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1. Interstellar (2014)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
When Earth becomes uninhabitable in the future, a farmer and ex-NASA pilot, Joseph Cooper, is tasked to pilot a spacecraft, along with a team of researchers, to find a new planet for humans.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Votes: 2,114,508 | Gross: $188.02M
2. The Expanse (2015–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 173,388
3. Altered Carbon (2018–2020)
TV-MA | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in a future where consciousness is digitized and stored, a prisoner returns to life in a new body and must solve a mind-bending murder to win his freedom.
Stars: Chris Conner, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Dichen Lachman, Will Yun Lee
Votes: 189,524
4. Elysium (I) (2013)
R | 109 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
In the year 2154, the very wealthy live on a man-made space station while the rest of the population resides on a ruined Earth. A man takes on a mission that could bring equality to the polarized worlds.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga
Votes: 472,239 | Gross: $93.05M
5. RoboCop (2014)
PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Crime, Sci-Fi
In 2028 Detroit, when Alex Murphy, a loving husband, father and good cop, is critically injured in the line of duty, the multinational conglomerate OmniCorp sees their chance for a part-man, part-robot police officer.
Director: José Padilha | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish
Votes: 240,095 | Gross: $58.61M
6. The Promised Neverland (2019–2021)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
When three gifted kids at an isolated idyllic orphanage discover the secret and sinister purpose they were raised for, they look for a way to escape from their evil caretaker and lead the other children in a risky escape plan.
Stars: Sumire Morohoshi, Mariya Ise, Shinei Ueki, Lynn
Votes: 47,333
7. The Black Hole (1979)
PG | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms
Votes: 28,124
8. Dark Star (1974)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm
Votes: 27,373
9. Seven Days in May (1964)
Approved | 118 min | Drama, Thriller
United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack.
Director: John Frankenheimer | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Fredric March, Ava Gardner
Votes: 17,419 | Gross: $7.96M
10. Shangri-La Frontier (2023–2024)
TV-14 | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
High schooler Rakuro loves beating bad games. But can he discover all the secrets hidden in a best-selling VR game?
Stars: Yuma Uchida, Eric Vale, Azumi Waki, Rina Hidaka
Votes: 1,955
11. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams
Votes: 39,032 | Gross: $0.02M
12. I'm Here (2010)
31 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young man faces the abrupt loss of his friend.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Lyle Kanouse, Nancy Munoz, Sienna Guillory
Votes: 7,943
13. Babylon 5: The Legend of the Rangers: To Live and Die in Starlight (2002 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A disgraced Ranger takes command of an old, possibly haunted, ship on an escort mission that encounters deadly peril from a new enemy civilization.
Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Dylan Neal, Andreas Katsulas, Alex Zahara, Myriam Sirois
Votes: 4,376
14. Prelude to Axanar (2014)
21 min | Short, Action, Drama
Various retired leaders discuss their experiences of the Four Years War, a war between the Federation and the Klingons, and the build up to a battle at Axanar that caused a major turning point in the war.
Director: Christian Gossett | Stars: Richard Hatch, Tony Todd, Kate Vernon, J.G. Hertzler
Votes: 1,400
15. Spice Girls: Spice Up Your Life (1997 Music Video)
3 min | Short, Music, Sci-Fi
A music video for the Spice Girl's song 'Spice Up Your Life'.
Director: Marcus Nispel | Stars: Spice Girls, Mel B, Victoria Beckham, Emma Bunton
Votes: 318
16. Imitations (2018)
5 min | Short, Action
A captured man must find a means to escape before it is too late.
Director: Connor Dolby | Stars: Brandon Murawski, Caleb Moseley, Ryan Dolby, Jason Folk
Votes: 7
17. The Bestowal (2018)
90 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
A suicidal businessman is visited by an inter-dimensional being who appears in the form of a beautiful woman.
Director: Andrew de Burgh | Stars: Sam Brittan, Sharmita Bhattacharya
Votes: 83
18. The Christmas Ballad (2016)
9 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
In a city destroyed by war, a boy collects broken toys to replace his friends and family. One day he finds a Christmas gift and runs away. Based on the last script by Bretislav Pojar.
