Journey to the Center of the Sun (The Sun in science fiction movies)
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1. Where Have All the People Gone (1974 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 74 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
After a catastrophic solar flare decimates almost all life, reducing people to powdery substance, a group of survivors treks across the devastated Earth.
Director: John Llewellyn Moxey | Stars: Peter Graves, George O'Hanlon Jr., Kathleen Quinlan, Verna Bloom
Votes: 1,501
2. Journey to the Far Side of the Sun (1969)
G | 101 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
The European Space Exploration Council sends two astronauts to explore a planet similar to the Earth but located on the opposite side of the sun.
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Patrick Wymark, Lynn Loring
Votes: 4,046 | Gross: $0.33M
3. The Hideous Sun Demon (1958)
Unrated | 74 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After exposure to radiation, an atomic research scientist finds himself changing into a murderous, lizard-like creature every time he is exposed to sunlight.
Directors: Robert Clarke, Tom Boutross | Stars: Robert Clarke, Patricia Manning, Nan Peterson, Patrick Whyte
Votes: 1,576
4. An Impossible Voyage (1904)
Not Rated | 24 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Using every known means of transportation, several savants from the Geographic Society undertake a journey through the Alps to the Sun which finishes under the sea.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'Alcy, May de Lavergne
Votes: 4,002
5. Supernova (2005 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 172 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A scientific possibility becomes a terrifying reality when the most powerful force in the universe threatens to hurtle home.
Director: John Harrison | Stars: Luke Perry, Tia Carrere, Peter Fonda, Clemency Burton-Hill
Votes: 1,862
6. Solis (2018)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After a space mining operation gone bad, Troy is on an emergency escape vehicle drifting towards the sun. He gets radio contact with possible help but will they get there in time?
Director: Carl Strathie | Stars: Steven Ogg, Alice Lowe, Sid Phoenix, Henry Douthwaite
Votes: 3,770
7. Sunshine (2007)
R | 107 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A team of international astronauts is sent on a dangerous mission to reignite the dying Sun with a nuclear fission bomb in 2057.
Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Cillian Murphy, Rose Byrne, Chris Evans, Cliff Curtis
Votes: 267,549 | Gross: $3.68M
8. Finch (2021)
PG-13 | 115 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
On a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his creator's beloved dog learns about life, love, friendship and what it means to be human.
Director: Miguel Sapochnik | Stars: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones, Marie Wagenman, Lora Martinez-Cunningham
Votes: 97,171
9. Star Trek: The Animated Series (1973–1975)
TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The further adventures of Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the USS Enterprise, as they explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, George Takei
Votes: 8,186
10. Something in the Dirt (2022)
R | 116 min | Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Maverick filmmaking duo Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead offer up a twisted reflection of our paranoid times in this inventive mix of buddy comedy and sci-fi thriller.
Directors: Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead | Stars: Aaron Moorhead, Justin Benson, Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu
Votes: 5,273
11. One Under the Sun (2017)
TV-14 | 101 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Astronaut Kathryn Voss, sole survivor of a disastrous space mission, is desperate to reunite with her terminally ill daughter but becomes a fugitive when the government discovers she's returned to earth with an extraordinary gift.
Directors: Riyaana Hartley, Vincent Tran | Stars: Pooja Batra, Gene Farber, Michael Keeley, Ava Cantrell
Votes: 699
12. The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari (2022)
PG-13 | 98 min | Documentary
Portrays human bravery and resilience after a tragic volcano disaster in New Zealand.
Director: Rory Kennedy | Stars: Mark Inman, Hazel Osborne, Pouroto Ngaropo, Andy McGregor
Votes: 8,302
13. Pitch Black (2000)
R | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A transport ship crashes and leaves its crew stranded on a desert planet inhabited by bloodthirsty creatures that come out during an eclipse.
Director: David Twohy | Stars: Radha Mitchell, Cole Hauser, Vin Diesel, Keith David
Votes: 253,032 | Gross: $39.24M
14. 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: 118,515 | Gross: $33.70M
15. Battle Beyond the Sun (1959)
77 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two countries race to have the first successful landing on Mars.
Directors: Mikhail Karyukov, Aleksandr Kozyr, Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Ivan Pereverzev, Aleksandr Shvorin, Konstantin Bartashevich, Gurgen Tonunts
Votes: 1,100
16. The Wandering Earth (2019)
TV-MA | 125 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
With the sun dying out, a group of brave astronauts set out to find new planet for the whole human race.
