Best Space Opera Movies

Looking for the best space opera movies? These 57 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Empire Strikes Back 1980 ★ 8.4

Star Wars 1977 ★ 8.2

Alien 1979 ★ 8.2

Dune: Part Two 2024 ★ 8.1

2001: A Space Odyssey 1968 ★ 8.1

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023 ★ 7.9

Return of the Jedi 1983 ★ 7.9

Dune 2021 ★ 7.8

The Fifth Element 1997 ★ 7.6

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 ★ 7.5

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005 ★ 7.5

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy 2004 ★ 7.6

Star Trek 2009 ★ 7.4

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan 1982 ★ 7.4

Serenity 2005 ★ 7.4

Star Trek Into Darkness 2013 ★ 7.3

Star Trek: First Contact 1996 ★ 7.3

Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 ★ 7.2

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home 1986 ★ 7.2

Battlestar Galactica: Razor 2007 ★ 7.2

Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars 2014 ★ 7.2

Space Sweepers 2021 ★ 7.0

Stargate 1994 ★ 7.0

Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991 ★ 7.0