Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
When most people think science fiction, they first think of outer space. When a creator takes a risk and gets space sci-fi right, they become a legend. It’s why names like Kubrick, Lucas, Cameron, and Scott will live on.
GFR's Josh Tyler has spent his entire life watching, reading, and writing about space science fiction. That lifetime of love and obsession is paying off, for all of you, right now in one perfect, as unbiased as possible, ranking of space movies.
Will Avatar make the cut? How high will Star Wars rank? Full power to engines, these are the best space movies of all time, ranked from least great to greatest.
Note: Number 4, Interstellar, was removed due to a rights dispute.
🤖 Best Space Movies Text Version: giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/25-best-space-movies.html
00:00 Intro
01:33 Number 25
02:32 Number 24
03:19 Number 23
04:20 Number 22
05:08 Number 21
06:00 Number 20
06:54 Number 19
08:24 Number 18
09:07 Number 17
09:57 Number 16
10:58 Number 15
11:55 Number 14
12:38 Number 13
13:26 Number 12
14:02 Number 11
15:15 Number 10
16:15 Number 9
17:16 Number 8
18:20 Number 7
19:26 Number 6
20:40 Number 5
22:14 Interlude
22:27 Number 3
23:25 Number 2
24:11 Number 1
26:15 Tribble Reward
26:52 Closing Credits
27:09 Easter Egg
When most people think science fiction, they first think of outer space. When a creator takes a risk and gets space sci-fi right, they become a legend. It’s why names like Kubrick, Lucas, Cameron, and Scott will live on.
GFR's Josh Tyler has spent his entire life watching, reading, and writing about space science fiction. That lifetime of love and obsession is paying off, for all of you, right now in one perfect, as unbiased as possible, ranking of space movies.
Will Avatar make the cut? How high will Star Wars rank? Full power to engines, these are the best space movies of all time, ranked from least great to greatest.
Note: Number 4, Interstellar, was removed due to a rights dispute.
🤖 Best Space Movies Text Version: giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/scifi/25-best-space-movies.html
00:00 Intro
01:33 Number 25
02:32 Number 24
03:19 Number 23
04:20 Number 22
05:08 Number 21
06:00 Number 20
06:54 Number 19
08:24 Number 18
09:07 Number 17
09:57 Number 16
10:58 Number 15
11:55 Number 14
12:38 Number 13
13:26 Number 12
14:02 Number 11
15:15 Number 10
16:15 Number 9
17:16 Number 8
18:20 Number 7
19:26 Number 6
20:40 Number 5
22:14 Interlude
22:27 Number 3
23:25 Number 2
24:11 Number 1
26:15 Tribble Reward
26:52 Closing Credits
27:09 Easter Egg