Director: Frant Gwo | Stars: Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li, Man-Tat Ng
Votes: 36,346 | Gross: $5.88M
17. Dune Drifter (2020)
98 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
After a devastating orbital space battle, the survivor of a crashed star-fighter must navigate the harsh environment of a desolate planet to save herself before her life support expires.
Director: Marc Price | Stars: Phoebe Sparrow, Daisy Aitkens, Simon Dwyer-Thomas, Alastair Kirton
Votes: 1,584
18. Earthstorm (2006 TV Movie)
PG | 90 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A massive asteroid impact on the moon begins causing storms on Earth due to the sudden changes in ocean tides. Scientists conclude the only solution is to set nuclear charges on the Moon to implode it and keep it whole.
Director: Terry Cunningham | Stars: Stephen Baldwin, Amy Price-Francis, John Ralston, Dirk Benedict
Votes: 2,175
19. Damnation Alley (1977)
PG | 91 min | Sci-Fi
In a post-apocalyptic world, a group of survivors travel and find other settlements in huge custom designed all terrain vehicles.
Director: Jack Smight | Stars: Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield
Votes: 5,874 | Gross: $8.72M
20. The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
TV-PG | 51 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner.
Stars: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts, James Turley
Votes: 93,202
21. Neon City (1991)
R | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
"Mad Max" clone set in the not-too-distant future about a group of people trying to escape to a safe haven called Neon City after a solar disaster that has decimated the Earth.
Director: Monte Markham | Stars: Michael Ironside, Vanity, Lyle Alzado, Valerie Wildman
Votes: 1,247
22. 2012: Ice Age (2011 Video)
PG | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A volcanic eruption in Iceland sends a glacier towards North America, causing everything in it's path to freeze. A family man struggles to escape the onslaught of the coming ice age.
Director: Travis Fort | Stars: Patrick Labyorteaux, Julie McCullough, Katie Wilson, Nick Afanasiev
Votes: 6,331
23. The Eclipse: Courtship of the Sun and Moon (1907)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
As the clock strikes twelve, a weary astronomer attempts to answer the impertinent enquiries of his young students by scrutinising an impending lunar eclipse, as an effeminate and delicate moon caresses the mighty sun's hungry cosmic rays.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Mlle. Bodson, Manuel, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,411
24. Secrets of the Solar System (2020– )
50 min | Documentary
The ultimate guide to humankind's exploration of our Solar System, told by the passionate explorers who sent spacecraft to every major celestial body yet visited. From the raging inferno of... See full synopsis »
Stars: Jim Al-Khalili, Fran Bagenal, David Jewitt, Cathy Olkin
Votes: 108
25. Dante's Peak (1997)
PG-13 | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A volcanologist arrives at a countryside town recently named the second-most desirable place to live in America, and discovers that a nearby long-dormant volcano may awaken at any moment.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley
Votes: 98,400 | Gross: $67.13M
26. Solar Impact (2019)
86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Solar debris crashes down to Earth, causing widespread destruction and unleashing solar radiation around the world. As genetic mutations rapidly spread, a group of friends must fight to stay alive and escape the chaos.
Director: Craig Tudor James | Stars: Oliver Park, Natalie Martins, Lucy Aarden, Derek Nelson
Votes: 878
27. Lost in Space (1965–1968)
TV-G | 60 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
A space colony family struggles to survive when a spy/accidental stowaway throws their ship hopelessly off course.
Stars: Guy Williams, June Lockhart, Mark Goddard, Marta Kristen
Votes: 8,869
28. LX 2048 (2020)
103 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A fatally ill man tries to secure the future of his family in a world where the toxicity of the sun forces people to stay inside during the daytime.
Director: Guy Moshe | Stars: Juliet Aubrey, Anna Brewster, Gabrielle Cassi, James D'Arcy
Votes: 1,994
29. Solarbabies (1986)
PG-13 | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In a post-apocalyptic future ruled by the military, a group of renegade teenage orphans find a legendary orb, Bohdai, that can supposedly bring the rain back to dried up Earth.
