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The best space movies of all time

The top 3 according to 49 votes from people: Apollo 13 (1995) · Ad Astra (2019) · 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968). (Updated Apr 19, 2026.)

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

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Automatically translated (original in Español). See the original

Top 12

  1. 1

    Apollo 13 (1995)

    Ron Howard and «Houston, we have a problem».

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  2. 2

    Ad Astra (2019)

    Brad Pitt travels to Neptune in search of his father.

    ▲ 5 ▼ 1

    4
  3. 3

    2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

    Kubrick, HAL 9000 and the monolith.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  4. 4

    Gravity (2013)

    Alfonso Cuarón, Sandra Bullock and George Clooney adrift in orbit.

    ▲ 4 ▼ 1

    3
  5. 5

    First Man (2018)

    Damien Chazelle and Neil Armstrong on the way to the Moon.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 0

    3
  6. 6

    Interstellar (2014)

    Christopher Nolan and a journey through a wormhole.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  7. 7

    The Martian (2015)

    Matt Damon, stranded on Mars, grows potatoes.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  8. 8

    Moon (2009)

    Duncan Jones and an astronaut alone on a lunar base.

    ▲ 3 ▼ 1

    2
  9. 9

    Hidden Figures (2016)

    The NASA mathematicians who made the space race possible.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 0

    2
  10. 10

    Alien (1979)

    The Nostromo and its unexpected passenger.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 1

    1
  11. 11

    Solaris (1972)

    Tarkovsky and a planet that materialises memories.

    ▲ 1 ▼ 1

    0
  12. 12

    The Right Stuff (1983)

    The first astronauts of the Mercury programme.

    ▲ 2 ▼ 3

    -1

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