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- Whether a story unfolds in the past, the present, or the future — in our own galaxy or one far, far away — space makes a great setting for film. For one thing, it’s always trying to kill characters, which raises the storytelling stakes. Its scale, and the speed required to traverse it, make space a natural special-effects showcase.
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Sep 27, 2017 · With ground-breaking visuals, an instantly recognisable soundtrack and several avant-garde cinematic techniques, 2001 is a genuine masterpiece of cinema, and for that reason (as well as several others), is the greatest Science Fiction film of all time. 1. Subversion of Classical Cinematic Techniques.
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- Solaris
- Treasure Planet
- Zathura: A Space Adventure
- Sunshine
- Wall-E
- Star Trek
- Moon
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- Gravity
The last feature film, so far, from animation icon Don Bluth, co-directed by Gary Goldman, the ambitious Titan A.E. sought to build a massive Star Wars-esque universe in the world of feature animation. Audiences balked, but the results are exciting, with sparkling dialogue and unexpected turns courtesy of writers Ben Edlund (The Tick), John August ...
Steven Soderbergh’s remake of Andrei Tarkovsky’s Solaris might not stand up to the sprawling original, but for a condensed version of a trippy, thoughtful sci-fi narrative, it’s impressively complete. George Clooneystars as a grieving psychologist sent to investigate a faraway space station, in which the crew members all refuse to come home. When h...
It’s bizarre to imagine that Treasure Planet, one of Disney animation’s last great 2D masterpieces, was such a monumental flop on its original release. Perhaps people still had/have trouble accepting animation as an action-packed thrill ride. Perhaps “steampunk” was still too esoteric back in 2002 to be understood by the mainstream. But whatever th...
Jon Favreau’s first foray into pop filmmaking, and the film that got him the gig directing Iron Man, is this wonderfully creative adaptation of Chris Van Allsburg’s Zathura. Ostensibly a companion piece to Jumanji, the story once again revolves around bored children playing a board game that unexpectedly flings into larger-than-life adventure. Exce...
The sun is dying, and the only way to reignite it is to send a team into space and hurl a nuclear bomb into it. In the hands of a mainstream Hollywood filmmaker, Sunshine would probably have been dumb as hell, but director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) and writer Alex Garland (Ex Machina) aren’t nearly that boring. They fill Sunshine with big i...
In the distant future mankind has abandoned the planet Earth, leaving behind only trash compactor robots to clean up their mess and make the environment inhabitable again. It may not have worked. There’s only one robot left, his name is WALL-E, and all he really cares about is that he’s very, very alone. Until one day, another robot lands on Earth,...
The Star Trek universe got even bigger with J.J. Abrams’ impressive 2009 reboot, which smartly created an alternate reality, preserving all the precious continuity from the original shows and movies while striking out in an all-new direction. A perfectly cast crew - featuring Chris Pine, Zoe Saldana, Zachary Quinto, Simon Pegg, John Cho and Anton Y...
The debut feature from Duncan Jonesis a quirky, lonely sci-fi story about Sam (Sam Rockwell), a miner who’s running a space station on the moon all by himself, with only an artificially intelligent smiley face to keep him company. The ennui is overpowering and vaguely funny, until he makes a shocking discovery that puts everything about his mission...
Christian Alvari’s Pandorum is one of the most criminally underseen and underappreciated sci-fi thrillers of the century (so far). The film starsDennis Quaid and Ben Fosteras astronauts who wake up in the middle of hypersleep, in a cavernous spaceship that needs fixing. The sudden removal from hibernation leaves them without memories and possibly s...
It’s hard to make deeply personal films on a gigantic budget, but that’s just what Gravity is. Sandra Bullock stars Ryan Stone, as a rookie astronaut who gets sent soaring into space when a debris field obliterates her ship and her co-pilot, played by George Clooney. Breathtakingly realized by director Alfonso Cuaron(who won an Oscar for this), muc...
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And so, that is why we believe the ‘space movie’ deserves to be considered its own genre. Here are our picks for the 30 best movies that travel to infinity… and in many cases, beyond ...
- 2001: A Space Odyssey. When it comes to space movies, it's hard to find one better than Stanley Kubrick's 1968 magnum opus. Taking us from the dawn of time to "beyond the infinite," the film focuses on man's exploration further into the depths of space, accruing new knowledge about the universe and achieving huge advancements in technology.
- Star Wars. "Star Wars" fans may continue to argue amongst themselves about the greatest film in the "Skywalker Saga," and while arguably "The Empire Strikes Back" is the best –- at least based on its critical consensus –- it's the first installment in the series that earns a place on this list.
- Alien. Released in 1979, "Alien" has easily one of the greatest movie taglines, with this ominous warning: "In space, no one can hear you scream." To this day, "Alien" remains one of the best examples of movie genre hybrids, with its pitch-perfect blend of horror and science fiction being incredibly effective.
- WALL-E. Released in 2008, Pixar's animated adventure about possibly the universe's most adorable robot has proved to be one of the studio's most enduring features.
- Apollo 13 (1995) “Houston, we have a problem.” That’s not exactly what Jim Lovell said after an explosion rocked his Apollo 13 spacecraft en route to the moon in 1970 (“Houston, we’ve had a problem,” is what he actually said) but that version, uttered by Lovell (Tom Hanks) in the movie, became an instant catchphrase that lives on in the public consciousness to this day.
- The Martian (2015) Waking up stranded from everyone you know and forced to plant potatoes in your own feces to survive would be a bad day on Earth, let alone Mars.
- 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) An epic, if at times enigmatic, saga that took director Stanley Kubrick years to complete, 2001: A Space Odyssey goes from humanity’s origins in Africa to a “Starchild” at the end.
- The Right Stuff (1983) This 1983 historical drama, based on Tom Wolfe’s book of the same name, contrasts the exploits of Chuck Yeager and other test pilots flying rocket-powered planes over the California desert in relative obscurity with the national celebrity of the Project Mercury astronauts.
Jun 6, 2024 · Whether you want sci-fi fare, historical astronaut films, or something else, these movies about space are out of this world. Here are several good space movies to put on your watch list.
Sep 11, 2017 · Whether a story unfolds in our own galaxy or one far, far away, space makes a great setting for film. But which space movies are truly out of this world?
