Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "space-shuttle-launch"

1. Don't Look Up (2021)

R | 138 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi

Two low-level astronomers must go on a giant media tour to warn humankind of an approaching comet that will destroy planet Earth.

Director: Adam McKay | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett

Votes: 604,230

2. Moonfall (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer

Votes: 100,089 | Gross: $19.06M

3. F9: The Fast Saga (2021)

PG-13 | 143 min | Action, Crime, Thriller

Dom and the crew must take on an international terrorist who turns out to be Dom and Mia's estranged brother.

Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson

Votes: 162,826 | Gross: $173.20M

4. X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019)

PG-13 | 113 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Jean Grey begins to develop incredible powers that corrupt and turn her into a Dark Phoenix, causing the X-Men to have to decide if her life is worth more than all of humanity.

Director: Simon Kinberg | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult

Votes: 205,832 | Gross: $65.85M

5. Geostorm (2017)

PG-13 | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

When the network of satellites designed to control the global climate starts to attack Earth, it's a race against the clock for its creator to uncover the real threat before a worldwide Geostorm wipes out everything and everyone.

Director: Dean Devlin | Stars: Gerard Butler, Jim Sturgess, Abbie Cornish, Alexandra Maria Lara

Votes: 118,941 | Gross: $33.70M

6. Gattaca (1997)

PG-13 | 106 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

A genetically inferior man assumes the identity of a superior one in order to pursue his lifelong dream of space travel.

Director: Andrew Niccol | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman, Jude Law, Gore Vidal

Votes: 324,039 | Gross: $12.34M

7. Ad Astra (2019)

PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

Astronaut Roy McBride undertakes a mission across an unforgiving solar system to uncover the truth about his missing father and his doomed expedition that now, 30 years later, threatens the universe.

Director: James Gray | Stars: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland

Votes: 261,097 | Gross: $50.19M

8. Moonraker (1979)

PG | 126 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

James Bond investigates the mid-air theft of a space shuttle, and discovers a plot to commit global genocide.

Director: Lewis Gilbert | Stars: Roger Moore, Lois Chiles, Michael Lonsdale, Richard Kiel

Votes: 108,977 | Gross: $70.31M

9. Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999)

PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Dr. Evil is back and has invented a new time machine that allows him to go back to the 1960s and steal Austin Powers' mojo, inadvertently leaving him "shagless".

Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Michael York, Robert Wagner

Votes: 249,326 | Gross: $206.04M

10. Voyagers (2021)

PG-13 | 108 min | Adventure, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A crew of astronauts on a multi-generational mission descend into paranoia and madness, not knowing what is real or not.

Director: Neil Burger | Stars: Colin Farrell, Tye Sheridan, Lily-Rose Depp, Fionn Whitehead

Votes: 26,990

11. Space Cowboys (2000)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller

When retired engineer Frank Corvin is called upon to rescue a failing satellite, he insists that his equally old teammates accompany him into space.

Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland, James Garner

Votes: 86,370 | Gross: $90.46M

12. Europa Report (2013)

PG-13 | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

An international crew of astronauts undertakes a privately funded mission to search for life on Jupiter's fourth largest moon.

Director: Sebastián Cordero | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist, Christian Camargo, Embeth Davidtz

Votes: 75,678 | Gross: $0.13M

13. Capricorn One (1977)

PG | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When the first manned flight to Mars is deemed unsafe and scrubbed on the launch pad, anxious authorities must scramble to save face and retain their funding - and so an unthinkable plot to fake the mission is hatched.

Director: Peter Hyams | Stars: Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston

Votes: 24,816

14. SpaceCamp (1986)

PG | 107 min | Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi

The young attendees of a space camp find themselves in space for real when their shuttle is accidentally launched into orbit.

Director: Harry Winer | Stars: Kate Capshaw, Lea Thompson, Kelly Preston, Larry B. Scott

Votes: 15,883 | Gross: $9.70M

15. Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! (2015 TV Movie)

TV-14 | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A monstrous tornado unleashes ravenous sharks from Washington, D.C., all the way down to Orlando, Florida.

Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Cassandra Scerbo, Frankie Muniz

Votes: 13,870

16. 2001: A Space Travesty (2000)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

Marshal Dix is to free US president from aliens on the int'l lunar base. A clone has replaced him in The White House. Can Dix prevent an alien invasion?

Director: Allan A. Goldstein | Stars: Leslie Nielsen, Ophélie Winter, Ezio Greggio, Peter Egan

Votes: 12,939

17. Superman/Batman: Public Enemies (2009 Video)

PG-13 | 67 min | Animation, Action, Drama

When Lex Luthor gets elected US President, he uses the threat of an oncoming kryptonite meteor striking Earth as a rationale to frame Superman.

Director: Sam Liu | Stars: Clancy Brown, Kevin Conroy, Tim Daly, Xander Berkeley

Votes: 25,542

18. Simon (1980)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi

A group of scientists takes Simon, a psychology professor, as a test person for a brainwash experiment. After that they try to convince him that he is a being from another planet.

Director: Marshall Brickman | Stars: Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn, Austin Pendleton, Judy Graubart

Votes: 1,046

19. Return to Space (2022)

TV-MA | 128 min | Documentary

Offering rare inside access to NASA and SpaceX, this is the thrilling story of the nearly 20 year journey to send American astronauts back to space aboard U.S. rockets, from filmmakers Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.

Directors: Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi | Stars: Elon Musk, Bob Behnken, Douglas Hurley, Jim Bridenstine

Votes: 5,697

20. Flat Earth: The Biggest Lie of All (2015 Video)

90 min | Documentary

What if you've been told the biggest whopper of all time? A lie that has rendered you as nothing more than an insignificant microbe that evolved by accident on the surface of an ... See full summary »

Stars: Dave Murphy, Luca Parmitano, Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong

Votes: 78

21. Hubble 3D (2010)

G | 45 min | Documentary

An IMAX 3D camera chronicles the effort of 7 astronauts aboard the Space Shuttle Atlantis to repair the Hubble Space Telescope.

Director: Toni Myers | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Scott D. Altman, Megan McArthur, Andrew J. Feustel

Votes: 4,520 | Gross: $52.45M

22. The Flat Earth Conspiracy (2014 Video)

89 min | Documentary, History

This movie attempts to prove that the earth is flat. Arguments used are not scientifically proven unfortunately.

Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Bill Anders, Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean

Votes: 29

23. Inside Planet Earth (2009 TV Movie)

120 min | Documentary

A fantastical - but factual - journey to the Centre of the Earth.

Director: Martin Williams | Stars: Richard Lintern, Patrick Stewart

Votes: 285

24. Hubble's Cosmic Journey (2015 TV Movie)

44 min | Documentary

Since its launch in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope has captured thousands of stunning images of space, revolutionized our understanding of the universe and become a global icon. To mark ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Riley | Stars: Charles F. Bolden Jr., Chris Burrows, Michael Griffin, John M. Grunsfeld

Votes: 229

25. Shuttle Discovery's Last Mission (2013 TV Movie)

TV-G | 102 min | Documentary

With more than 27 years of service, the space shuttle Discovery has clocked more time in space than any other shuttle. She has flown more than 148 million miles, and has become one of the ... See full summary »

Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Charles Walker, Stephanie Stilson, Valerie Neal

Votes: 61

26. Sweet Water (2016)

22 min | Short, Sci-Fi

When Earths water is rendered undrinkable by an interstellar gas cloud, a mission is sent to begin extracting liquid water from the moon Enceladus. An ex astronaut must conquer his aqua ... See full summary »

Director: Drew Casson | Stars: Andrew Casson, Faruk Dogan, Tom Scarlett, Pete Stevens

Votes: 26

27. Rock & Read (1989 Video)

29 min | Short, Comedy, Family

A kid band plays singalong pop rock covers of famous lullabies like Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star and Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Pauly, as the host of the special, occasionally pops in to teach the viewers some words from the songs.

