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Soldier (1998)
, 1h39Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, War, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Sur une planète fictive, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Space opera
Actors Kurt Russell, Jason Scott Lee, Connie Nielsen, Michael Chiklis, Gary Busey, Sean Pertwee
In 1996, as part of a new military training program, a group of orphaned infants are selected at birth and raised as highly disciplined soldiers with no understanding of anything but military routine. They are trained to be ruthless professionals, and all those considered to be physically or mentally unworthy are executed. The survivors are turned into ultimate fighting machines, but have no understanding of the outside world.
The Ice Pirates (1984)
, 1h31Directed by Stewart Raffill
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about religion, Comedy science fiction films, Demons in film, Space opera
Actors Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, Anjelica Huston, Ron Perlman, Bruce Vilanch
The film takes place in a distant future where water is so scarce and rationed that it is considered an immensely valuable substance, both as a commodity and as a currency in ice cubes. The Templars of Mithra control the water and they destroyed worlds that had natural water leaving the galaxy virtually dry. Pirates dedicate their lives to raiding ships and looting the ice from the cargo holds to make a living. Jason (Robert Urich) is the leader of a band of pirates that raided a Templar cruiser for its ice, and discovered a beautiful princess (Mary Crosby) in a stasis pod. He decided to kidnap her, waking her up, and alarming the Templars. Jason and his pirates fled, but were pursued by Templar ships. Jason let some of his crew, Maida (Anjelica Huston) and Zeno (Ron Perlman), escape while Roscoe (Michael D. Roberts) stayed to help Jason. They were captured. During their capture, they met Killjoy (John Matuszak) who's been pretending to be monk to avoid being a slave. Jason and Roscoe are sentenced to become slaves, a process which includes castration. Roscoe and Jason are spared castration by the princess, who has taken an interest in them. Princess Karina purchased them as her slaves, to work as servants during her party. That evening, they were reunited with Killjoy (disguised as a robot). Jason, Karina, Roscoe, Killjoy and Nanny managed to leave the planet before the Supreme Commander (John Carradine) arrived to arrest her. Princess Karina is spoiled, and she hired Jason so she can find her father, who went missing while searching for a planet with water. It is rumored he discovered one and the Templars would do anything to keep it a secret in order to maintain power. On their next planet, Jason and Roscoe got reunited with their fellow pirates, Maida and Zeno. They proceed to locate the "lost" planet that contains massive amounts of water. The planet must be approached on a specific course or the ship will be suspended in time forever. The course apparently contains some sort of real or illusory time distortion (resulting in both the heroes and the villains reaching old age during the climactic battle). In the end, the day is saved by the now-adult son of Karina and Jason, the result of a romantic tryst just before entering the time distortion field. As the heroes exit the field, everyones ages regress to what they originally were, leaving Jason and Karin with the knowledge that they will have a child together.
Ghosts of Mars (2001)
, 1h38Directed by John Carpenter
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Mars in film, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Ghost films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Ice Cube, Natasha Henstridge, Jason Statham, Pam Grier, Clea DuVall, Joanna Cassidy
Set in the second half of the 22nd century, Mars has been 84% terraformed, allowing humans to walk on the surface without pressure suits. Martian society has become matriarchal, with women in most positions of authority. The story concerns police officer Melanie Ballard (Natasha Henstridge), second in command of a team alongside Sergeant Jericho (Jason Statham) sent to a remote mining outpost to transport prisoner Desolation Williams (Ice Cube). Arriving at the remote mining town, Ballard finds all of the people missing. She learns that they had discovered an underground doorway created by an ancient Martian civilization. When the door was opened it released disembodied spirits or "ghosts", which took possession of the miners.
Salyut-7 (2017)
Directed by Klim Chipenko
Origin Russie
Genres Drama, Biography, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Disaster films
Actors Vladimir Vdovitchenkov, Pavel Derevyanko, Maria Mironova
En février 1985, la station spatiale soviétique Salyut 7, inoccupée depuis six mois, cesse de répondre aux signaux envoyés depuis le Centre de contrôle des vols spatiaux TsUP et ne parvient visiblement plus à contrôler son orientation. Les autorités redoutent la chute de l'installation sur la Terre, ce qui peut produire de nombreuses victimes et causer des ennuis importants à l'Union soviétique dans le contexte de la guerre froide. Pour essayer de sauver la station, il est décidé de lancer deux cosmonautes les plus qualifiés, Vladimir Fedorov et Viktor Alekhine, à bord de Soyouz T-13 pour rattraper la station morte, identifier l'origine du problème et le corriger. Le rendez-vous spatial se déroule avec succès. Les deux cosmonautes commencent à travailler à la réparation de la panne, tout en comprenant que leur retour sur la Terre peut être compromis, la station ne répond à aucun contrôle humain.
