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1. Star Trek (1966–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 92,899
2. The Flash (I) (2023)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Barry Allen uses his super speed to change the past, but his attempt to save his family creates a world without super heroes, forcing him to race for his life in order to save the future.
Director: Andy Muschietti | Stars: Ezra Miller, Michael Keaton, Sasha Calle, Michael Shannon
Votes: 210,247
3. The Fifth Element (1997)
PG-13 | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the colorful future, a cab driver unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep Evil and Mr. Zorg at bay.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Bruce Willis, Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, Ian Holm
Votes: 506,098 | Gross: $63.54M
4. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 605,540 | Gross: $306.17M
5. Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 59,094
6. Man of Steel (2013)
PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
An alien child is evacuated from his dying world and sent to Earth to live among humans. His peace is threatened when other survivors of his home planet invade Earth.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Diane Lane
Votes: 811,780 | Gross: $291.05M
7. The Predator (2018)
R | 107 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
When a young boy accidentally triggers the universe's most lethal hunters' return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled scientist can prevent the end of the human race.
Director: Shane Black | Stars: Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay, Keegan-Michael Key
Votes: 143,411 | Gross: $51.02M
8. Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
PG-13 | 165 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When humanity allies with a bounty hunter in pursuit of Optimus Prime, the Autobots turn to a mechanic and his family for help.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz Beckham, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci
Votes: 331,606 | Gross: $245.44M
9. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
PG | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the assistance of the Enterprise crew, Admiral Kirk must stop an old nemesis, Khan Noonien Singh, from using the life-generating Genesis Device as the ultimate weapon.
Director: Nicholas Meyer | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 129,196 | Gross: $78.91M
10. Stargate Universe (2009–2011)
TV-PG | 43 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Trapped on an Ancient spaceship billions of light-years from home, a group of soldiers and civilians struggle to survive and find their way back to Earth.
Stars: Robert Carlyle, Louis Ferreira, Brian J. Smith, Elyse Levesque
Votes: 53,268
11. Green Lantern (2011)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Reckless test pilot Hal Jordan is granted an alien ring that bestows him with otherworldly powers that inducts him into an intergalactic police force, the Green Lantern Corps.
Director: Martin Campbell | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong
Votes: 296,103 | Gross: $116.60M
12. Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The Borg travel back in time intent on preventing Earth's first contact with an alien species. Captain Picard and his crew pursue them to ensure that Zefram Cochrane makes his maiden flight reaching warp speed.
Director: Jonathan Frakes | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Votes: 132,036 | Gross: $92.00M
13. Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
G | 143 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
When an alien spacecraft of enormous power is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral James T. Kirk resumes command of the overhauled USS Enterprise in order to intercept it.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 96,600 | Gross: $82.26M
14. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
PG | 119 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
To save Earth from an alien probe, Admiral James T. Kirk and his fugitive crew go back in time to San Francisco in 1986 to retrieve the only beings who can communicate with it: humpback whales.
Director: Leonard Nimoy | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan
Votes: 91,468 | Gross: $109.71M
15. PK (2014)
Not Rated | 153 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien on Earth loses the only device he can use to communicate with his spaceship. His innocent nature and child-like questions force the country to evaluate the impact of religious views on people.
Director: Rajkumar Hirani | Stars: Aamir Khan, Anushka Sharma, Sanjay Dutt, Boman Irani
Votes: 201,249 | Gross: $10.62M
16. Voltron: Legendary Defender (2016–2018)
TV-Y7-FV | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Five teenagers become the last line of defense for the galaxy in an intergalactic battle against the evil alien force led by King Zarkon.
Stars: Jeremy Shada, Bex Taylor-Klaus, Tyler Labine, Kimberly Brooks
Votes: 9,765
17. Power Rangers Zeo (1996–1997)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
Tommy, Billy, Adam, Rocky, Kat and Tanya are turned back to their teenage forms thanks to the Zeo Crystal. The Command Center is gone but the crystal leads them to the new Power Chamber and all but Billy take on new Zeo powers.
Stars: Catherine Sutherland, Nakia Burrise, Steve Cardenas, Johnny Yong Bosch
Votes: 3,147
18. Robotech (1985)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
An alien spaceship crash lands on Earth and the technology and secrets she bears lead Earth into three destructive interplanetary wars.
Stars: Steve Kramer, Tom Wyner, Robert Axelrod, Bill Capizzi
Votes: 4,022
19. Superman: Unbound (2013 Video)
PG-13 | 75 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Superman and Supergirl take on the cybernetic Brainiac, who boasts that he possesses "the knowledge and strength of 10,000 worlds."