Director: Alan Johnson | Stars: Richard Jordan, Jami Gertz, Jason Patric, Lukas Haas
Votes: 4,962 | Gross: $1.58M
30. Solaris (1968 TV Movie)
142 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Kris Kelvin joins the space station orbiting the planet Solaris, only to find its two crew members plagued by "phantoms," creations of Solaris. Kelvin is soon confronted with his own phantom, taking the shape of his dead wife Hari.
Directors: Lidiya Ishimbaeva, Boris Nirenburg | Stars: Vasiliy Lanovoy, Antonina Pilyus, Vladimir Etush, Viktor Zozulin
Votes: 448
31. Habitat (1997)
R | 120 min | Sci-Fi
In a future world where Earth's ozone layer has been completely destroyed, a brilliant but obsessed scientist, Hank Symes uses illegally obtained biological materials for an experiment that... See full summary »
Director: Rene Daalder | Stars: Balthazar Getty, Tchéky Karyo, Alice Krige, Kenneth Welsh
Votes: 963
32. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
G | 149 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood, William Sylvester, Daniel Richter
Votes: 719,795 | Gross: $56.95M
33. Firestarter (1984)
R | 114 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A couple who participated in a potent medical experiment gain telepathic ability and then have a child who is pyrokinetic.
Director: Mark L. Lester | Stars: Drew Barrymore, David Keith, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear
Votes: 36,920 | Gross: $15.10M
34. Let There Be Light (I) (2017)
PG-13 | 100 min | Drama
An atheist goes through a near-death experience in a car accident before converting to Christianity.
Director: Kevin Sorbo | Stars: Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, Daniel Roebuck, Donielle Artese
Votes: 3,230 | Gross: $7.23M
35. Volcano (1997)
PG-13 | 104 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A volcano erupts in downtown Los Angeles and a city official and a seismologist try to stop its inevitable flow through the city.
Director: Mick Jackson | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann, Don Cheadle
Votes: 81,566 | Gross: $49.32M
36. Darkness (2002)
PG-13 | 88 min | Horror
A teenage girl moves into a remote country house with her family, only to discover that their gloomy new home has a horrifying past that threatens to destroy the family.
Director: Jaume Balagueró | Stars: Anna Paquin, Lena Olin, Iain Glen, Giancarlo Giannini
Votes: 20,356 | Gross: $22.16M
37. Heatstroke (2008)
83 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Gradually people notice the heat index is rising, and that all life on Earth is at risk, for a hoard of alien dinosaurs want to take over; until a soldier and a ex-model step in to take back planet Earth.
Director: Andrew Prowse | Stars: D.B. Sweeney, Danica McKellar, Chris Cleveland, Kelly Rice
Votes: 899
38. Solar Crisis (1990)
PG-13 | 112 min | Sci-Fi, Thriller
A huge solar flare is predicted to fry the Earth. Astronauts must fly toward the sun to drop a talking bomb at the right time for the flare to be aimed elsewhere.
Directors: Richard C. Sarafian, Arthur Marks | Stars: Tim Matheson, Charlton Heston, Peter Boyle, Annabel Schofield
Votes: 2,074
39. The Orville (2017–2022)
TV-14 | 44 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Set 400 years in the future, the crew of the U.S.S. Orville continue their mission of exploration, navigating both the mysteries of the universe, and the complexities of their own interpersonal relationships.
Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Adrianne Palicki, Penny Johnson Jerald, Scott Grimes
Votes: 99,812
40. Skyfire (2019)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Tianhuo Island is as beautiful as a paradise. It almost makes people forget that it is located in the "Ring of Fire" the world-famous Pacific Rim volcanic belt. The volcano erupted, and the fate of the people in the island was entangled.
Director: Simon West | Stars: Bee Rogers, Alice Rietveld, Xueqi Wang, Hannah Quinlivan
Votes: 4,183
41. Stryker (1983)
R | 86 min | Action, Sci-Fi
The world's water supply has dried up due to some sort of apocalypse. A beautiful woman holds the secret to where one of the last springs being guarded by a group of Amazons. A "Road ... See full summary »
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Steve Sandor, Andria Savio, William Ostrander, Mike Lane
Votes: 804 | Gross: $1.72M
42. Water Wars (2014)
Not Rated | 78 min | Action
Catastrophic war, destroyed ecosystem, brink of extinction. War for the most valuable treasure of the time: water.
