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welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that will make you terrified of
space before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at the movies that best portray the
frightening nature of the empty void of
space as well as what may be lurking
within number 10 europa report this
found-footage thriller puts a unique
twist on the typical sci-fi story line
after a space crew discovers liquid
water and single-celled organisms on a
distant moon of Jupiter the team
struggles to make it back to earth with
their monumental discovery the fact that
this discovery alone would change the
course of humanity only serves to make
the vastness of space all the more
beautiful and chilling but when
characters start getting picked off one
by one it starts to feel more like a
horror flick than a science fiction
movie but then it changes what can we do
to decontaminate week on Europa report
doesn’t explicitly reveal what other
complex life-forms may be watching the
crew but it’s enough to give you a
serious case of the creeps well even if
we found nothing in the sector discovery
number 9 event horizon
[Music]
even though it underperformed upon
release this space horror has gained a
recent cult following learning the lines
between science and the supernatural
after a search and rescue mission is
sent to recover the remains of a craft
lost in deep space the team led by
Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill
discovers that a horrifying reality
exists not too far from our own the most
destructive force in the universe and
you’ve created one the cold cruel nature
of space combined with actively
malicious evil is a perfect recipe for
inescapable terror plus with a twist you
may not see coming this movie makes us
question some pretty fundamental things
and frankly the answers are gruesome
watch out for that glimpse into Hell
near the end it’s a doozy time to come
back I know the hell number-8 Pandorum
we’re not hauling cargo you are the
cargo dennis quaid plays a ranking
officer aboard the spaceship it’s
carrying the last members of the human
race when he awakens far too early from
his cryogenic sleep he discovers that
his memory has been damaged and he’s at
risk of falling victim to the syndrome
nicknamed Pandorum a kind of deep-space
psychosis that causes hallucinations
violence and more oh yeah and the ship
is also overrun with a horde of
flesh-eating inhuman monsters
with its tight quarters low lighting and
uncertain nature you’ll be holding your
breath in suspense all we can say is
space is scary enough when you know
what’s going on this film just takes it
up a few notches number 7 2001 a Space
Odyssey I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I
can’t do that no sci-fi list would be
complete without this landmark work by
Stanley Kubrick everything from the
cinematography to the suspense-filled
soundtrack makes sure that 2001 is
oozing with the kind of preternatural
terror reserved for those things that
are bigger than us and of course when it
comes to outer space everything is
bigger than us even our man-made
construct in the form of the antagonists
supercomputer how have an eerie way of
getting the better of us humans we may
feel big here on earth but a small step
off the planet will show us just how
little control we really have this
conversation can serve no purpose
anymore
goodbye number 6 Apollo 13
houston we have a problem another
groundbreaking work for modern sci-fi
this movie’s star-studded cast portrays
a harrowing scenario made all the more
intense by its hyper realism and by the
fact that it’s based on a true story we
just lost the moon after an accident
occurs during a return trip to the moon
it’s up to the three astronauts on board
Apollo 13 to somehow make their way
safely back to earth lacking any overt
alien antagonist this movie will terrify
you with the sheer complexity of what it
takes to simply survive in outer space
in the harshest of natural environments
the smallest mistake can be disastrous
gentlemen
it’s been a privilege flying reduce
number five the Martian humanity’s
fixation on the red planet continues
with this smash-hit Ridley Scott success
which was nominated for seven Oscars and
oddly enough won a Golden Globe for Best
Comedy innovation or astronomy being
stranded all alone on a remote planet
doesn’t sound that funny to us and
that’s exactly what happens to Matt
Damon’s character
Damon must learn to survive in a harsh
foreign world with only his knowledge of
science and bought me to help him
Mars will come to fear my botany powers
like other entries on our list this film
also doesn’t have any direct antagonist
whether human or alien but that just
makes the threat all the more sinister
we’re shown once again that when it
comes to actually living life outside
our little sphere we know next to
nothing
number four interstellar for a peek into
the mind-bending nature of outer space
look no further than this runaway hit
from director Christopher Nolan Matthew
McConaughey plays a retired NASA test
pilot living on a dying earth and he’s
prepared to do anything to save his
family and all of humankind even if it
means leaving everything behind to
travel through deep space well as it
treasurer Donald lists intensively for a
while now
however when wormholes and black holes
are involved even ones that may hold
some solutions the established rules of
space and time ceased to apply
