# The best space movies of all time

From 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Martian: the space films critics and fans rank highest (Looper, Consequence, Time Out).

- 1139 votes · 12 items
- May 12, 2026 · Harsh Iyer
- https://even.best/en/l/1994/the-best-space-movies-of-all-time

## Top 12

1. **2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)** (121 · ▲133 ▼12) — Kubrick's film, perhaps the most influential in the genre.
2. **Apollo 13 (1995)** (103 · ▲111 ▼8) — The troubled 1970 lunar mission, and «Houston, we have a problem».
3. **Alien (1979)** (95 · ▲106 ▼11) — A commercial crew answers a mysterious transmission.
4. **The Martian (2015)** (70 · ▲86 ▼16) — Matt Damon science-ing his way to survival on Mars.
5. **Interstellar (2014)** (69 · ▲86 ▼17) — Christopher Nolan, wormholes and a father's promise.
6. **The Empire Strikes Back (1980)** (66 · ▲75 ▼9) — The best Star Wars film for many.
7. **WALL·E (2008)** (65 · ▲76 ▼11) — Pixar's lonely robot, charm and big questions.
8. **Solaris (1972)** (50 · ▲61 ▼11) — Tarkovsky's space station and an ocean that reads minds.
9. **Contact (1997)** (48 · ▲62 ▼14) — Jodie Foster hears a signal from Vega.
10. **Moon (2009)** (43 · ▲58 ▼15) — Sam Rockwell alone on a lunar base.
11. **Gravity (2013)** (40 · ▲61 ▼21) — Sandra Bullock adrift in orbit.
12. **The Right Stuff (1983)** (37 · ▲58 ▼21) — The Mercury 7 astronauts.

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