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Plot Summary:
A mysterious black sphere is discovered in the orbit of Mars. The Achilles is sent to investigate. After the bedraggled six-person crew wake from eight months hibernation, the Sphere is transmitting a single word in every Earth language ever known - Deus.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: mysterious
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Alternative 3 (1977)
Plot Summary:
Purporting to be an investigation into the UK's contemporary "brain drain", Alternative 3 uncovered a plan to make the Moon and Mars habitable in the event of climate change and a terminal environmental catastrophe on Earth.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 286
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 56 min
Plot tags: mockumentary, fake documentary
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Spaceflight IC-1 (1965)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2015, a spaceship, the IC-1, travels through outer space looking for a suitable planet to settle on. The commander, Captain Ralston, is stern and brutal in which one cadet, Steven, plots a revolt to turn the leadership of the command over to him.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 266
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags:
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The Robinsons: Lost in Space (2004)
Plot Summary:
In the year 2082, the Earth was invaded by aliens after it was long determine that existence of extra terrestrials was long thought to be science fiction. Major cities crumbled from the destruction of the beings from beyond the stars. The invasion came to a halt when Earth's own armed forces led by Col. John Robinson fought off the invaders and thus Earth won the battle which came to be known as "Robinson's Raid". 15 years have passed by and John Robinson attends a ceremony for his retirement from his services in defending the Earth from alien threat. This disfunctional family is one of the fewest families chosen to be part of the space program that is heading for a planet called Nova which will become occupied with a new farming colony.
IMDB Rating: 5.3
IMDB Votes: 256
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 43 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, futuristic
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ISRA 88 (2016)
Plot Summary:
When a scientist and a pilot volunteer for a high profile space mission they are told their goal will be to do what no one has ever done before to find the end of the universe. After 13 years in space the ship crashes through the end of the known universe and into the unknown.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min
Plot tags:
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Lifepod (1981)
Plot Summary:
The first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. A handful of people are trapped onboard.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 308
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Lost: Black Earth (2004)
Plot Summary:
Over run by the alien Kryslum Empire, a devastated Earth is victim of their slow terra-forming technologies. With the human race enslaved and on the brink of destruction, four misfits join forces to start the rebellion that will bring upon a new dawn for human survival.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 100
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Australia
Duration: 48 min
Plot tags:
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Terminal Voyage (1995)
Plot Summary:
It is 2035 A.D. and the final countdown has begun for a voyage that will reach across the vastness of outer space -- to explore the nearest Earth-Like planet. An international crew has been placed in cryogenic suspended animation for the journey. But a century later, they awake to find that things have gone horribly wrong.
IMDB Rating: 4.2
IMDB Votes: 481
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min
Plot tags: futuristic, independent film
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The Terrornauts (1967)
Plot Summary:
A group of scientists are kidnapped and taken to an outer space outpost in order to save Earth from destruction.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 645
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 77 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Magellan (2017)
Plot Summary:
After NASA picks up a trio of mysterious signals from within our own solar system, astronaut Roger Nelson is dispatched on a multi-year solo mission aboard the Magellan spacecraft to investigate the sources.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspenseful, disturbing, unusual plot structure, suspense, independent film, minimal cast
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2036 Origin Unknown (2018)
Plot Summary:
After the first manned mission to Mars ends in a deadly crash, mission controller Mackenzie 'Mack' Wilson assists an artificial intelligence system, A.R.T.I. Their investigation uncovers a mysterious object under the surface of Mars that could change the future of our planet as we know it.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 10000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 94 min
Plot tags: exciting, enigmatic, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, psychedelic, apocalyptic, action adventure
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Destination Moonbase-Alpha (1978)
Plot Summary:
