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The Most Fun Movies Set in Space

The Most Fun Movies Set in Space

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Release Date 1986
Rating : 7.3 Production Companies: Paramount Director: Douglas E. Wise, Pat Kehoe, Frank Capra III Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley

Summary: It's the 23rd century, and a mysterious alien power is threatening Earth by evaporating the oceans and destroying the atmosphere. In a frantic attempt to save mankind, Kirk and his crew must time travel back to 1986 San Francisco where they find a world of punk, pizza and exact-change buses that are as alien as anything they've ever encountered in the far reaches of the galaxy. A thrilling, action-packed Star Trek adventure!

Star Wars

Release Date 1977
Rating : 8.6 Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Director: George Lucas, Gary White, Gerry Gavigan Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Summary: Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Release Date 2015
Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Truenorth Productions Director: Rickie-Lee Roberts, Dawn Gilliam, Lizzie Pritchard Stars: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher

Summary: Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

Starship Troopers

Release Date 1997
Rating : 7.3 Production Companies: TriStar Pictures, Touchstone Pictures Director: Paul Verhoeven, Haley McLane, Vic Armstrong Stars: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer, Denise Richards

Summary: Set in the future, the story follows a young soldier named Johnny Rico and his exploits in the Mobile Infantry. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs".

Titan A.E.

Release Date 2000
Rating : 6.6 Production Companies: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 20th Century Fox Director: Juan 'Jo' Luna, Fred A. Reilly, Troylan B. Caro Stars: Matt Damon, Bill Pullman, Drew Barrymore

Summary: A young man finds out that he holds the key to restoring hope and ensuring survival for the human race, while an alien species called the Drej are bent on mankind's destruction.

Treasure Planet

Release Date 2002
Rating : 7.2 Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Feature Animation Director: Johan Klingler, Chung Sup Sup Yoon, Rick Moore Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Brian Murray, Emma Thompson

Summary: When space galleon cabin boy Jim Hawkins discovers a map to an intergalactic "loot of a thousand worlds," a cyborg cook named John Silver teaches him to battle supernovas and space storms on their journey to find treasure.

WALL·E

Release Date 2008
Rating : 8.4 Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Pixar Director: Andrew Cadelago, Andrew Stanton, Janette Nielsen Stars: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight, Jeff Garlin

Summary: In the distant future, Earth has become a desolate wasteland, abandoned by humanity and overrun by mountains of trash. Amidst the rubble, a small, lovable robot named WALL-E spends his days tirelessly cleaning up the mess. But when a sleek, high-tech robot named EVE arrives on a mission to search for signs of life, WALL-E is immediately smitten. Together, they embark on a journey across the cosmos.

Barbarella

Release Date 1968
Rating : 5.9 Production Companies: Paramount, Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica Director: Roger Vadim, Alberto Cardone, Carlo Lastricati Stars: Jane Fonda, John Phillip Law, Anita Pallenberg

Summary: In the far future, a highly sexual woman is tasked with finding and stopping the evil Durand-Durand. Along the way she encounters various unusual people.

Battle Beyond the Stars

Release Date 1980
Rating : 5.5 Production Companies: New World Pictures Director: Jimmy T. Murakami, Sharon Kirkpatrick, Don Keith Opper Stars: Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, John Saxon

Summary: A young farmer assembles a band of diverse mercenaries to defend his peaceful planet from an evil tyrant.

Doom

Release Date 2005
Rating : 5.2 Production Companies: di Bonaventura Pictures, John Wells Productions Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak, Shaun O'Dell, Sharon Mansfield Stars: Dwayne Johnson, Karl Urban, Rosamund Pike

Summary: A team of space marines known as the Rapid Response Tactical Squad, led by Sarge, is sent to a science facility on Mars after somebody reports a security breach. There, they learn that the alert came after a test subject, a mass murderer purposefully injected with alien DNA, broke free and began killing people. Dr. Grimm, who is related to team member Reaper, informs them all that the chromosome can mutate humans into monsters -- and is highly infectious.

