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Best Space Thriller Movies

This collection ranks 74 space thriller movies. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top sits Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

74 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Mars Express

    2023· 1h 29m· fr

    7.5575
  4. 4

    Planet Terror

    2007· 1h 45m· en

    6.73.9K
  5. 5

    Marshland

    2014· 1h 44m· es

    7.01.1K
  6. 6

    U.S. Marshals

    1998· 2h 11m· en

    6.51.9K
  8. 8

    Space Cowboys

    2000· 2h 10m· en

    6.41.6K
  14. 14

    ShadowMarsh

    2022· 1h 25m· en

    8.02
  15. 15

    Space/Time

    2025· 1h 30m· en

    5.967
  22. 22

    Red Planet

    2000· 1h 46m· en

    5.71.2K
  24. 24

    Planet USA

    2013· 1h 47m· de

    5.33
  27. 27

    Space Truckers

    1996· 1h 35m· en

    5.5200
  30. 30

    The Marsh

    2002· 1h 25m· fr

    7.05
  32. 32

    Crawlspace

    1986· 1h 20m· en

    5.3101
  36. 36

    Safe Space

    2025· 1h 33m· en

    —0
  38. 38

    Hyper Space

    1989· 1h 21m· en

    1.01
  39. 39

    Spaceways

    1953· 1h 17m· en

    4.816
  40. 40

    Planet B

    2024· 1h 58m· fr

    5.270
  41. 41

    Crawlspace

    2022· 1h 30m· en

    5.8151
  43. 43

    The Planet

    2006· 1h 11m· en

    3.52

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Frequently asked questions

How many space thriller movies are there?

74 space thriller movies carry real rating data.

How are these space thriller films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best space thriller movie?

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes currently holds the #1 position.