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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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Atop the Fourth Wall: The Movie (2015)
Plot Summary:
A witty comic book reviewer gears up to save the world from the forces of ultimate evil.
IMDB Rating: 3.2
IMDB Votes: 317
Genere: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags:
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The Rise of the Robots (2015)
Plot Summary:
What would you do if you were a Robot and didn't even know it? Take a trip down memory lane and relive a classic robot Sci-Fi film straight from the past using your modern technology devices. The last four human beings will have to fight to save the world from the robots! Two college students, one professor and a county Hillbilly face a world taken over by robots. Will they save planet earth from the rise of the robots? Stoner, Lottie, Professor Beowulf and Bubba have to fight against Robot Technology to save humanity!.
IMDB Rating: 4.4
IMDB Votes: 52
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min
Plot tags:
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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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Murder in Space (1985)
Plot Summary:
Set in the "not-so-distant future", the crew of an international space station are set to return triumphantly to Earth, until someone starts killing the other crew members.
IMDB Rating: 4.6
IMDB Votes: 251
Genere: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, interactive
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Starforce (2000)
Plot Summary:
A warrior and a beautiful ex-convict are left to fight the galaxy's most fearsome commandos in an alien wasteland.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 397
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: independent film
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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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Project Shadowchaser III (1995)
Plot Summary:
It has been 25 years since the ore spaceship Siberia was last heard from. Unfortunately, it is now on a collision course with the communications station Comstat 5 which is orbiting Mars. After one successful maneuver to avoid the Siberia, it rams Comstat 5 and the crew soon finds that the Siberia crew is dead and the reason that it has been missing for 25 years. But that reason is trying to destroy them all as it destroyed the Siberia crew.
IMDB Rating: 3.6
IMDB Votes: 505
Genere: Action, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min
Plot tags: tech noir, independent film
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Nightflyers (1987)
Plot Summary:
A scientific group set out on a journey into space to find a magical creature. What they find is a killer computer on the ship they chartered.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: futuristic, space horror, cult classic, independent film, cult film
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The Killings at Outpost Zeta (1980)
Plot Summary:
A team of men and women investigate the mysterious deaths of two previous expeditions to a strategically important but barren world.
IMDB Rating: 3.9
IMDB Votes: 386
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min
Plot tags: space horror, independent film, weird, cult film
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Mission Mars (1968)
Plot Summary:
Three American astronauts who land on Mars discover the body of a frozen Russian cosmonaut and a mysterious talking orb.
IMDB Rating: 4.3
IMDB Votes: 357
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min
Plot tags: psychotronic, independent film
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Mindgame Trilogy (1999)
Plot Summary:
Sequel to "Mindgame" (1998) which follows the fate of the three prisoners after their escape from their asteroid prison cell. Sontaran Sarg faces death against overwhelming odds on a desolate battleground, Draconian Merq faces trial after receiving an unusual "gift" and the human pilot finds herself stranded in space in a crippled fighter and a rapidly depleting oxygen supply.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 60
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: anthology, independent film, low-budget
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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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3022 (2019)
Plot Summary:
A group of astronauts living in the haunting emptiness of deep space awakens to find earth has suffered an extinction-level event.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing, visually appealing, apocalyptic, existential
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Incoming (2018)
Plot Summary:
The International Space Station is now a prison - the ultimate black site. No one's getting out. And no one knows it's there. But when the imprisoned terrorists take over the Station and turn it into a missile aimed at Moscow, only a shuttle pilot and a rookie doctor can stop them. Their task is complicated by a rogue CIA agent (Scott Adkins) who has his own plans for the station and the terrorists within.
IMDB Rating: 3.3
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Serbia, USA
Duration: 89 min
Plot tags: tense, suspense, psychological, rough
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Star Crystal (1986)
Plot Summary:
Crew members aboard a space ship encounter an alien life form intent on killing them.