Director: Tamar Simon Hoffs | Stars: Pauly Shore, Donovan Leitch Jr., Frankie Atwood-Ferguson, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson

Votes: 37

28. Atlantis (II) (2011)

19 min | Short, Drama, History

A film that dramatizes the final space shuttle launch and its significance in the history of space exploration for all mankind.

Director: Matthew Ornstein | Stars: Kate French, Jason Ritter

Votes: 18

29. Patrick Stewart Narrates 'the Planets' (1993 Video)

50 min | Documentary, Family, Music

Documentary about the other seven planets of our solar system. The film features NASA's footage and illustrations as well as Isao Tomita's cover of Gustav Holst's orchestral suite The Planets. DVD re-release adds Pluto.

Director: Don Barrett | Star: Patrick Stewart

Votes: 9

30. RMB: Deep Down Below (2001 Music Video)

5 min | Music

Official music video for "Deep Down Below" by RMB. The guys play two young scientists who set out on a space mission to the planet Mars to experiment with their specially designed sound waves.

Stars: Farid Gharadjedaghi, Udo Kier, Christina Lux, Rolf Maier Bode

31. Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993–1997)
Episode: Pilot (1993)

TV-PG | 93 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

After Clark gets a job at the Daily Planet, he joins Lois in investigating space shuttle sabotage, which he must thwart as Superman.

Director: Robert Butler | Stars: Dean Cain, Teri Hatcher, Lane Smith, Michael Landes

Votes: 603

32. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Space (1993)

TV-14 | 47 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a space shuttle mission is sabotaged, Mulder suspects it may be the work of an alien spirit that inhabits the body of a former Gemini astronaut.

Director: William A. Graham | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Ed Lauter, Susanna Thompson

Votes: 6,359

33. Centurions (1986)
Episode: Hacker Must Be Destroyed (1986)

TV-Y7-FV | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

During a presentation for the Centurions of the energy enhancer, Hacker breaks in and tries to still it. Ace knocks him out and Hacker is captured. He is sentenced to a life imprisonment. Dr. Terror decides to get rid of Hacker for good.

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 16

34. Numb3rs (2005–2010)
Episode: Killer Chat (2006)

TV-PG | 55 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

The team tries to track the person murdering men in homes that are for sale, and Larry's dream of space may be in jeopardy.

Director: Chris Hartwill | Stars: Rob Morrow, David Krumholtz, Judd Hirsch, Alimi Ballard

Votes: 265

35. The Real Ghostbusters (1986–1991)
Episode: Spacebusters (1990)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Winston gets to live a childhood dream when he and the rest of the Ghostbusters head off into space to bust a class 7 entity that is haunting a space station.

Directors: Stan Phillips, Will Meugniot | Stars: Dave Coulier, Buster Jones, Maurice LaMarche, Kath Soucie

Votes: 56

36. Drive (2007)
Episode: Partners (2007)

TV-14 | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

After having come in last in the first leg, Wendy is given the unenviable task of eliminating one of her fellow racers, or faces elimination, herself. Winston's half-brother joins the race ... See full summary »

Director: Greg Yaitanes | Stars: Nathan Fillion, Kristin Lehman, Mircea Monroe, Riley Smith

Votes: 138

37. Boneyard: The Secret Life of Machines (2007–2008)
Episode: Oil Rigs (2007)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary

When an off shore oil platform's oil is tapped out many are disassembled for scrap. Others are refurbished and return to work at new drilling sites. But some find useful new lives as ... See full summary »

38. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Space Travel (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

The many and various hazards to space travel are explained. But solving that problem better propulsion systems are need to travel anywhere beyond the moon. Some possibilities, both realistic and speculative, are described.

Director: Savas Georgalis | Stars: Erik Thompson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Neil F. Comins

Votes: 99

39. For All Mankind (2019– )
Episode: And Here's to You (2021)

TV-MA | 69 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

Gordo returns to space. Molly faces an upsetting new reality. Aleida confronts her first major hurdle at work.