The Empire Strikes Back

Release Date 1980
Rating : 8.7 Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Director: Irvin Kershner, David Tomblin, Steve Lanning Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Summary: The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

Flash Gordon

Release Date 1980
Rating : 6.5 Production Companies: Dino De Laurentiis Company, Starling Films Director: Michael Stevenson, William Kronick, June Randall Stars: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow

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

Galaxy Quest

Release Date 1999
Rating : 7.4 Production Companies: DreamWorks SKG, Gran Via Productions Director: Kristin Killey, Vincent Lascoumes, Kerry Lyn McKissick Stars: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman

Summary: For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA protector - "Commander Peter Quincy Taggart" (Tim Allen), "Lt. Tawny Madison (Sigourney Weaver) and "Dr.Lazarus" (Alan Rickman) - set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space...and then their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Release Date 2017
Rating : 7.6 Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures, Marvel Studios Director: Lars P. Winther, James Gunn, James Gunn Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista

Summary: The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Release Date 2014
Rating : 8 Production Companies: Marvel Studios, Marvel Enterprises Director: James Gunn, Jonathan Taylor, Ryan Newberry Stars: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, Dave Bautista

Summary: Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Release Date 2005
Rating : 6.7 Production Companies: Spyglass Entertainment, Everyman Pictures Director: Richard Whelan, David Decio, Dominic Leung Stars: Martin Freeman, Yasiin Bey, Zooey Deschanel

Summary: Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, 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."

The Ice Pirates

Release Date 1984
Rating : 5.6 Production Companies: JF Productions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Director: Stewart Raffill, Venita Ozols-Graham, Max W. Anderson Stars: Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts

Summary: In the not too distant future, where by far the most precious commodity in the galaxy is water. The last surviving water planet was somehow removed to the unreachable centre of the galaxy at the end of the galactic trade wars. The galaxy is ruled by an evil emperor presiding over a trade oligarchy that controls all mining and sale of ice from asteroids and comets.

John Carter

Release Date 2012
Rating : 6.6 Production Companies: Walt Disney Pictures Director: Andrew Stanton, Tommy Gormley, Ben Dixon Stars: Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Samantha Morton

Summary: John Carter is a war-weary, former military captain who's inexplicably transported to the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars) and reluctantly becomes embroiled in an epic conflict. It's a world on the brink of collapse, and Carter rediscovers his humanity when he realizes the survival of Barsoom and its people rests in his hands.

Lost in Space

Release Date 1998
Rating : 5.2 Production Companies: New Line Cinema, Irwin Allen Productions Director: Nikki Clapp, Cliff Lanning, Robert Grayson Stars: Jack Johnson, Gary Oldman, William Hurt

Summary: The prospects for continuing life on Earth in the year 2058 are grim. So the Robinsons are launched into space to colonize Alpha Prime, the only other inhabitable planet in the galaxy. But when a stowaway sabotages the mission, the Robinsons find themselves hurtling through uncharted space.

Return of the Jedi

Release Date 1983
Rating : 8.3 Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Director: Eric Jewett, Russell Lodge, Michael E. Steele Stars: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher

Summary: Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion once and for all with a second dreaded Death Star.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Release Date 2022
Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Lucasfilm Ltd., Walt Disney Pictures Director: Gareth Edwards, Toby Hefferman, Dan Channing-Williams Stars: Felicity Jones, Diego Luna, Alan Tudyk

Summary: A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.

Serenity

Release Date 2005
Rating : 7.8 Production Companies: Universal Pictures, Barry Mendel Productions Director: Rich Sickler, Shaun O'Dell, Joss Whedon Stars: Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Gina Torres

Summary: When the renegade crew of Serenity agrees to hide a fugitive on their ship, they find themselves in an action-packed battle between the relentless military might of a totalitarian regime who will destroy anything – or anyone – to get the girl back and the bloodthirsty creatures who roam the uncharted areas of space. But... the greatest danger of all may be on their ship.