IMDB Rating: 3.5
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: slasher, experimental, independent film, space horror
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Beyond White Space (2018)
Plot Summary:
When a deep space fishing vessel is robbed by a gang of pirates, the Captain makes a daring decision to go after a rare and nearly extinct species. His obsession propels them further into space as the crew spins toward mutiny and betrayal.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 2000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Hungary, Japan
Duration: 93 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, futuristic, disturbing, action adventure
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Hunter Prey (2010)
Plot Summary:
The Prometheus has dropped out of orbit. Communications and life support systems are down. Situation Critical: Status of Crew and Prisoner unknown. With orders to catch their Alien Prisoner alive the surviving crew of the spaceship Prometheus pursue a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with their escaped prisoner on a deserted and barren planet. But, who is the hunter and who is its prey?.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 6000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, tense, captivating, suspense, exciting, rough, independent film
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Nightfall (2000)
Plot Summary:
The people of the planet Aeon, blessed with six suns, have never experienced night. When an archeological excavation uncovers evidence of an ancient catastrophe, all signs point towards the impending darkness of the very first Nightfall. Panic erupts as the suns slowly disappear one by one. Science struggles against superstition as the people race to comprehend the approaching Nightfall... the end of the world as they know it. Based on Isaac Asimov's classic story "Nightfall," voted "The Greatest Science-Fiction Story OF All Time.".
IMDB Rating: 3.4
IMDB Votes: 479
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min
Plot tags: independent film
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Countdown (1967)
Plot Summary:
A scientist (James Caan) replaces a military officer (Robert Duvall) as an astronaut on a space-race moonshot.
IMDB Rating: 5.9
IMDB Votes: 3000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min
Plot tags: serious, suspenseful, exciting, atmospheric, mysterious, psychotronic, cult film
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Starflight: The Plane That Couldn't Land (1983)
Plot Summary:
This is the story of Starflight One, the world's first "hypersonic plane," which flies faster and higher than any other commercial jet. On the night of its maiden flight from Los Angeles to Sydney, a freak accident incolving an unauthorized rocket launch sends Starflight One out of the atmosphere and into a decaying orbit around the Earth. With no heat shielding and limited oxygen, it is up to the bravery of the crew and the ingenuity of NASA and the plane's designers to save the passengers trapped on board.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, exciting, serious, disturbing, suspense
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Capsule (2015)
Plot Summary:
Guy is an experienced British fighter pilot who is in command of Britain's first manned mission to space. He has trained for this for three years at the height of the Cold War and now he is alone in space with a malfunctioning capsule. He has limited contact with the UK, some unusual communication with the US and some unorthodox communication with Roscosmos deep in Soviet Russia. Who will help him? Will he make the right choice?.
IMDB Rating: 5.4
IMDB Votes: 7000
Genere: Drama, History, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min
Plot tags: captivating, suspense, suspenseful, disturbing
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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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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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Trapped in Space (1994)
Plot Summary:
After an accident during a routine trip to Venus, a spaceship has only enough oxygen left for three people... out of five on board.
IMDB Rating: 4.7
IMDB Votes: 503
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, suspense, tense, captivating, space horror, psychotronic, surprise ending, twist ending, independent film, minimal cast
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Approaching the Unknown (2016)
Plot Summary:
Captain William Stanaforth is on a one-way solo mission to take the first steps in colonising Mars. Like all pioneers throughout history, Stanaforth will face insurmountable odds and life and death decisions as he rockets bravely through space.
IMDB Rating: 4.9
IMDB Votes: 9000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, tense, suspense, futuristic, suspenseful, disturbing
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Virtuality (2009)
Plot Summary:
Twelve extremely talented men and women have been chosen to be part of the Phaeton mission, a 10-year trek to explore a distant planetary system. In order to endure the stress of being confined to their high-tech vessel, the crew passes the time using advanced virtual reality modules that allow them to take on various identities. But as the ship approaches a critical phase of their journey, a deadly flaw is discovered in the virtual system, forcing them to question if someone onboard might be a killer.
IMDB Rating: 5.7
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 87 min
Plot tags: exciting, atmospheric, suspenseful, futuristic, space horror, intellectual, cyber, serious, stylized
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Supernova (2000)
Plot Summary:
Set in the 22nd century, when a battered salvage ship sends out a distress signal, the seasoned crew of the rescue hospital ship Nova-17 responds. What they find is a black hole--that threatens to destroy both ships--and a mysterious survivor whose body quickly mutates into a monstrous and deadly form.
IMDB Rating: 4.8
IMDB Votes: 19000
Genere: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min
Plot tags: suspense, serious, suspenseful, space horror, exciting, captivating, entertaining, dark, cyber, disgusting
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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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Sunshine (2007)
Plot Summary:
Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 263000
Genere: Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 107 min
Plot tags: futuristic, suspense, philosophical, psychological, atmospheric, thought provoking, tense, suspenseful, captivating, intense