Director: Dennie Gordon | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten

Votes: 1,671

40. Artifact (2013)
Episode: CruxEnigma (2017)

Action, Adventure, Drama

In a Stroy by Allan Linder, a fallen Astronaut searches the unknown for a way home. What he finds will change the future of humanity forever.

Votes: 23

41. For All Mankind (2019– )
Episode: Pathfinder (2021)

TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

With a little help from Molly, Ed plans a career change - as his old Jamestown crewmates Gordo and Danielle struggle.

Director: Andrew Stanton | Stars: Joel Kinnaman, Michael Dorman, Sarah Jones, Shantel VanSanten

Votes: 1,573

42. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode: The Shuttle (2008)

TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History

When We Left Earth examines the Space Shuttle Program. It focuses on the first flight of the Columbia, the Challenger disaster, and the launch of the Hubble Space telescope.

Director: Julian Jones | Stars: Robert L. Crippen, John Young, Gene Kranz, Story Musgrave

Votes: 63

43. When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008)
Episode: Home in Space (2008)

TV-G | 49 min | Documentary, History

When We Left the Earth examines at the recent shuttle program focusing on the repair of the Hubble Space Telescope, the building of the ISS, and the destruction of the Columbia.

Stars: Jeffrey Hoffman, Ed Weiler, Milt Heflin, Story Musgrave

Votes: 59

44. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Venus Unveiled (1995)

TV-PG | Documentary

Venus is a world of innumerable secrets that it only reluctantly reveals. Nova reviews the many decades of frustrating exploration that finally revealed a world that is beyond belief.

Star: Peter Thomas

Votes: 7

45. Nova (1974– )
Episode: Hunting the Edge of Space: The Ever-Expanding Universe (2010)

TV-G | 52 min | Documentary

This program describes the most remarkable, perspective changing discoveries in the field of cosmology in the last 100 years. Each discovery was made by scientists working with a radically new telescope.

Directors: Peter Jones, Oliver Twinch | Stars: Charles Bennett, Jim Bennett, Steven Deproost, Alex Filippenko

Votes: 57

46. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Time Travel (2010)

TV-14 | 44 min | Documentary, History

Scientists have taken a serious look at the possibility of time travel. Current scientific theories offer some likely prospects but engineering a working time machine, even if possible, remains a distant prospect.

Director: Darryl Rehr | Stars: Erik Thompson, Sean Carroll, Donald Marsolf, Richard Obousy

Votes: 74

47. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Secrets of the Space Probes (2010)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

From highly sophisticated and sensitive space telescopes that look from afar to space probes that rendezvous with celestial objects to return samples, this program looks a few of the more ... See full summary »

Director: Jim Hense | Stars: Erik Thompson, Amy Mainzer, Kevin R. Grazier, Clifford V. Johnson

Votes: 55

48. T.U.F.F. Puppy (2010–2015)
Episode: Thunder Dog/Snap Dad (2011)

TV-Y7 | 25 min | Animation, Short, Action

Thunder Dog: Kitty helps Dudley conquer his fear of thunder in order to stop Bird Brain from using his thunder cannon to bury Petropolis in an avalanche. Snap Dad: To Dudley's horror, ... See full summary »

Directors: Michelle Bryan, Gary Conrad, Dave Fontana | Stars: Jerry Trainor, Jeff Bennett, Grey Griffin, Rob Paulsen

Votes: 21

49. How the Universe Works (2010– )
Episode: Planets (2010)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

There are just eight planets in our solar system, but there could be a hundred billion planets in our Milky Way galaxy alone. This show follows the journey of planets as they grow from ... See full summary »

Director: Lorne Townend | Stars: Richard Lintern, Mike Rowe, Geoff Marcy, Steve Squyres

Votes: 149

50. Through the Wormhole (2010–2017)
Episode: Are There Parallel Universes? (2011)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary

This program presents the scientific foundation for parallel universes. Then it reviews the various speculative ideas scientists are exploring about how universes form and how they interact... See full summary »

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Elie Cartan, Andrew Cleland, Albert Einstein

Votes: 156