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51. Monster Hunter (2020)
PG-13 | 103 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
When Cpt. Artemis and her loyal soldiers are transported to a new world, they engage in a desperate battle for survival against enormous enemies with incredible powers. Feature film based on the video game by Capcom.
Director: Paul W.S. Anderson | Stars: Milla Jovovich, Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, Tip 'T.I.' Harris
Votes: 68,352 | Gross: $15.16M
52. After Earth (2013)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A crash landing leaves Kitai Raige and his father Cypher stranded on Earth, a millennium after events forced humanity's escape. With Cypher injured, Kitai must embark on a perilous journey to signal for help.
Director: M. Night Shyamalan | Stars: Jaden Smith, David Denman, Will Smith, Sophie Okonedo
Votes: 209,231 | Gross: $60.52M
53. The Black Hole (1979)
PG | 98 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A research vessel finds a missing ship, commanded by a mysterious scientist, on the edge of a black hole.
Director: Gary Nelson | Stars: Maximilian Schell, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Joseph Bottoms
Votes: 28,111
54. Blood Red Sky (2021)
TV-MA | 121 min | Action, Drama, Horror
A woman with a mysterious illness is forced into action when a group of terrorists attempt to hijack a transatlantic overnight flight.
Director: Peter Thorwarth | Stars: Peri Baumeister, Carl Anton Koch, Alexander Scheer, Kais Setti
Votes: 54,975
55. Executive Decision (1996)
R | 133 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
When terrorists seize control of an airliner, an intelligence analyst accompanies a commando unit for a midair boarding operation.
Director: Stuart Baird | Stars: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry, Steven Seagal, John Leguizamo
Votes: 61,738 | Gross: $56.57M
56. Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The Enterprise is diverted to the Romulan homeworld Romulus, supposedly because they want to negotiate a peace treaty. Captain Picard and his crew discover a serious threat to the Federation once Praetor Shinzon plans to attack Earth.
Director: Stuart Baird | Stars: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton
Votes: 84,088 | Gross: $43.25M
57. Silent Running (1972)
G | 89 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a future where all flora is extinct on Earth, an astronaut is given orders to destroy the last of Earth's botany, kept in a greenhouse aboard a spacecraft.
Director: Douglas Trumbull | Stars: Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, Jesse Vint
Votes: 31,559 | Gross: $0.69M
58. Bleeding Steel (2017)
R | 109 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A Special Forces Agent is assigned to protect a scientist and his creation from a sinister gang.
Director: Leo Zhang | Stars: Jackie Chan, Show Lo, Na-Na OuYang, Erica Xia-Hou
Votes: 11,123
59. Passenger 57 (1992)
R | 84 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
An airline security expert must take action when he finds himself trapped on a passenger jet when terrorists seize control of it.
Director: Kevin Hooks | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Bruce Payne, Tom Sizemore, Alex Datcher
Votes: 50,826 | Gross: $44.07M
60. Dark Star (1974)
G | 83 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
In the far reaches of space, a small crew, 20 years into their solitary mission, find things beginning to go hilariously wrong.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Dan O'Bannon, Dre Pahich, Brian Narelle, Cal Kuniholm
Votes: 27,360
61. Lockout (2012)
PG-13 | 95 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the President's daughter from an outer-space prison taken over by violent inmates.
Directors: James Mather, Steve Saint Leger | Stars: Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan
Votes: 101,038 | Gross: $14.33M
62. Passengers (2008)
PG-13 | 93 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.
Director: Rodrigo García | Stars: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, David Morse, Andre Braugher
Votes: 39,338 | Gross: $0.27M
63. Space Truckers (1996)
PG-13 | 95 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A space trucker and his cute fiancee are on their way from a space station to Earth with an unknown cargo. When space pirates hijack them, 5000 disintegrator robots are found in the cargo.
Director: Stuart Gordon | Stars: Tim Loane, Ian Beattie, Olwen Fouéré, Shane Rimmer
Votes: 8,746
64. Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins (1985)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
An officially "dead" cop is trained to become an extraordinary unique assassin in service of the US President.