Director: James Tucker | Stars: Matt Bomer, Stana Katic, John Noble, Molly C. Quinn
Votes: 13,705
20. Space Battleship Yamato 2199 (2012–2013)
TV-14 | Animation, Action, Adventure
In the year 2199, the space battleship Yamato embarks on a voyage to the planet Iscandar, to retrieve a device that will rejuvenate a war-ravaged Earth.
Stars: Mallorie Rodak, Monica Rial, Jamie Marchi, Mike McFarland
Votes: 1,176
21. X Bomber (1980–1982)
30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Created by Go Nagai, this sci-fi/fantasy puppet series sees heroes Shiro Ginga, Bongo Heracles, and Bigman Lee protect a girl named Lamia from the evil Gelma Armada, with the supership X Bomber and its giant robot component, Big Dai-X.
Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Jay Benedict, Mikio Terashima, Peter Marinker
Votes: 355
22. Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles (2006)
PG | 88 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Picking up where the original series left off, Scott Bernard continues his search for Rick Hunter and the fate of the SDF-3.
Directors: Dong-Wook Lee, Tommy Yune | Stars: Richard Epcar, Eddie Frierson, Mark Hamill, Alexandra Kenworthy
Votes: 1,636
23. Codename: Robotech (1985 TV Movie)
TV-Y7 | 73 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After returning to Earth, Captain Gloval of the SDF-1 records a report of the events from the alien ship's first arrival and the war fought over it.
Director: Robert V. Barron | Stars: Robert Axelrod, Arlene Banas, Bill Capizzi, Cam Clarke
Votes: 77
24. Odin (1985)
139 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A distress signal from a point near Jupiter takes the crew of the space-ship Starlight on a voyage through the sea of stars to a mysterious planet called Odin, the possible birthplace of the universe.
Directors: Takeshi Shirato, Eiichi Yamamoto, Toshio Masuda | Stars: Toshio Furukawa, Edward Glen, Keiko Han, Stacey Gregg
Votes: 215
25. Solarman (1992 TV Movie)
22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Unsold animated TV pilot about an aspiring teenage comic book artist who is given an alien bracelet by a dying alien scientist that turns him into a superhero powered by the Sun who must stop an evil galactic overlord from destroying it.
Directors: John Gibbs, Brad Case, Joan Case, Jeff Hale, Terry Lennon, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson | Stars: M.G. Kelly, Bernard Erhard, Stan Jones, Lou Hunt
Votes: 88
26. SpaceWorld (2019 Video)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The adventures of TX, an intergalactic bounty hunter.
Director: Brock LaBorde | Stars: Akul Dang, Mikey Felton, Brock LaBorde, Greg Sestero
Votes: 32
27.
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
Episode:
Emissary
(1993)
TV-PG | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When the troubled Commander Sisko takes command of a surrendered space station, he learns that it borders a unique stable wormhole.
Director: David Carson | Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Alexander Siddig, Terry Farrell
Votes: 4,604
28.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
A New Life
(2001)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A couple flee a present-day religious community they've joined but find it's entirely surrounded by an invisible wall. They're the parents of the totally isolated cult's first child, who ... See full summary »
Director: Mario Azzopardi | Stars: Brad Rowe, Jeremy Sisto, Michelle Beaudoin, Nick Mancuso
Votes: 222
29.
The Outer Limits (1995–2002)
Episode:
Dark Matters
(1995)
TV-PG | 44 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A cargo ship is forced from hyperspace into a strange region of "dark matter" where some of the normal laws of physics seem not to apply - even the dead linger, unable to find their reward.... See full summary »
Director: Paul Lynch | Stars: Annette O'Toole, Michael Dolan, Allison Hossack, David Cubitt
Votes: 470
30.
Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (1999–2000)
Episode:
Race to the Rescue
(1999)
TV-Y7-FV | 21 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Rangers befriend the Galactabeasts - five enormous animals that help them defend Terra Venture from the forces of the evil Scorpius.
Director: Worth Keeter | Stars: Archie Kao, Reggie Rolle, Danny Slavin, Valerie Vernon
Votes: 231
31.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
Absolute Power
(1999)
Unrated | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Superman comes to a planet under the control of the Phantom Zone prisoners Jax-Ur and Mala, but feels he cannot interfere.
Director: Butch Lukic | Stars: Tim Daly, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ron Perlman, Sarah Douglas
Votes: 368
32.
Superman: The Animated Series (1996–2000)
Episode:
The Last Son of Krypton: Part III
(1996)
Unrated | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After saving Lois, Superman stops Lex Luthor's plans for an illegal arms deal, which is the beginning of their ongoing conflict.
