Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "meteor-crater"

1. Starman (1984)

PG | 115 min | Romance, Sci-Fi

An alien takes the form of a young Wisconsin widow's husband and makes her drive him to his departure point in Arizona. Distrustful government agents, along with a more ambivalent scientist, give pursuit in hopes of intercepting them.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith, Richard Jaeckel

Votes: 52,520 | Gross: $28.70M

2. The Blob (1958)

Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.

Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland

Votes: 29,484

3. The Planets (2019)

59 min | Documentary

Welcome to the greatest story that's never been told. In a new, ground breaking series we'll be telling the story of the planets as never before.

Stars: Brian Cox, Fran Bagenal, John Grotzinger, Julie Webster

Votes: 3,872

4. Ring of the Nibelungs (2004 TV Movie)

PG-13 | 184 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The legend of Siegfried and Brunhild, loosely based on characters from the Norse sagas and the pre-Christian Germanic heroic motifs outlined in the Nibelungensaga.

Director: Uli Edel | Stars: Benno Fürmann, Kristanna Loken, Alicia Witt, Julian Sands

Votes: 10,018

5. The Color Out of Space (2010)

Not Rated | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

A boy, looking for his missing father, travels to Germany and uncovers a haunting legacy that a meteorite left behind in the area. Based on H.P. Lovecraft's short novel "The Color Out of Space."

Director: Huân Vu | Stars: Paul Dorsch, Jürgen Heimüller, Ingo Heise, Philipp Jacobs

Votes: 1,771

6. Without Warning (1994 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 100 min | Sci-Fi

3 fragments of an asteroid hit USA, China and France. The events are covered by TV news reports. More meteors come. Is it natural events or alien aggression?

Director: Robert Iscove | Stars: Sander Vanocur, Jane Kaczmarek, Bree Walker, Dwier Brown

Votes: 1,502

7. Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon (2005)

Unrated | 40 min | Documentary, Animation, Short

This program strives to give the viewer an impression of what it is like to actually be on the moon. It provides a romantic, inspirational depiction of the Apollo astronauts travels on the ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Cowen | Stars: Tom Hanks, John Corbett, Andrew Husmann, Bryan Cranston

Votes: 1,030 | Gross: $34.14M

8. Meteorites (2018)

85 min | Drama, Romance

Nina, a 16-year-old girl, dreams of adventure. Just before meeting Morad, a teenage from an Algerian family living in the nearby projects, Nina sees a meteorite falling in the sky that seems only visible to her as an omen.

Director: Romain Laguna | Stars: Zéa Duprez, Billal Agab, Oumaima Lyamouri, Nathan Le Graciet

Votes: 260

9. Drain the Great Lakes (2011 TV Movie)

TV-G | 47 min | Documentary

Scientists and film makers take us to the bottom of the Great Lakes and show us what the bottoms are like and go back in history when they formed.

Directors: Wayne Abbott, Crispin Sadler | Stars: Cham Giobbi, Nigel Wattrus, Steve Blasco, John O'Shea

Votes: 106

10. Inside Planet Earth (2009 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

A fantastical - but factual - journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Director: Martin Williams | Stars: Richard Lintern, Patrick Stewart

Votes: 285

11. Impact: The Mystery of Meteor Crater (2012 Video)

9 min | Documentary, Short

Introduction to Arizona's Meteor Crater, the best-preserved impact crater on Earth.

Stars: David Kring, Carleton Moore, Eduardo Rubio

12. Science Fiction Theatre (1955–1957)
Episode: The Legend of Crater Mountain (1956)

30 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A teacher at a one room schoolhouse is being tormented by three siblings. The kids possess psychic powers that they use to frighten her. When the a researcher arrives to investigate Mrs. Brown's claims, the students ramp up the attacks.

Director: Paul Guilfoyle | Stars: Truman Bradley, Marilyn Erskine, Bradford Jackson, Ann Lilliquist

Votes: 25

13. The Planets (2019)
Episode: The Godfather: Jupiter (2019)

59 min | Documentary

Brian Cox continues his exploration of the solar system with a visit to a planet that dwarfs all the others: Jupiter.

Director: Stephen Cooter | Stars: Brian Cox, Fran Bagenal, Heidi Becker

Votes: 287

14. Mega Disasters (2006–2008)
Episode: Asteroid Apocalypse (2006)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary

Many scientists now believe that a "killer asteroid" wiped out the dinosaurs and 70% of all living things 160-million years ago. How likely is it that a similar event can occur again? In ... See full summary »

Stars: J.V. Martin, Roger Tilling

Votes: 11

15. Catastrophe (2008– )
Episode: Asteroid Strike (2008)

TV-PG | 43 min | Documentary

Dinosaurs arose as rulers of the Earth 250 million years ago, but their reign soon ended in catastrophe, paving the way for mammals and eventually humans to flourish. Evidence shows that a ... See full summary »

Directors: Sid Bennett, Simon Bennett | Stars: Tony Robinson, Philip Currie, Dan Durda, Jaelyn Eberle

Votes: 12

16. A Traveler's Guide to the Planets (2010– )
Episode: Venus & Mercury (2010)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

A Traveler's Guide to the Planets takes you on a tour into the Solar System's Hot Zone to visit the two planets both laying claim to the title of 'Real Hell'. While tiny Mercury blisters in... See full summary »

Director: Chris Thorburn | Star: Bray Poor

Votes: 30

17. History of the Earth (2020– )
Episode: What Was the "Boring Billion" Really Like? (2021)

36 min | Documentary

For a billion years before plants, insects, fish or any multi-cellular creatures existed life consisted of single celled organisms in the vast oceans. And for that billion years the earth ... See full summary »

18. Sideprojects (2020– )
Episode: The Most Mysterious Discoveries Made by Satellites (2022)

15 min | Documentary

Simon Whistler discusses and displays images of five of the strangest discoveries detected from satellite imaging.

Star: Simon Whistler

19. Under the Dome (2013–2015)
Episode: Revelation (2014)

TV-14 | 38 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

While Julia and Sam attempt to stop Big Jim and Rebecca's plans for population control, Barbie, Joe and Norrie try to jog Melanie's memory, and Junior turns to Lyle for answers.

Director: Holly Dale | Stars: Mike Vogel, Rachelle Lefevre, Alexander Koch, Eddie Cahill

Votes: 1,115

20. Haapasalo Goes America (2014)
Episode: Episode #1.6 (2014)

60 min

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Director: Juha Lahti | Star: Ville Haapasalo

Votes: 5

21. The Messengers (2015)
Episode: Awakening (2015)

TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

A mysterious object plummets to Earth, sending out a shock wave that causes five strangers to perish, only to miraculously come back to life moments later. The group includes Vera, a ... See full summary »

Director: Stephen Williams | Stars: Shantel VanSanten, Diogo Morgado, JD Pardo, Joel Courtney

Votes: 503

22. Yakari (2005– )
Episode: The Little Piece of Star (2008)

TV-Y | 13 min | Animation, Adventure, Family

After the bright fall of a meteorite, Yakari, Buffalo Seed and Impatient Squirrel start searching for it; however, a sudden landslide endangers a family of coyotes. Can the boys save both the cubs and the little piece of star?

Director: Xavier Giacometti

23. The STEM Journals (2013– )
Episode: Atmospheric Sciences (2015)

Family

Geoff joins students to learn about atmospheric sciences before traveling to Winslow, Arizona to Meteor Crater with a team of atmospheric sciences researchers to study weather in and around... See full summary »

Star: Geoffrey Notkin