert Englund, Erin MoranReleased: 1981
Directed by: Bruce D. Clark
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116113Dracula 3000
Erika Eleniak, CoolioReleased: 2004
Directed by: Darrell Roodt
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109104Planet of the Vampires
Barry Sullivan, Norma BengellReleased: 1965
Directed by: Mario Bava
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110110It! The Terror from Beyond Space
Ray "Crash" Corrigan, Dabbs GreerReleased: 1958
Directed by: Edward L. Cahn
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