Critters (1986)
, 1h22Directed by Stephen Herek
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Comedy horror films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dee Wallace, M. Emmet Walsh, Billy "Green" Bush, Scott Grimes, Billy Zane, Nadine van der Velde
The film begins on a prison set on an asteroid, from which a group of 'Crites' are set to be transported to another station. When the Crites kill two guards and injure three, hijack a ship from the station, and escape, the commander of the station hires two shape-changing bounty hunters to pursue them.
, 1h37Directed by George Lucas, David Acomba, Steve Binder
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Musical, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Monde imaginaire, Christmas films, Dans l'espace, Sur une planète fictive, Comedy science fiction films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Musical films, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Robot films
Actors Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker
On Life Day, Chewbacca, accompanied by Han Solo, is headed home to see his family. Along the way, the duo are chased by two Star Destroyers, but they escape into hyperspace.
Meteor (1979)
, 1h47Directed by Ronald Neame
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, La fin du monde, Films about religion, Films set in the future, Political films, Dystopian films, Impact events in fiction, Space opera, Disaster films, American disaster films
Actors Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Brian Keith, Henry Fonda, Martin Landau
After the asteroid Orpheus is hit by a comet, a five-mile chunk of Orpheus is sent on a collision course towards Earth, which will cause an extinction-level event. While the United States government engages in political maneuvering, smaller asteroid fragments precede the main body, wreaking havoc on the planet. The United States has a secret orbiting nuclear missile platform satellite named Hercules, which was designed by Dr. Paul Bradley (Sean Connery). It was intended to defend Earth against a massive space rock, but instead was demoted to become an orbiting super weapon now aimed at Russia. However, its fourteen nuclear missiles are not enough to stop the meteor.
Enemy Mine (1985)
, 1h48Directed by Wolfgang Petersen
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about animals, Environmental films, Space adventure films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Films based on Robinson Crusoe, Films based on science fiction novels, Films set in the future, Political films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about extraterrestrial life
Actors Dennis Quaid, Louis Gossett Jr., Brion James, Bumper Robinson, Richard Marcus, Scott Kraft
In the late 21st century, an interstellar war between humans (associated as the Bilateral Terran Alliance, or BTA) and Dracs (a Hermaphroditic humanoid race) is fought. Battles are periodically fought between fighter spacecraft, and no human pilot hates the Dracs more than Willis E. Davidge (Dennis Quaid). During one such battle, Davidge and Drac pilot Jeriba Shigan (Louis Gossett, Jr.) engage in a dogfight which results in both crash-landing on Fyrine IV, an alien world uninhabited by intelligent life, with two moons, a breathable atmosphere, water, native fauna, and a hostile environment.
Capricorn One (1977)
, 1h58Directed by Peter Hyams
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about writers, Space adventure films, Films about journalists, Films about television, Mars in film, Dystopian films, Space opera
Actors Elliott Gould, James Brolin, Brenda Vaccaro, Sam Waterston, Hal Holbrook, Karen Black
At an unspecified time, Capricorn One—the first manned mission to Mars—is on the launch pad. NASA authorities such as Dr. James Kelloway (Hal Holbrook) realize, too late, that a faulty life-support system supplied by a lowest-bid NASA contractor will kill the astronauts during the flight. As the manned space program needs a success to continue, they find themselves forced to falsify the landing rather than cancel the mission.
Lifeforce (1985)
, 1h56Directed by Tobe Hooper
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, War, Thriller, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Horror
Themes Space adventure films, Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Films set in the future, Films about extraterrestrial life, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Space opera, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Disaster films
Actors Steve Railsback, Peter Firth, Frank Finlay, Mathilda May, Patrick Stewart, Michael Gothard
The crew of the space shuttle Churchill finds a 150-mile long spaceship hidden in the corona of Halley's Comet. The crew finds hundreds of dead, shrivelled bat-like creatures and three naked humanoid bodies (two male and one female) in suspended animation within glass containers. The crew recovers the three aliens and begins the return trip to Earth.