Director: Michal Zabka
Votes: 6
19.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Exodus
(2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden tries to convince Fred Johnson to destroy the last sample of protomolecule. Naomi gets an important lead to her son. On Luna, Avasarala begins to hunt for Marco Inaros.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,177
20.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Mother
(2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Naomi comes face to face with Filip. Holden and Fred turn the tables. Avasarala closes in on Marco's plot.
Director: Thomas Jane | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,172
21.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Churn
(2020)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and Fred deal with infiltrators on Tycho. Drummer's past comes back to haunt her. Amos returns to Baltimore. Alex and Bobbie's investigation on Mars leads to rogue soldiers.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,116
22.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Gaugamela
(2020)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Marco's grand plan shocks Earth, Mars and the Belt.
Director: Nick Gomez | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 4,425
23.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Down and Out
(2020)
TV-14 | 49 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Amos and Clarissa are trapped in a collapsed building. Naomi contends with her old family. Holden assembles a new crew on the Roci. Alex and Bobbie make a dangerous discovery in the Belt.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 2,949
24.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Tribes
(2021)
TV-14 | 51 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and the Roci go on the hunt. Amos and Clarissa seek shelter on a devastated Earth. Bobbie and Alex fight a desperate battle. Marco makes Drummer an offer she can't refuse. Avasarala returns to a position of power.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 2,731
25.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Oyedeng
(2021)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Naomi makes a desperate attempt to save her son from Marco. On the Roci, Holden battles for the last sample of protomolecule.
Director: Marisol Adler | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,040
26.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Hard Vacuum
(2021)
TV-14 | 54 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Amos returns to Baltimore with Clarissa. On Luna, Avasarala's alliances begin to shift. Alone and adrift, Naomi becomes a deadly lure.
Director: Marisol Adler | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,183
27.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Winnipesaukee
(2021)
TV-14 | 52 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Amos, Clarissa, and a gang of thieves work together to leave Earth. Avasarala tries to head off a brutal military strike. Drummer's new family bonds are tested as Naomi's life hangs in the balance.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 2,917
28.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Nemesis Games
(2021)
TV-14 | 56 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and the Roci face off against Marco's forces and Drummer, while Alex and Bobbie attempt a dangerous rescue of Naomi, and the balance of power in the Solar System shifts.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,821
29.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Strange Dogs
(2021)
TV-14 | 46 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The Rocinante crew make a startling discovery on an asteroid. Avasarala and Bobbie contend with the devastation on Earth. Drummer and her family must make a heartbreaking decision. On Ceres, Marco and Filip's struggles turn inward.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 2,625
30.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Redoubt
(2021)
TV-14 | 47 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A controversial decision puts Holden at odds with his crew. On Ceres, Avasarala struggles to contain an escalating humanitarian crisis. Drummer's growing faction stage a daring raid. Filip makes an unexpected discovery.
Director: Anya Adams | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 2,197
31.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Why We Fight
(2022)
TV-14 | 48 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Drummer arrives on Ceres to aid the relief effort. Holden tries to convince Avasarala to release crucial information that might avert catastrophe. Amos and Bobbie get a little R&R. Naomi has a difficult and long-awaited reunion.
Director: Anya Adams | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 2,274
32.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Force Projection
(2021)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Avasarala, with the Combined Fleet of Earth and Mars, takes the war to Marco. Filip and Marco's relationship is tested. The war becomes more perilous and personal for Holden and Naomi when the Rocinante is suddenly forced into a battle.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 2,370
33.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Azure Dragon
(2021)
TV-14 | 44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
With an unexpected passenger aboard the Rocinante, Holden and crew undertake a dangerous mission that could shift the balance of power in the war. Drummer decides to make an uneasy alliance. Filip wrestles with his guilt.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 2,359
34.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Babylon's Ashes
(2022)
TV-14 | 65 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Inners and Belters fight side by side with the crew of the Rocinante in a last, massive, desperate battle with Marco and his Free Navy, with the fate of the Solar System, the Ring Gates, and of all humanity hanging in the balance.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Steven Strait, Wes Chatham, Dominique Tipper, Frankie Adams
Votes: 4,313
35.