Director: Guy Hamilton | Stars: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston
Votes: 13,938
65. Space Sweepers (2021)
TV-MA | 136 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Set in the year 2092 and follows the crew of a space junk collector ship called The Victory. When they discover a humanoid robot named Dorothy that's known to be a weapon of mass destruction, they get involved in a risky business deal.
Director: Sung-hee Jo | Stars: Song Joong-ki, Kim Tae-ri, Jin Seon-kyu, Yoo Hae-jin
Votes: 28,798
66. DeepStar Six (1989)
R | 99 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
A team of navy personnel stationed at a temporary base at the bottom of the ocean and tasked with setting up nuclear missiles discovers a huge underwater cavern which houses a giant prehistoric creature.
Director: Sean S. Cunningham | Stars: Greg Evigan, Nancy Everhard, Taurean Blacque, Miguel Ferrer
Votes: 13,283 | Gross: $8.14M
67. The Last Days on Mars (2013)
R | 98 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of astronaut explorers succumb one by one to a mysterious and terrifying force while collecting specimens on Mars.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Romola Garai, Olivia Williams
Votes: 39,023 | Gross: $0.02M
68. Altitude (2017)
R | 88 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
A female FBI agent is offered millions to help a thief escape from a hijacked airplane.
Director: Alex Merkin | Stars: Denise Richards, Dolph Lundgren, Jonathan Lipnicki, Greer Grammer
Votes: 4,154
69. The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979)
PG | 113 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A supersonic airborne disaster. In order to survive a flight headed for the Moscow Olympics, passengers of the Concorde must endure aerial acrobatics to dodge missiles and survive a device that decompresses the plane.
Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert Wagner, George Kennedy
Votes: 6,983 | Gross: $13.00M
70. Carter (2022)
TV-MA | 132 min | Action, Thriller
Thrown straight into a dangerous mission with none of his memories intact, a man must escape death while trying to figure out who he is, how he ended up here, and who is the mysterious voice in his ear calling him "Carter"?
Director: Jung Byung-gil | Stars: Joo Won, Kim Bo-Min, Lee Sung-jae, Camilla Belle
Votes: 9,917
71. This Island Earth (1955)
Passed | 86 min | Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Aliens come to Earth seeking scientists to help them in their war.
Directors: Joseph M. Newman, Jack Arnold | Stars: Jeff Morrow, Faith Domergue, Rex Reason, Lance Fuller
Votes: 10,718
72. The Death of Superman (2018 Video)
PG-13 | 81 min | Animation, Action, Fantasy
Superman battles against an insurmountable foe named Doomsday.
Directors: Jake Castorena, Sam Liu | Stars: Jerry O'Connell, Rebecca Romijn, Rainn Wilson, Rosario Dawson
Votes: 19,620
73. Sharknado 2: The Second One (2014 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 95 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
Fin and April are on their way to New York City, until a category seven hurricane spawns heavy rain, storm surges, and deadly Sharknadoes.
Director: Anthony C. Ferrante | Stars: Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica A. Fox, Mark McGrath
Votes: 20,577
74. Justice League: War (2014 Video)
PG-13 | 79 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The world's finest heroes found the Justice League in order to stop an alien invasion of Earth.
Director: Jay Oliva | Stars: Sean Astin, Zach Callison, Christopher Gorham, Justin Kirk
Votes: 37,641
75. By Dawn's Early Light (1990 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 100 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A non-NATO nuclear missile is fired from Turkey at USSR, where it detonates. Soviet response is automatic as it's seen as a NATO missile. Can continued escalation be avoided? We follow the US president and a bomber crew.
Director: Jack Sholder | Stars: Powers Boothe, Rebecca De Mornay, James Earl Jones, Martin Landau
Votes: 4,111
76. Doomsday Machine (1976)
Not Rated | 83 min | Sci-Fi
Spies discover that the Red Chinese have built a "doomsday machine" capable of destroying the surface of the Earth, and that they plan to use it within a matter of days.
Directors: Harry Hope, Lee Sholem, Herbert J. Leder | Stars: Bobby Van, Ruta Lee, Mala Powers, James Craig
Votes: 1,386
77. The Anomaly (2014)
Not Rated | 97 min | Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi
An ex-soldier named Ryan Reeve is taken captive by the "Anomaly" organization where he learns that he only has 9:47 minutes/seconds to find out why they want him dead.