Wing Commander (1999)
, 1h40Directed by Chris Roberts
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Films about computing, Jeu, Films set in the future, Films about video games, Space opera, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Freddie Prinze, Jr., Saffron Burrows, Matthew Lillard, Tchéky Karyo, Jürgen Prochnow, David Suchet
It is the year 2654 and an interstellar war is raging between the Terran Confederation and the cat-like alien Kilrathi. Christopher Blair (Freddie Prinze, Jr.) and Todd Marshall (Matthew Lillard) are cocky young pilots traveling aboard the small supply ship Diligent, commanded by Captain Taggart (Tchéky Karyo), to their new posting aboard the carrier Tiger Claw.
Battle Beyond the Stars (1980)
, 1h44Directed by Roger Corman, Jimmy T. Murakami
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Adventure
Themes Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Space opera
Actors Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, Sybil Danning, George Peppard, John Saxon, Darlanne Fluegel
The farmers of the peaceful planet Akir are threatened by the space tyrant Sador (John Saxon) and his army of mutants, the Malmori. Sador's huge ship carries a weapon called a "Stellar Converter", which turns planets into small stars. He threatens to use the Converter unless the planet submits to him when he returns in several days. Zed (Jeff Corey), the last Akira warrior, is old and nearly blind. He suggests they hire mercenaries to protect the planet. Lacking valuable resources, they can only offer food and shelter in payment. Unable to go himself, Zed offers his ship, which has an artificial intelligence navigation and tactical computer named Nell, for the job if they can find a pilot. The ship is fast and well-armed but cannot defeat Sador alone. Shad (Richard Thomas), a young man who has piloted the ship and is well known to Nell, volunteers for the recruiting mission.
Iron Sky (2012)
, 1h33Directed by Timo Vuorensola
Origin Finlande
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Space adventure films, Films about religion, Sur la Lune, Comedy science fiction films, Films set in the future, Political films, Cyberpunk films, Dystopian films, Alternate history films, Space opera, Sur la Lune, Anticipation, Disaster films
Actors Julia Dietze, Götz Otto, Jim Knobeloch, Peta Sergeant, Tilo Prückner, Udo Kier
The film opens in 2018 with an American manned landing mission to the Moon. The lander carries two astronauts, one of them an African American male model, James Washington, specifically chosen to aid the U.S. President in her re-election (various "Black to the Moon" word-play posters are seen in the film, extolling the new Moon landing).
Explorers (1985)
, 1h49Directed by Joe Dante
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance, Comic science fiction
Themes L'adolescence, Films about education, Films about children, Space adventure films, Comedy science fiction films, Space opera, Children's films, Films about school violence
Actors Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, James Cromwell, Amanda Peterson, Bobby Fite, Danny Nucci
Ben Crandall (Ethan Hawke) experiences vivid dreams about flying through clouds and over a vast, city-like circuit board...usually after falling asleep watching old sci-fi movies (War of the Worlds is a favorite). Every night, upon waking from the dream, he draws the circuit board. Ben shows the sketches to his friend Wolfgang Muller (River Phoenix), a child prodigy. At school, Ben develops a crush on Lori Swenson (Amanda Peterson) - but he isn't sure whether it's mutual. Both boys meet punkish-but-likeable Darren Woods (Jason Presson), with whom they share their circuit board-concepts. Wolfgang builds an actual microchip based on Ben's drawings. The chip enables the generation of an electromagnetic bubble which surrounds a pre-determined area. As the boys discover, said bubble is capable of moving at near-limitless distances and speeds without the usual ill-effects from inertia. They construct a rudimentary spacecraft out of an abandoned tilt-a-whirl seat; they name their ship the Thunder Road, after Bruce Springsteen's song of the same title. Their experiments with the Thunder Road draw attention from the US Government, which sends agents to scout the area for unidentified flying objects.
Moon (2009)
, 1h37Directed by Duncan Jones
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Thriller, Adventure
Themes Clonage, Space adventure films, Dans l'espace, Sur la Lune, Films set in the future, Space opera, Sur la Lune, Robot films
Actors Sam Rockwell, Kevin Spacey, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Robin Chalk, Benedict Wong
In 2035, Lunar Industries has made a fortune after an oil crisis by building Sarang, an automated lunar facility to mine the alternative fuel helium-3. Helium-3 is used primarily to power fusion reactors and other things that run on fusion energy.