My Family (2000–2011)
Episode:
2039: A Christmas Oddity
(2009)
TV-14 | Comedy
It's Christmas 2039. Ben looks like an octogenarian but Susan, thanks to moisturisers, still looks middle-aged. Janey has ballooned, Mikey has lost all his hair and is resorting to an ... See full summary »
Director: Ed Bye | Stars: Robert Lindsay, Zoë Wanamaker, Daniela Denby-Ashe, Gabriel Thomson
Votes: 81
36.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Dulcinea
(2015)
TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the asteroid belt near Saturn, James Holden and the crew of the ice freighter Canterbury, on its way to Ceres Station, investigate a distress call from an unknown derelict ship, the Scopuli.
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 5,599
37.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
The Big Empty
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and crew are trapped in a badly damaged shuttle. On Ceres, Miller uncovers clues about Julie Mao. On Earth, Chrisjen Avasarala questions a terrorist.
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 4,674
38.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Remember the Cant
(2015)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
While Avasarala plays a dangerous game of politics, Holden and his crew are forced to turn on one another while held captive by the Martian Navy.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 4,410
39.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
CQB
(2015)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and crew are caught in the middle of a desperate battle as mysterious war ships attack and board the Donnager. As Miller continues to investigate Julie Mao, his partner Havelock continues to go missing.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 4,688
40.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Back to the Butcher
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The crew has survived the loss of the Canterbury and the Donnager and are contacted by an unlikely ally. Miller, on Ceres, continues his investigation and his thoughts of a conspiracy grow.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,956
41.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Rock Bottom
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden's team makes an uneasy alliance with Fred Johnson while Miller fights for his life against Anderson Dawes' thugs.
Director: Robert Lieberman | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,813
42.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Windmills
(2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and crew realize that they're not alone on the Rocinante and find themselves up against a Martian Marine blockade. Miller's dark night of the soul, believing all is lost, finds a new... See full summary »
Director: Bill Johnson | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,716
43.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Salvage
(2016)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A derelict vessel holds a potentially devastating secret. Holden and his crew cross paths with Miller on Eros. Avasarala receives bad news.
Director: Bill Johnson | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,841
44.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Critical Mass
(2016)
TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A flashback to Julie's origin story reveals her trajectory. Holden and Miller finally meet and team up to get to the bottom of the strange emergency situation happening on Eros. As the true... See full summary »
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,746
45.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Leviathan Wakes
(2016)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A flashback to Julie's origin story reveals her trajectory. Holden and Miller finally meet and team up to get to the bottom of the strange emergency situation happening on Eros. As the true... See full summary »
Director: Terry McDonough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,983
46.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Safe
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Unlikely allies Joe Miller and the crew of the Rocinante led by Jim Holden uncover more about the conspiracy to release the proto-molecule on Eros station.
Director: Breck Eisner | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,603
47.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Caliban's War
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
In the final episode of this season, the crew of the Rocinante comes face to face with an evolving intelligence infused with the alien protomatter.
Director: Thor Freudenthal | Stars: Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham
Votes: 3,413
48.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Static
(2017)
TV-14 | 40 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Holden and Miller butt heads about how the raid was handled.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,286
49.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Godspeed
(2017)
TV-14 | 42 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Miller devises a dangerous plan to eradicate what's left of the protomolecule on Eros.
Director: Jeff Woolnough | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 3,666
50.
The Expanse (2015–2022)
Episode:
Home
(2017)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The asteroid Eros takes direct collision course towards Earth. The Rocinante chases it. As last defense Earth launches missiles against Eros. Miller went inside Eros and makes a surprising discovery.
Director: David Grossman | Stars: Thomas Jane, Steven Strait, Cas Anvar, Dominique Tipper
Votes: 5,762