specifically filmed with the input of
leading scientists in the field this
movie prides itself on its relatively
accurate depiction of deep space physics
in that case nothing could scare us more
good
number three sunshine copy me director
Danny Boyle takes on the vastness of
space in this underrated sci-fi thriller
with an ensemble pass that includes Rose
Byrne Chris Evans and Killian Murphy
along for the ride I have time to get
this message I’ll be against them as our
solar system’s son is dying humanity
sends a last-ditch mission to reignite
the dying star with a massive nuclear
explosion both of man against nature
film and a man against man film sunshine
celebrate science as a solution to the
world’s problem with God the film
captures the terrible beauty and awesome
power of the Sun and will definitely
make you look twice next time it’s a
nice day outside
just please don’t look directly at it or
for too long otherwise
number two alien decades after its
release this movies portrayal of the
ultimate killing organism still haunts
our nightmares we’re outta flee not sure
where we’d rather be floating in the
endless void of space floor trapped
inside a claustrophobic 80 spaceship
with a xenomorph er company grooving
nearly impossible to kill while also
being able to easily dispatch any human
in a colorful variety of ways the alien
makes us feel more desperate and
helpless than almost anything cinemas
thrown at us
fortunately is the archetype of the
badass survivor Sigourney Weaver forever
cemented herself in the sci-fi fandom
surviving the creatures onslaught
time and time again point goes to the
humans this is Ripley last survivor of
the Nostromo signing off before we
unveil our number one pick here is an
honorable mention
[Music]
number one gravity being stranded on a
spaceship is frightening enough but what
about floating untethered and out of
control in nothing but a space suit with
the entirety of the universe
stretching ahead of you yeah nothing but
that’s exactly what two astronauts have
to deal with in this beyond suspenseful
space ride when space debris from broken
satellites decimates their ship in orbit
leaving them completely exposed we were
going to get hit no matter what there’s
nothing you could do to change what’s
perhaps most frightening about this
cataclysmic scenario is its theoretical
possibility first proposed in 1978 by
Donald J Kessler the fear helplessness
and eventual acceptance of death by our
main characters is almost too much to
bear and might just crush any
aspirations you may have about going
into space don’t say we didn’t warn you
it meant one thing can’t beat the view
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
these flicks will make you want to
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
movies that will make you terrified of
space before we begin we publish new
videos every day
so be sure to subscribe for more great
content for this list we’re taking a
look at the movies that best portray the
frightening nature of the empty void of
space as well as what may be lurking
within number 10 europa report this
found-footage thriller puts a unique
twist on the typical sci-fi story line
after a space crew discovers liquid
water and single-celled organisms on a
distant moon of Jupiter the team
struggles to make it back to earth with
their monumental discovery the fact that
this discovery alone would change the
course of humanity only serves to make
the vastness of space all the more
beautiful and chilling but when
characters start getting picked off one
by one it starts to feel more like a
horror flick than a science fiction
movie but then it changes what can we do
to decontaminate week on Europa report
doesn’t explicitly reveal what other
complex life-forms may be watching the
crew but it’s enough to give you a
serious case of the creeps well even if
we found nothing in the sector discovery
number 9 event horizon
[Music]
even though it underperformed upon
release this space horror has gained a
recent cult following learning the lines
between science and the supernatural
after a search and rescue mission is
sent to recover the remains of a craft
lost in deep space the team led by
Laurence Fishburne and Sam Neill
discovers that a horrifying reality
exists not too far from our own the most
destructive force in the universe and
you’ve created one the cold cruel nature
of space combined with actively
malicious evil is a perfect recipe for
inescapable terror plus with a twist you
may not see coming this movie makes us
question some pretty fundamental things
and frankly the answers are gruesome
watch out for that glimpse into Hell
near the end it’s a doozy time to come
back I know the hell number-8 Pandorum
we’re not hauling cargo you are the
cargo dennis quaid plays a ranking
officer aboard the spaceship it’s
carrying the last members of the human
race when he awakens far too early from
his cryogenic sleep he discovers that
his memory has been damaged and he’s at
risk of falling victim to the syndrome
nicknamed Pandorum a kind of deep-space
psychosis that causes hallucinations
violence and more oh yeah and the ship
is also overrun with a horde of
flesh-eating inhuman monsters
with its tight quarters low lighting and
uncertain nature you’ll be holding your
breath in suspense all we can say is
space is scary enough when you know
what’s going on this film just takes it
up a few notches number 7 2001 a Space
Odyssey I’m sorry Dave I’m afraid I
can’t do that no sci-fi list would be