Director: Cirio H. Santiago | Stars: Michael Madsen, Kevin Stapleton, Monica Leigh, Athena Lundberg
Votes: 130
43. Goodbye Earth (2024– )
TV-MA | 60 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
An examination of despair and hope in individuals aware of an asteroid hurtling towards Earth, signifying the end of the world.
Stars: Ren Hanami, Harrison Xu, Eugene Ko, Yuuki Luna
Votes: 660
44. After Darkness (2014)
R | 98 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
As the SUN burns out, an American family gathers at the end of the world, their hopes for rescue slowly crumbling as they also confront long lasting divides amongst each other.
Director: Batan Silva | Stars: Kyra Sedgwick, Natalia Dyer, Tim Daly, Valorie Curry
Votes: 1,234
45. Space Odyssey: Voyage to the Planets (2004 TV Movie)
100 min | Documentary, Drama, Sci-Fi
This two-part science fiction docu-drama examines the possibilities of a dangerous, manned space mission to explore the inner and outer planets of the Solar system.
Director: Joe Ahearne | Stars: David Suchet, Martin McDougall, Joanne McQuinn, Rad Lazar
Votes: 1,017
46. Dune (2021)
PG-13 | 155 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A noble family becomes embroiled in a war for control over the galaxy's most valuable asset while its heir becomes troubled by visions of a dark future.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Zendaya, Oscar Isaac
Votes: 857,227 | Gross: $108.33M
47. The Outer Limits (1963–1965)
TV-PG | 51 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi
An anthology series of insightful science fiction tales.
Stars: Bob Johnson, Ben Wright, William Douglas, Robert Culp
Votes: 9,307
48. Into the Night (II) (2020–2021)
TV-MA | 35 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When radiation from the sun causes a global disaster on Earth, survivors on an overnight flight from Brussels race from city to city trying to stay ahead of the sun's rays by remaining in the cover of night.
Stars: Pauline Etienne, Laurent Capelluto, Mehmet Kurtulus, Babetida Sadjo
Votes: 36,159
49. Fire Serpent (2007 TV Movie)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
Alien creatures emerge from the sun and attack Earth.
Director: John Terlesky | Stars: Nicholas Brendon, Sandrine Holt, Randolph Mantooth, Robert Beltran
Votes: 1,022
50. Catching the Sun (2015)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Drama, History
An unemployed American worker, a Tea Party activist, and a Chinese solar entrepreneur race to lead the clean energy future. But who wins and who loses the battle for power in the 21st century?
Director: Shalini Kantayya
Votes: 596
51. Solar Attack (2006 TV Movie)
PG | 91 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When the sun's increasing expulsions of plasma threaten to ignite methane in our atmosphere, international tensions rise while scientists race for a solution to avoid natural disaster.
Director: Paul Ziller | Stars: Mark Dacascos, Joanne Kelly, Kevin Jubinville, Sugith Varughese
Votes: 1,159
52. Knowing (2009)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
M.I.T. professor John Koestler links a mysterious list of numbers from a time capsule to past and future disasters and sets out to prevent the ultimate catastrophe.
Director: Alex Proyas | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Chandler Canterbury, Rose Byrne, Lara Robinson
Votes: 247,617 | Gross: $79.96M
53. The Burning Dead (2015)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Fantasy, Horror
A sheriff must rescue an estranged family from a mountain during a volcano eruption and fight off a horde of lava-filled zombies brought to life by a curse.
Director: Rene Perez | Stars: Danny Trejo, Thomas Downey, Moniqua Plante, Nicole Carmela
Votes: 821
54. Exploding Sun (2013 TV Movie)
174 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A historic space launch triggers a solar-storm event that could have cataclysmic repercussions for the planet if it isn't stopped in time - and time is running out.
Director: Michael Robison | Stars: David James Elliott, Anthony Lemke, Natalie Brown, Alex Weiner
Votes: 1,441
55. Solarman (1992 TV Movie)
22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
Unsold animated TV pilot about an aspiring teenage comic book artist who is given an alien bracelet by a dying alien scientist that turns him into a superhero powered by the Sun who must stop an evil galactic overlord from destroying it.
Directors: John Gibbs, Brad Case, Joan Case, Jeff Hale, Terry Lennon, Norm McCabe, Margaret Nichols, Karen Peterson | Stars: M.G. Kelly, Bernard Erhard, Stan Jones, Lou Hunt
Votes: 88
56. Lavalantula (2015 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 83 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Volcanic eruptions in Los Angeles unleash a swarm of gigantic, lava-breathing tarantulas.