Director: Noel Clarke | Stars: Noel Clarke, Ian Somerhalder, Brian Cox, Alexis Knapp
Votes: 7,763
78. Some Girls Do (1969)
G | 91 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A series of unexplainable accidents befall the people and companies responsible for developing the world's first supersonic airliner (SST1). A British agent is sent to investigate and with ... See full summary »
Director: Ralph Thomas | Stars: Richard Johnson, Daliah Lavi, Beba Loncar, James Villiers
Votes: 810
79. Fortress 2: Re-Entry (2000)
R | 92 min | Action, Sci-Fi
7 years after the original Fortress movie, Brennick along with the rebels are captured and sent to a new, more sophisticated fortress prison, in outer space.
Director: Geoff Murphy | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Beth Toussaint, Willie Garson, Aidan Ostrogovich
Votes: 7,333
80. Deep Shock (2003 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Horror
A mysterious trench has formed on the ocean floor, and a deadly species of creature emerges from the depths.
Director: Phillip J. Roth | Stars: David Keith, Simmone Mackinnon, Mark Sheppard, Sean Whalen
Votes: 1,081
81. Descent Into Darkness (2002)
R | 96 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Deep in the Mariana Sea Basin, several miners have died under mysterious circumstances. Officer Will Murdock of the Deep Submersible Division is brought down to investigate. Will anyone reach the surface alive?
Director: Daniel Knauf | Stars: Dean Cain, Scott Wiper, Biliana Petrinska, Maxim Genchev
Votes: 467
82. Torrente 3: El protector (2005)
Unrated | 91 min | Comedy, Crime
The horrendous spanish detective becomes a bodyward in his new third adventure.
Director: Santiago Segura | Stars: Santiago Segura, José Mota, Javier Gutiérrez, Carlos Latre
Votes: 6,285
83. The Crowded Sky (1960)
Not Rated | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Disaster movie about a Navy jet and a commercial airliner heading for a mid air collision.
Director: Joseph Pevney | Stars: Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., John Kerr
Votes: 968
84. Velocity Trap (1999)
R | 86 min | Action, Sci-Fi
A cop framed for murder is the only one not in cryosleep when a team of thieves boards the armored treasury spaceship he's on to steal its load - 40 billion universal dollars - and then ram the ship into a comet to cover their tracks.
Director: Phillip J. Roth | Stars: Olivier Gruner, Alicia Coppola, Ken Olandt, Jorja Fox
Votes: 899
85. Retrograde (2004)
R | 93 min | Action, Sci-Fi
Two time travelers with opposing views are sent back to the present aboard a research ship in the Antarctic to prevent a global biological disaster from occuring.
Director: Christopher Kulikowski | Stars: Dolph Lundgren, Silvia De Santis, Joe Montana, Gary Daniels
Votes: 1,767
86. Tripping the Rift (2000)
5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Simply a computer graphics parody of many science-fiction TV series and movies out there.
Director: Chris Moeller | Stars: Stephen Root, Patricia Beckmann-Wells, Terry Farrell, Chris Moeller
Votes: 717
87. Crashpoint - 90 Minuten bis zum Absturz (2009 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 96 min | Drama
After a mid-air collision, an uncontrollable passenger plane with 90 souls on board speeds through the skies over Germany. The impact point for the inevitable plane crash is easily ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Jauch | Stars: Peter Haber, Maximilian von Pufendorf, Bernadette Heerwagen, Julia Hartmann
Votes: 477
88. On/Off (I) (2013)
12 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Obsessed by a mysterious voice message, astronaut Meredith will face its paradoxical condition in order to stay connected to his humanity.
Director: Thierry Lorenzi | Stars: Carole Brana, Arben Bajraktaraj, Patrick Noerie
Votes: 102
89.
Star Trek: Enterprise (2001–2005)
Episode:
Regeneration
(2003)
TV-PG | 43 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
An Arctic research team makes a startling find: cybernetic creatures - Borg - buried in the ice. When the revived aliens seize control of a spacecraft, it's up to Archer to keep them from contacting the Collective and threatening Earth.