After an atomic explosion blasts the Moon out of Earth orbit, Moonbase Alpha drifts in space, with 300 people on board. When a rescue team from Earth arrives in a faster-than-light space ship, everyone is overjoyed that they can now return to Earth. But Moonbase Commander John Koenig, having undergone an experimental brain soothing process after receiving a concussion in a crash on the Lunar surface, sees not friends from Earth but gruesome monsters which have telepathically caused all others on Alpha to see an illusion of an Earth party. The aliens are desperate for radiation and plan to manipulate the Alphans into detonating nuclear waste on the Lunar surface, reducing the Moon and everyone on it to dust. Koenig must expose this conspiracy to save his people. Compiled from the two part episode The Bringers Of Wonder from the TV series Space: 1999's second series.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 428
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 96 min
Plot tags: futuristic, psychotronic
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Robinson Crusoe on Mars (1964)
Plot Summary:
Stranded on Mars with only a monkey as a companion, an astronaut must figure out how to find oxygen, water, and food on the lifeless planet.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min
Plot tags: exciting, apocalyptic, serious, suspenseful, semi serious, psychotronic, tense, light, atmospheric, enigmatic
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First Men in the Moon (1964)
Plot Summary:
Based on the HG Wells story. The world is delighted when a space craft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, they think for the first time. But the delight turns to shock when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 103 min
Plot tags: stylized, uplifting, gothic horror, classic horror, serious, psychotronic, independent film, fairy tale, exciting, light
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Solis (2018)
Plot Summary:
Following an accident, an Engineer of an asteroid mining company endures the extreme limits – both physical and psychological – of human survival, trapped inside an escape pod as he helplessly idles towards the Sun.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, disturbing, suspense, neurotic, minimal cast
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Mission Galactica: The Cylon Attack (1979)
Plot Summary:
Running low on fuel, the Battlestar Galactica receives the help of the supposedly lost Battlestar Pegasus which is taking the offensive with the Cylons.
IMDB Rating: 6.8
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags:
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Plot Summary:
When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 95000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min
Plot tags: futuristic, epic, exciting, saga, talky, action adventure, psychotronic, psychological, depressing, clever
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Lifepod (1993)
Plot Summary:
Lifepod cronicles the trip of eight passengers after the ship they were traveling on blew up on Christmas Eve. Immediately people start dying. The passengers begin to investigate why the ship blew up and how it relates to them.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspenseful, exciting, serious, disaster movie
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Stowaway (2021)
Plot Summary:
A three-person crew on a mission to Mars faces an impossible choice when an unplanned passenger jeopardizes the lives of everyone on board.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 51000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspense, minimal cast, exciting, tense, captivating
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Cosmos (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three astronomers accidentally intercept what they believe to be a signal from a distant alien civilization, but the truth is even more incredible than any of them could have imagined.
IMDB Rating: 6.0
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min
Plot tags: enigmatic, breathtaking, inspirational, philosophical, mind bending, clever, intellectual
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Mutant Chronicles (2008)
Plot Summary:
It's the year 2707. Earth's natural resources have all but been exhausted by mankind. Battles rage for the remainder between the competing Corporations. During one such battle the seal is broken and awakens an ancient and deadly machine that was once defeated thousands of years ago. The order that awaited it's return must now lead a small group of soldiers to destroy it once and for all.
IMDB Rating: 5.2
IMDB Votes: 27000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 111 min
Plot tags: stylized, exciting, serious, apocalyptic, action packed, tense, suspense, atmospheric, dark, dieselpunk
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400 Days (2015)
Plot Summary:
4 would be astronauts spend 400 days in a land locked space simulator to test the psychological effects of deep space travel but, when something goes terribly wrong and they are forced to leave the simulation, they discover that everything on earth has changed. Is this real or is the simulation on a higher level than they could have ever imagined?.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 11000
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: psychological, twist ending, suspense, suspenseful, harsh, enigmatic, captivating, realistic, smart, cerebral
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The Last Days on Mars (2013)
Plot Summary:
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claims all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes, they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not without danger.