Director: Mike Mendez | Stars: Steve Guttenberg, Nia Peeples, Patrick Renna, Carlos Bernard
Votes: 3,534
57. Super Eruption (2011 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
The super volcano under Yellowstone erupts after thousands of years, putting millions at risk, and it's up to Rangers Charlie Young and Kate to save the day.
Director: Matt Codd | Stars: Richard Burgi, Juliet Aubrey, MyAnna Buring, Alex Wyndham
Votes: 812
58. Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999)
TV-PG | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
In the vicinity of the liberated planet of Bajor, the Federation space station Deep Space Nine guards the opening of a stable wormhole to the far side of the galaxy.
Stars: Avery Brooks, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, Alexander Siddig
Votes: 70,820
59. Fire and Ice (1983)
PG | 81 min | Animation, Adventure, Fantasy
At the end of the ice age, an evil queen and her son are set on conquering the world using magic and warriors. The lone survivor of a crushed village fights back as does the king of Fire Keep.
Director: Ralph Bakshi | Stars: Randy Norton, Cynthia Leake, Steve Sandor, Sean Hannon
Votes: 12,634 | Gross: $0.76M
60. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
PG-13 | 192 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Jake Sully lives with his newfound family formed on the extrasolar moon Pandora. Once a familiar threat returns to finish what was previously started, Jake must work with Neytiri and the army of the Na'vi race to protect their home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang
Votes: 494,632 | Gross: $659.68M
61. End of the World (2018)
Not Rated | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
As mass of solar storms causes tsunamis, volcanoes, and flooding, a city-dwelling family attempts to flee to the relative safety of a group of high-elevation caves several miles away.
Director: Maximilian Elfeldt | Stars: Jhey Castles, Joseph Michael Harris, Evan James Henderson, Jacqueline Scislowski
Votes: 791
62. Night of the Big Heat (1967)
GP | 94 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
While mainland Britain shivers in deepest winter, the northern island of Fara bakes in the nineties.
Director: Terence Fisher | Stars: Christopher Lee, Patrick Allen, Peter Cushing, Jane Merrow
Votes: 2,336
63. When Time Ran Out... (1980)
PG | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An active volcano threatens a south Pacific island resort and its guests as a power struggle ensues between the property's developer and a drilling foreman.
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Edward Albert
Votes: 3,203 | Gross: $1.70M
64. The Lost Missile (1958)
Approved | 70 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi
A strange missile from outer space circles the Earth at low altitudes, destroying everything in its path.
Directors: Lester Wm. Berke, William Berke | Stars: Robert Loggia, Ellen Parker, Phillip Pine, Larry Kerr
Votes: 1,024
65. Ozone Layer (2009)
Short, Sci-Fi
The world goes nocturnal as the ozone layer is completely depleted and people get instant skin cancer if exposed to sun.
Director: Naresh Kumar Kc | Star: Niroj Maharjan
Votes: 7
66. Solar Flare (2008)
PG-13 | 87 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A young math genius discovers a huge solar storm on the verge of destroying the Earth's power grid and he must alert the world before a powerful businessman stops him.
Director: Fred Olen Ray | Stars: Michelle Clunie, Tracey Gold, Chris Brochu, Kasan Butcher
Votes: 622 | Gross: $0.00M
67. Firequake (2014 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 90 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
When a revolutionary new energy source begins to seep below the Earth's crust, the explosive product sets off giant blasts of fire and violent earthquakes. Now the creator of this new technology is the only one who can stop it.
Director: Geoff Browne | Stars: Alexandra Paul, Zoe Barker, Nigel Barber, James Weber Brown
Votes: 536
68. Dune (1984)
PG-13 | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Leonardo Cimino
Votes: 179,622 | Gross: $30.93M
69. The Cathedral (2002)
7 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Jola Rzebuska, Maria Kucharska, Marcin Jaskowski, Piotr Widlarz
Votes: 4,909
70. Mission to the Sun (2019 TV Movie)
60 min | Documentary
A look at NASA's Parker Solar Probe, which launched its mission to explore the sun in August 2018.