Director: David Livingston | Stars: Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating
Votes: 2,592
90.
Family Guy (1999– )
Episode:
Holy Crap
(1999)
TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Comedy
Peter seeks divine inspiration when his retired father comes to visit and makes life troublesome; Chris suffers a gastrointestinal impasse.
Directors: Neil Affleck, Peter Shin, Roy Allen Smith | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein, Seth Green, Lori Alan
Votes: 2,603
91.
Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode:
Blow Out
(2005)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
The pilot of a British airliner is partially sucked out of the cockpit after his windscreen blows out in flight.
Director: Nigel Levy | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Andrew Loudon, Howard Teale, Benedict Sandiford
Votes: 209
92.
Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode:
Hanging by a Thread
(2005)
TV-14 | 49 min | Documentary, Crime, History
The roof tears off of Aloha Airlines 243, a Boeing 737, at 24,000 feet.
Director: Andy Webb | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Robin Schisler, Greg Ellwand, Alina Lee
Votes: 165
93.
Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode:
Unlocking Disaster
(2003)
TV-14 | Documentary, Crime, History
On United Airlines flight 811, the cargo door suddenly opens in-flight and tears a portion of the fuselage. The crew attempts landing back in Honolulu.
Director: Bryn Higgins | Stars: David Bamber, Jano Frandsen, Chris Gibson, Bill Dow
Votes: 195
94.
Supernatural (2005–2020)
Episode:
Phantom Traveler
(2005)
TV-14 | 43 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A friend of John's calls Sam and Dean for help about a strange recording on the black box of a crashed plane. They soon realize that the demon which caused the crash is picking off the crash's only seven survivors.
Director: Robert Singer | Stars: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Jaime Ray Newman, Brian Markinson
Votes: 7,647
95.
The Twilight Zone (1959–1964)
Episode:
Nightmare at 20,000 Feet
(1963)
TV-PG | 25 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A man, newly recovered from a nervous breakdown, becomes convinced that a monster only he sees is damaging the plane he's flying in.
Director: Richard Donner | Stars: William Shatner, Christine White, Ed Kemmer, Asa Maynor
Votes: 5,530
96.
MythBusters (2003–2018)
Episode:
Explosive Decompression/Frog Giggin'/Rear Axle
(2004)
TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, Mystery, Reality-TV
In this episode of MythBusters, Jamie and Adam pull out the artillery when they shoot a bullet hole into the shell of an aircraft and find out if that single shot will cause explosive ... See full summary »
Stars: Jamie Hyneman, Adam Savage, Heather Joseph-Witham, Jim Bohan
Votes: 199
97.
Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode:
Behind Closed Doors
(2008)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, History
It's one of the most alarming disasters in the history of aviation, not just because of the crash, but why it happened.
Director: James Hyslop | Stars: Jonathan Aris, John Watson, Robin Wilcock, Cara Ricketts
Votes: 134
98.
Air Crash Investigation (2003– )
Episode:
Operation Babylift
(2009)
TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary, Crime, History
An American C-5 Galaxy is flying orphaned Vietnamese babies out of Saigon into safety when things go horribly wrong at 23,000 feet. The investigation uncovers some shady practices and also the heroism of the crew trying to save every life.
Director: Tim Wolochatiuk | Stars: Jonathan Aris, Jimmy Byron, Peter Pasyk, Marcel St. Pierre
Votes: 104
99.
Doctor Who (2005–2022)
Episode:
Flesh and Stone
(2010)
TV-PG | 43 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
The Doctor, Amy, Dr. Song and the remaining soldiers manage to escape from the crashed ship and into the forest. The Angels attempt to create a rift in time and space such as the Doctor had... See full summary »
Director: Adam Smith | Stars: Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Alex Kingston, Iain Glen
Votes: 7,629
100.
Urban Legends (2007–2011)
Episode:
Close Calls
(2011)
PG-13 | 24 min | Crime, Drama, Fantasy
A female serial killer goes on a crime spree; a man avoids death; a married couple's infidelities.
Stars: Michael Allcock, Christian Bako, Trina Brooks, Rebecca Crawford
Votes: 10