IMDB Rating: 5.5
IMDB Votes: 39000
Genere: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, Ireland
Duration: 98 min
Plot tags: suspense, scary, tense, bleak, suspenseful, space horror, futuristic, sweet, captivating, experimental
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Voyagers (2021)
Plot Summary:
With the human race's future at stake, a group of young men and women embark on an expedition to colonize a distant planet. But when they uncover disturbing secrets about the mission, they become helpless for pleasure, hunger, and power once avoiding drinking the 'Blue'. The Blue is a drug that keeps them from having sexual feelings and for not having power and strength. They then begin to explore their most primordial natures and try and find a way out of the spaceship.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 25000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Czech Republic, Romania, UK
Duration: 108 min
Plot tags: psychological, tense, suspense, suspenseful, captivating, disturbing, intellectual, cyber, visual, disgusting
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2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
Plot Summary:
This is a sequel to 2001 A Space Odyssey. It is now 2010 and both the Americans and the Russians are racing to get to Jupiter to investigate the black monolith (similar to the one found in Lunar Crater Clavius) which was found by the U.S.S. Discovery in orbit around Jupiter's moons. The U.S.S. Discovery's orbit is rapidly decaying and it will crash into IO but the Americans cannot get there in time to save U.S.S. Discovery. The Russians can get to Jupiter in time but only the Americans have the knowledge to access and awaken the U.S.S. Discovery's H.A.L.9000 sentient computer. This forces a joint American-Soviet space expedition against a backdrop of growing global tensions. The combined expedition is seeking answers to several mysteries. What is the significance of the black monolith? Why did H.A.L.9000 act so bizarrely and terminate 4 of 5 of the U.S.S. Discovery's crew? What happened to David Bowman? Along the way, curious data is detected.
IMDB Rating: 6.7
IMDB Votes: 56000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min
Plot tags: futuristic, philosophical, intellectual, stylized, spiritual, psychological thriller, uplifting, captivating, mysterious, surreal
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Mission to Mars (2000)
Plot Summary:
When contact is lost with the crew of the first Mars expedition, a rescue mission is launched to discover their fate.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 76000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: France, Canada, USA
Duration: 114 min
Plot tags: futuristic, serious, suspense, sentimental, atmospheric, suspenseful, stylized, anamorphic, psychological, psychological thriller
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Plot Summary:
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 706000
Genere: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 149 min
Plot tags: futuristic, philosophical, mind bending, psychedelic, cerebral, thought provoking, atmospheric, intellectual, visual, visually stunning
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Prometheus (2012)
Plot Summary:
A team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
IMDB Rating: 7.0
IMDB Votes: 635000
Genere: Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 124 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspenseful, scary, atmospheric, dark, suspense, philosophical, tense, space horror, lovecraft
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Ad Astra (2019)
Plot Summary:
An astronaut travels to the outer edges of the solar system to find his father and unravel a mystery that threatens the survival of our planet. He uncovers secrets which challenge the nature of human existence and our place in the cosmos.
IMDB Rating: 6.5
IMDB Votes: 256000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, China, Brazil
Duration: 123 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, touching, captivating, suspenseful, psychological, psychotronic, philosophical, fairy tale
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Prospect (2018)
Plot Summary:
A teenage girl and her father travel to a remote alien moon, aiming to strike it rich. They've secured a contract to harvest a large deposit of the elusive gems hidden in the depths of the moon's toxic forest. But there are others roving the wilderness and the job quickly devolves into a fight to survive.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 33000
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min
Plot tags: mysterious, psychotronic, cyber, psychological, futuristic, realistic, independent film, suspense, suspenseful, harsh
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Divergent (2014)
Plot Summary:
In a world divided into factions based on personality types, Tris learns that she's been classified as Divergent and won't fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it's too late.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 482000
Genere: Action, Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min
Plot tags: exciting, serious, teen, suspenseful, futuristic, entertaining, romantic, intense, apocalyptic, action packed