Best Space Opera Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best space opera movies and TV series? These 93 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Star Wars: The Clone Wars 2008 ★ 8.5

The Mandalorian 2019 ★ 8.4

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 ★ 8.4

Star Trek: The Next Generation 1987 ★ 8.4

Firefly 2002 ★ 8.3

Star Wars 1977 ★ 8.2

Alien 1979 ★ 8.2

Battlestar Galactica 2004 ★ 8.2

Dune: Part Two 2024 ★ 8.1

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 ★ 8.1

The Expanse 2015 ★ 8.1

Star Trek 1966 ★ 8.0

Babylon 5 1994 ★ 8.0

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023 ★ 7.9

Space Cobra 1982 ★ 8.2

Return of the Jedi 1983 ★ 7.9

Legend of the Galactic Heroes 1988 ★ 8.7

Dune 2021 ★ 7.8

Foundation 2021 ★ 7.7

Star Wars Rebels 2014 ★ 7.7

Star Wars: Clone Wars 2003 ★ 7.8

Captain Future 1978 ★ 8.1

The Fifth Element 1997 ★ 7.6

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 ★ 7.5