The 30 Best Space Themed Movies Ever 📽

30 Of The Best Space Movies! (In No Particular Order)

Le Voyage dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) (1902) – French silent film, inspired by Jules Verne’s novels From the Earth to the Moon.
Armageddon (1998) - When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA sends some oil drillers into space to drill into the asteroid and detonate a nuclear bomb!
Apollo 13 (1995) - Based on the perilous voyage of the Apollo 13 moon mission.
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) – The epic science-fiction film following the voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer Hal after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution.
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1985) - Sequel to the Stanley Kubrick epic 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The Martian (2015) - A brilliantly realistic film that follows an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars, his struggles to survive and others' efforts to rescue him.
Gravity (2013) - The award-winning film about two American astronauts that are stranded in space after the mid-orbit destruction of their space shuttle, and their subsequent attempt to return to Earth.
Mars Attacks! (1996) – Strange comedy about when Earth is invaded by Martians with unbeatable weapons and a cruel sense of humour.
WALL-E (2008) - In the distant future, a small waste-collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind.
Star Wars Series - A collection of 9 movies which follows the battle between the Empire and Jedi in a time long ago.
Star Trek Series - An American science fiction television series that follows the adventures of the starship USS Enterprise and its crew.
Lost in Space (1998) - The Robinson family was going into space to fight for a chance for humanity. Now they are fighting to live long enough to find a way home.
Galaxy Quest (1999) - The cast of a TV series are mistaken for actual heroes and are abducted to save both the Alien race and Earth’s!
The Right Stuff (1983) - A very cool space movie about the story of the original Mercury 7 astronauts and their macho, seat-of-the-pants approach to the space program.
Interstellar (2014) - A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) - A comedy science-fiction film about journeyman Arthur Dent who is rescued seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew and swept away on to a fantastic journey of the galaxy!
Deep Impact (1998) - A movie about the very real threat that large asteroids and comets pose to Earth. Can the comet be destroyed before colliding with Earth, who will survive?
Contact (1997) - After years of searching, a scientist finds conclusive radio proof of extraterrestrial intelligence, sending plans for a mysterious machine.
Spaceballs (1987) – A comedy about when Lord Dark Helmet plans to steal Planet Druidia's abundant supply of air to replenish their own, and only Lone Starr can stop them.
Europa Report (2013) – An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.
Passengers (2016) – A spacecraft travelling to a distant colony has a malfunction in its sleep chambers resulting in two passengers being awakened 90 years early.
Arrival (2016) - When twelve mysterious spacecraft appear around the world, a linguistics professor is tasked with interpreting the language of the apparent alien visitors before it’s too late.
Independence Day (1996) - The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Men In Black (1997) - A police officer joins a secret organization that polices and monitors extraterrestrial interactions on Earth.
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) -
Moon (2009) – An astronaut working on the Moon mining resources for Earth, has as a stark realization towards the end of his 3-year work hitch.
The Iron Giant (1999) - A young boy befriends a giant robot from outer space that a paranoid government agent wants to destroy.
Space Camp (1986) - The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) - After an accidental encounter with otherworldly vessels, an ordinary man follows a series of psychic clues to the first scheduled meeting between representatives of Earth and visitors from the cosmos.
Space Cowboys (2000) - When a retired engineer is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.