7. Hidden Figures (2016)
Hidden Figures movie is based on black female mathematicians who worked at NASA during the space race and Margot Lee Shetterly non-fiction book of the same name.
The biographical drama focuses on three female African-American mathematicians who played a crucial role in astronaut John Glenn’s launch into orbit. At the same time, they also face racial and gender discrimination at work.
6. Prometheus (2012)
Mysterious and must-watch space movie of 2012 “Prometheus” is directed by famous director Ridley Scott.
After finding a hint to mankind’s origins is discovered, explorers or researchers are sent to the darkest corner of the universe. Their different expectations take a toll on them when they find something unimaginable.
5. Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017)
The second highest-grossing science-fiction space movie “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” is directed by Rian Johnson.
The movie follows Rey as she seeks the aid of Luke Skywalker in hope of turning the tide for the resistance in the fight against Kylo Ren and the First Order, while Leia, Poe, and Finn attempt to escape a First Order attack on the dwindling Resistance fleet.
4. 2001: A Sapce Odyssey (1968)
The epic science fiction space movie “2001: A Space Odyssey” was inspired by Clarke’s short story “The Sentinel” and other short stories.
Directed by Stanley Kubrick, the movie follows the journey to Jupiter with the sentient computer HAL, after finding a featureless alien monolith affecting human evolution and deals with technology, human evolution, artificial intelligence, and other themes.
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3. Alien (1979)
Based on O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett’s story “Alien” is the science-fiction space movie directed by Dan O’Bannon.
The movie follows the commercial spacecraft Nostromo crew who founds some signals from a planet and set out to investigate it. During their investigation, they are attacked by an alien who later invades their ship.
2. Forbidden Planet (1956)
Forbidden Planet is the first science-fiction space movie that depicts humans traveling in a faster than light starship of their creation.
Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, the interesting movie of 1956 shows a starship crew who goes to investigate the silence of a planet’s colony only to find two survivors and a deadly and dangerous secret that one of them has.
1. Starship Troopers (1997)
Adaptation of Robert A. Heinlein’s science-fiction novel of the same name, Starship Troopers is directed by Paul Verhoeven.
The movie centers on Johnny Rico, a young soldier and a futuristic military unit, the Mobile Infantry. The story shows the growth of his career from recruit to non-commissioned officer and finally an officer who is a part of the interstellar war between mankind and alien bugs.
