# The best space movies of all time

Astronauts, missions and loneliness in orbit: the space films critics highlight most (Espinof, SensaCine).

- 49 votes · 12 items
- Apr 19, 2026 · capitulo_bogota
- https://even.best/en/l/1897/the-best-space-movies-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **Apollo 13 (1995)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Ron Howard and «Houston, we have a problem».
2. **Ad Astra (2019)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Brad Pitt travels to Neptune in search of his father.
3. **2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Kubrick, HAL 9000 and the monolith.
4. **Gravity (2013)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney adrift in orbit.
5. **First Man (2018)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Damien Chazelle and Neil Armstrong on the way to the Moon.
6. **Interstellar (2014)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Christopher Nolan and a journey through a wormhole.
7. **The Martian (2015)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Matt Damon, stranded on Mars, grows potatoes.
8. **Moon (2009)** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — Duncan Jones and an astronaut alone on a lunar base.
9. **Hidden Figures (2016)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — The NASA mathematicians who made the space race possible.
10. **Alien (1979)** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — The Nostromo and its unexpected passenger.
11. **Solaris (1972)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Tarkovsky and a planet that materialises memories.
12. **The Right Stuff (1983)** (-1 · ▲2 ▼3) — The first astronauts of the Mercury programme.

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