Directors: Dan Riba, Bruce Timm | Stars: Tim Daly, Dana Delany, Clancy Brown, Christopher McDonald
Votes: 674
33.
Swat Kats: The Radical Squadron (1993–1995)
Episode:
When Strikes Mutilor
(1994)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Mutilor an evil space pirate tries to steal the world's water supply to sell it to the highest bidder. It is up to the SWAT KATS and Lt. Felina Feral to stop Mutilor and get back the water that he has stolen.
Stars: Charlie Adler, Barry Gordon, Gary Owens, Lori Alan
Votes: 32
34.
The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode:
Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'
(1996)
TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Scully recounts the investigation of an alleged UFO encounter for the famous quirky author Jose Chung's latest novel. The case gives a whole new meaning to the term Rashomon effect. Chung later returns in Millennium: Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense' (1997).
Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Nelson Reilly, William Lucking
Votes: 6,547
35.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
The Ultimate Doom: Revival (3)
(1984)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Wheeljack creates a gadget with the ability to cancel out the hypnotic-chips. With Sparkplug back, and all other humans free, the Autobots' next problem is getting Cybertron back into space.
Director: John Walker | Stars: Michael Bell, Gregg Berger, Corey Burton, Victor Caroli
Votes: 177
36.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Starscream's Ghost
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After being exiled from the Decepticons, Octane has become a smuggler. While being hunted by the Sweeps, he inadvertently awakens the "ghost" of Starscream, who possesses Cyclonus and starts plotting his revenge.
Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Charlie Adler, Roger C. Carmel, Christopher Collins, Dick Gautier
Votes: 129
37.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A year after assuming leadership of the Autobots, Rodimus Prime hosts an intergalactic sporting event, which falls victim to an attack, resulting in the abduction of Spike Witwicky, Kup, ... See full summary »
Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Jack Angel, Arlene Banas, Gregg Berger, Susan Blu
Votes: 135
38.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
The Gambler
(1985)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
After the Autobots are captured by an alien named Bosch, Smokescreen agrees to go to a gambling asteroid in an effort to the win then back.
Directors: Andy Kim, Bob Kirk, Al Kouzel, Bob Matz, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson, Tom Ray, Robert Shellhorn, Bob Treat, Terry Lennon | Stars: Jack Angel, Peter Cullen, Bud Davis, Walker Edmiston
Votes: 119
39.
The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode:
The Quintesson Journal
(1986)
TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The alien worlds Xetaxxis and Lanarq have been at war for thousands of years, and will destroy each other within a generation unless Rodimus Prime can convince their leaders to sue for ... See full summary »
Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Jack Angel, Gregg Berger, Corey Burton, Roger C. Carmel
Votes: 98
40.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
Beyond the Farthest Star
(1973)
TV-PG | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise finds an ancient abandoned starship with a malevolent entity aboard, eager to take over the Starfleet ship.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 1,076
41.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Counter-Clock Incident
(1974)
TV-PG | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise finds itself trapped in a 'negative universe' which causes the crew to begin to grow younger and younger toward infancy.
Directors: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 702
42.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise runs into a being which once visited Earth and influenced the Mayan culture.
Directors: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 678
43.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
More Tribbles, More Troubles
(1973)
TV-PG | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Cyrano Jones returns, infesting the Enterprise with tribbles that now grow to monstrous size.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 923
44.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Infinite Vulcan
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
On a planet of intelligent plantlike creatures, the clone of a human scientist clones Mr. Spock for use in a galactic peace mission.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 810
45.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Jihad
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A team comprising various experts (Kirk and Spock among them) must recover an artifact known as the Soul of the Skorr. The theft must be kept secret or a galactic holy war could break out.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 715
46.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Pirates of Orion
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spock contracts a fatal disease, and the medicine required for his cure is stolen by Orion pirates.
Directors: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 707
47.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Practical Joker
(1974)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The computer of the Enterprise gains partial sentience and a taste for playing practical jokes on the crew.
Directors: Bill Reed, Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 713
48.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Slaver Weapon
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Spock, Uhura and Sulu discover an ancient multi-use weapon and are captured by the Kzinti who are equally interested in it.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 780
49.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Survivor
(1973)
TV-PG | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
A famous humanitarian is found alive near the Romulan Neutral Zone after being missing for five years, but he may not be who he claims to be.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 832
50.
Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
Episode:
The Time Trap
(1973)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The Enterprise and a Klingon ship are trapped in space-time warp where only their cooperation will allow them to escape.
Director: Hal Sutherland | Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 747