Director: Daniel M. Smith | Stars: Henry Goodman, Jack Baker, Nicky Fox, Jeffrey Johnson
Votes: 258
71. 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: 260,556 | Gross: $50.19M
72. Bloody Birthday (1981)
R | 85 min | Horror, Thriller
Three children are born at the height of an eclipse of the sun. Ten years later, they begin to murder the people around them - even their family members.
Director: Ed Hunt | Stars: Lori Lethin, Melinda Cordell, Julie Brown, Joe Penny
Votes: 5,673
73. Solaris (1972)
PG | 167 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky | Stars: Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet, Vladislav Dvorzhetskiy
Votes: 98,295
74. Ice (1998 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 93 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
After the whole North of the Equator freezes below zero, a group of people in Los Angeles risk their lives while trying to "escape" from the city's hostile conditions, in order to take a ship to a hotter place on Earth.
Director: Jean de Segonzac | Stars: Grant Show, Udo Kier, Eva LaRue, Flex Alexander
Votes: 1,261
75. Star Trek: Voyager (1995–2001)
TV-PG | 44 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the Federation is seventy-five years away at maximum warp speed, a Starfleet ship must cooperate with Maquis rebels to find a way home.
Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill
Votes: 77,370
76. The Expanse (2015–2022)
TV-14 | 60 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
The disappearance of rich-girl-turned-political-activist links the lives of Ceres detective, accidental ship captain and U.N. politician. Amidst political tension between Earth, Mars and the Belt, they unravel the greatest conspiracy.
Stars: Steven Strait, Dominique Tipper, Wes Chatham, Shohreh Aghdashloo
Votes: 172,401
77. Eruption: LA (2018)
Unrated | 86 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
As the earth crumbles under the feet of the unsuspecting Angelenos, and a sea of hot lava is about to boil over, a geology geek and a young disaster-movie diva must avert a nightmare come true. Will the mayor act fast before it's too late?
Director: Sean Cain | Stars: Matthew Atkinson, Lexi Johnson, Eric Etebari, Amy Paffrath
Votes: 399
78. Crack in the World (1965)
Not Rated | 96 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
A dying scientist pushes forward his project to tap through to the Earth's magma layer, with results that threaten to destroy the Earth as we know it.
Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: Dana Andrews, Janette Scott, Kieron Moore, Alexander Knox
Votes: 2,873
79. Planet of the Humans (2019)
100 min | Documentary
Planet of the Humans takes a harsh look at how the environmental movement has lost the battle through well-meaning but disastrous choices.
Director: Jeff Gibbs | Stars: Jeff Gibbs, David Joos, Kristin Zimmerman, J. Peter Lark
Votes: 3,334
80. Les soleils de l'île de Pâques (1972)
90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Six people find a mysterious mark in the center of their left hand and all independently go to Easter Island in hopes to uncover the mystery.
Director: Pierre Kast | Stars: Norma Bengell, Françoise Brion, Jacques Charrier, Maurice Garrel
Votes: 186
81. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
R | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the future, Highlander Connor MacLeod must prevent the destruction of Earth under an anti-ozone shield.
Director: Russell Mulcahy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Sean Connery, Virginia Madsen, Michael Ironside
Votes: 48,101 | Gross: $15.56M
82. Blind Sun (2015)
Not Rated | 88 min | Horror, Mystery
Greece. A seaside resort plagued by a heavy heatwave. Water is rare and violence is ready to explode. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, guards a French family's villa while they are away. In ... See full summary »
Director: Joyce A. Nashawati | Stars: Ziad Bakri, Mimi Denissi, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Giannis Stankoglou
Votes: 1,660
83. Ashfall (2019)
TV-14 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Stagnant since 1903, at an elevation of 2,744 m, a volcano erupts on the mythical and majestic Baekdu Mountain.
Directors: Kim Byung-seo, Lee Hae-jun | Stars: Lee Byung-hun, Ha Jung-woo, Jeon Hye-jin, Ma Dong-seok
Votes: 5,992
84. When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
G | 96 min | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Sanna escapes being sacrificed and meets Tara. Together, they live in a seaside tribe that worships the Sun God and survive the dangers of the creatures from the Mesozoic Era.