complete without this landmark work by
Stanley Kubrick everything from the
cinematography to the suspense-filled
soundtrack makes sure that 2001 is
oozing with the kind of preternatural
terror reserved for those things that
are bigger than us and of course when it
comes to outer space everything is
bigger than us even our man-made
construct in the form of the antagonists
supercomputer how have an eerie way of
getting the better of us humans we may
feel big here on earth but a small step
off the planet will show us just how
little control we really have this
conversation can serve no purpose
anymore
goodbye number 6 Apollo 13
houston we have a problem another
groundbreaking work for modern sci-fi
this movie’s star-studded cast portrays
a harrowing scenario made all the more
intense by its hyper realism and by the
fact that it’s based on a true story we
just lost the moon after an accident
occurs during a return trip to the moon
it’s up to the three astronauts on board
Apollo 13 to somehow make their way
safely back to earth lacking any overt
alien antagonist this movie will terrify
you with the sheer complexity of what it
takes to simply survive in outer space
in the harshest of natural environments
the smallest mistake can be disastrous
gentlemen
it’s been a privilege flying reduce
number five the Martian humanity’s
fixation on the red planet continues
with this smash-hit Ridley Scott success
which was nominated for seven Oscars and
oddly enough won a Golden Globe for Best
Comedy innovation or astronomy being
stranded all alone on a remote planet
doesn’t sound that funny to us and
that’s exactly what happens to Matt
Damon’s character
Damon must learn to survive in a harsh
foreign world with only his knowledge of
science and bought me to help him
Mars will come to fear my botany powers
like other entries on our list this film
also doesn’t have any direct antagonist
whether human or alien but that just
makes the threat all the more sinister
we’re shown once again that when it
comes to actually living life outside
our little sphere we know next to
nothing
number four interstellar for a peek into
the mind-bending nature of outer space
look no further than this runaway hit
from director Christopher Nolan Matthew
McConaughey plays a retired NASA test
pilot living on a dying earth and he’s
prepared to do anything to save his
family and all of humankind even if it
means leaving everything behind to
travel through deep space well as it
treasurer Donald lists intensively for a
while now
however when wormholes and black holes
are involved even ones that may hold
some solutions the established rules of
space and time ceased to apply
specifically filmed with the input of
leading scientists in the field this
movie prides itself on its relatively
accurate depiction of deep space physics
in that case nothing could scare us more
good
number three sunshine copy me director
Danny Boyle takes on the vastness of
space in this underrated sci-fi thriller
with an ensemble pass that includes Rose
Byrne Chris Evans and Killian Murphy
along for the ride I have time to get
this message I’ll be against them as our
solar system’s son is dying humanity
sends a last-ditch mission to reignite
the dying star with a massive nuclear
explosion both of man against nature
film and a man against man film sunshine
celebrate science as a solution to the
world’s problem with God the film
captures the terrible beauty and awesome
power of the Sun and will definitely
make you look twice next time it’s a
nice day outside
just please don’t look directly at it or
for too long otherwise
number two alien decades after its
release this movies portrayal of the
ultimate killing organism still haunts
our nightmares we’re outta flee not sure
where we’d rather be floating in the
endless void of space floor trapped
inside a claustrophobic 80 spaceship
with a xenomorph er company grooving
nearly impossible to kill while also
being able to easily dispatch any human
in a colorful variety of ways the alien
makes us feel more desperate and
helpless than almost anything cinemas
thrown at us
fortunately is the archetype of the
badass survivor Sigourney Weaver forever
cemented herself in the sci-fi fandom
surviving the creatures onslaught
time and time again point goes to the
humans this is Ripley last survivor of
the Nostromo signing off before we
unveil our number one pick here is an
honorable mention
[Music]
number one gravity being stranded on a
spaceship is frightening enough but what
about floating untethered and out of
control in nothing but a space suit with
the entirety of the universe
stretching ahead of you yeah nothing but
that’s exactly what two astronauts have
to deal with in this beyond suspenseful
space ride when space debris from broken
satellites decimates their ship in orbit
leaving them completely exposed we were
going to get hit no matter what there’s
nothing you could do to change what’s
perhaps most frightening about this
cataclysmic scenario is its theoretical
possibility first proposed in 1978 by
Donald J Kessler the fear helplessness
and eventual acceptance of death by our
main characters is almost too much to
bear and might just crush any
aspirations you may have about going
into space don’t say we didn’t warn you
it meant one thing can’t beat the view
do you agree with our picks check out
these other great clips from WatchMojo
and subscribe for new videos every day
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