Director: Val Guest | Stars: Victoria Vetri, Robin Hawdon, Patrick Allen, Drewe Henley
Votes: 2,885 | Gross: $0.37M
85. Firestarter: Rekindled (2002)
Not Rated | 82 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young woman who has the ability to start fires with her mind, must now face the trauma of her childhood by battling with a group of very talented children and their cruel leader, John Rainbird.
Stars: Marguerite Moreau, Malcolm McDowell, Dennis Hopper, Danny Nucci
Votes: 3,189
86. Solar Quest (1981 Video Game)
Action, Sci-Fi
A vector space combat game. You have to destroy alien ships invading your solar system and rescue the survivors before they fall into the sun and die.
Votes: 16
87. Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Despite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of ... See full summary »
Director: J.P. Howell | Stars: Casper Van Dien, Vincent Gale, Stefanie von Pfetten, Venus Terzo
Votes: 975
88. Dune (2000)
Not Rated | 265 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A three-part miniseries on politics, betrayal, lust, greed and the coming of a Messiah. Based on Frank Herbert's classic science fiction novel.
Stars: William Hurt, Alec Newman, Giancarlo Giannini, Uwe Ochsenknecht
Votes: 24,899
89. Paradox (2009–2010)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi
During a period of high activity on the sun a physicist receives images in his lab that show an event that has yet to happen.
Stars: Tamzin Outhwaite, Emun Elliott, Mark Bonnar, Chiké Okonkwo
Votes: 2,019
90. Nightfall (2000 Video)
R | 82 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
When a distant planet's six suns slowly disappear, the population is overwhelmed with fear and superstition.
Director: Gwyneth Gibby | Stars: Jennifer Burns, Winsome Brown, Joseph Hodge, David Carradine
Votes: 485
91. Flight Crew (2016)
TV-14 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Aircraft crew members must put off their differences when a natural disaster threatens to death hundreds of tourists.
Director: Nikolay Lebedev | Stars: Danila Kozlovskiy, Vladimir Mashkov, Agne Grudyte, Sergey Kempo
Votes: 6,003
92. The Time Machine (1960)
G | 103 min | Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi
A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
Director: George Pal | Stars: Rod Taylor, Alan Young, Yvette Mimieux, Sebastian Cabot
Votes: 44,863
93. Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023)
TV-MA | 46 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Follow-up series to Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002) that centers on Jean-Luc Picard in the next chapter of his life.
Stars: Patrick Stewart, Michelle Hurd, Jeri Ryan, Alison Pill
Votes: 94,741
94. Star Trek (1966–1969)
TV-PG | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
In the 23rd Century, Captain James T. Kirk and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise explore the galaxy and defend the United Federation of Planets.
Stars: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols
Votes: 92,967
95. The Dark Side of the Sun (2017 TV Movie)
Documentary
Scientists and engineers who built the world's largest solar telescope and launched the first solar probe into space help predict and prepare the planet for solar storms.
Directors: Paul Bozymowski, Nathaniel Kahn | Star: Sting
Votes: 72
96. Into the Inferno (2016)
104 min | Documentary
An exploration of active volcanoes around the world.
Director: Werner Herzog | Stars: Werner Herzog, Katia Krafft, Maurice Krafft, Clive Oppenheimer
Votes: 9,970
97. The Sun (2006 TV Movie)
Documentary
A revealing portrait of our closest star - the sun. Responsible for all life on Earth, the sun has always been worshipped. In the Stone Age, monuments were built to its constancy and ... See full summary »
Star: Andrew Lincoln
Votes: 10
98. Yakamoz S-245 (2022)
TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
After disaster strikes Earth, a marine biologist on a submarine research mission must fight to survive with the crew as a conspiracy comes to light.
Stars: Kivanç Tatlitug, Jerry Hoffmann, Ecem Uzun, Özge Özpirinçci
Votes: 8,468
99. Solar Storm
Action, Adventure, Drama | Announced
A solar storm hits the Earth sending a city into chaos and three of its inhabitants on a journey of discovery, pursuit and death.
Stars: Swen Temmel, Werner Daehn, Joe Rabl
100. The Wandering Earth II (2023)
Not Rated | 173 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Humans built huge engines on the surface of the earth to find a new home. But the road to the universe is perilous. In order to save earth, young people once again have to step forward to start a race against time for life and death.
Director: Frant Gwo | Stars: Andy Lau, Ren Hanami, Hao Feng, Jing Wu
Votes: 13,612 | Gross: $5.02M
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