Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "ex-astronaut"

1. Northern Exposure (1990–1995)

TV-PG | 60 min | Comedy, Drama

A city doctor is forced to work in the remote Alaskan town of Cicely, where he encounters peculiar locals, including a former astronaut, as he adjusts to small-town life.

Stars: Rob Morrow, Janine Turner, Barry Corbin, John Cullum

Votes: 21,844

2. Moonfall (2022)

PG-13 | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

A mysterious force knocks the moon from its orbit and sends it hurtling on a collision course toward earth.

Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Halle Berry, Patrick Wilson, John Bradley, Charlie Plummer

Votes: 100,102 | Gross: $19.06M

3. Daddy's Home 2 (2017)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy

Having finally gotten used to each other's existence, Brad and Dusty must now deal with their intrusive fathers during the holidays.

Director: Sean Anders | Stars: Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, Mel Gibson, John Lithgow

Votes: 82,513 | Gross: $104.03M

4. Thunderbirds (1965–1966)

TV-G | 50 min | Action, Adventure, Family

In the year 2065, the Tracy family run International Rescue - a top-secret organization whose ongoing mission is to rescue people trapped in extraordinarily dangerous situations using their advanced Thunderbirds machines.

Stars: Sylvia Anderson, Peter Dyneley, David Graham, Shane Rimmer

Votes: 5,128

5. The Astronaut Farmer (2006)

PG | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

A NASA astronaut, forced to retire years earlier so he could save his family farm, has never given up his dream of space travel and looks to build his own rocket, despite the government's threats to stop him.

Director: Michael Polish | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Virginia Madsen, Bruce Dern, Max Thieriot

Votes: 23,295 | Gross: $11.00M

6. Contamination (1980)

R | 95 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

A former astronaut helps a government agent and a police detective track the source of mysterious alien pod spores, filled with lethal flesh-dissolving acid, to a South American coffee plantation controlled by alien pod clones.

Director: Luigi Cozzi | Stars: Ian McCulloch, Louise Marleau, Marino Masé, Siegfried Rauch

Votes: 5,314

7. The Exterminators of the Year 3000 (1983)

R | 103 min | Action, Sci-Fi

In the year 3000, the Earth has been rendered a desert by nuclear war. A group of survivors goes in search of rare and valuable water, but standing in their way are the evil Exterminators, who live only to cause pain and misery.

Director: Giuliano Carnimeo | Stars: Robert Iannucci, Alicia Moro, Luciano Pigozzi, Eduardo Fajardo

Votes: 1,335

8. Beyond the Stars (1989)

PG | 88 min | Sci-Fi, Drama

Eric moves to his dad in Oregon after accidentally firing a rocket into his high school. He befriends Mara and a retired astronaut.

Director: David Saperstein | Stars: Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Robert Foxworth, Sharon Stone

Votes: 1,271

9. American Moon (2017)

214 min | Documentary, History

This documentary examines the authenticity of the photographic record of NASA's Apollo missions.

Director: Massimo Mazzucco | Stars: Paolo Attivissimo, Aldo Fallai, Peter Lindbergh, Danilo Pasqua

Votes: 290

10. Crash Canyon (2011–2013)

TV-14 | 22 min | Animation, Comedy

While driving to their vacation, a family falls into a canyon and must learn to get on with their fellow stranded neighbours and, mostly, one another.

Stars: Patrick McKenna, Jennifer Irwin, Bryn McAuley, Joanne Vannicola

Votes: 817

11. Out of the Blue (2003 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 107 min | Documentary, History

The definitive investigation on the UFO phenomenon narrated by Peter Coyote.

Directors: Tim Coleman, James Fox, Boris Zubov | Stars: Peter Coyote, Amir D. Aczel, Bernhard Haisch, John Samford

Votes: 866

12. I Know What I Saw (2009 TV Movie)

92 min | Documentary

A documentary that compiles interviews of the most credible UFO witnesses around the world, and further details investigations conducted by analysts and government officials into UFO sightings.

Director: James Fox | Stars: Seth Adams, Steve Allen, Kenneth Arnold, Bob Ball

Votes: 818

13. Space Brothers (2012)

129 min | Comedy

As children, two Japanese brothers promise to one day be astronauts and meet each other in space. Years later, the older one has recently lost his job when he remembers that childhood's dream his younger brother is so close to fulfilling.

Director: Yoshitaka Mori | Stars: Shun Oguri, Buzz Aldrin, Kumiko Asô, Masaki Okada

Votes: 487

14. Paradise (I) (2004 TV Movie)

R | 93 min | Drama

Televangelist Bobby Paradise "saw God" in some space debris when he was returning to Earth as an astronaut. Or at least he was convinced he did by his wife, a Cape Canaveral groupie at the ... See full summary »

Director: Frank Pierson | Stars: David Strathairn, Barbara Hershey, Kirk Acevedo, Anita Barone

Votes: 133

15. Sigmund Jähn - Der erste Deutsche im All (2017 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, Biography, History

Every child knew his name in East Germany, many wanted to be just like him. Schools and streets were named after this national hero. In the Socialist Eastern Bloc dictatorship of the GDR, ... See full summary »

Director: Rene Römer | Stars: Carsten Linke, Sigmund Jähn, Eberhard Köllner, Romy Mothes

16. Apollo Zero (2009)

60 min | Documentary, Fantasy, History

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Stars: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong, Alan Bean, Eugene Cernan

Votes: 48

17. V.I.P. (1998–2002)
Episode: Val in Space (2001)

Action, Comedy, Crime

VIP is hired to protect playboy Dex Decker, who enjoys the perks of hero-hood after manning Porter Aerospace's rescue mission for six Russian Cosmonauts. He claims the men violently ... See full summary »

Director: Bruce Campbell | Stars: Pamela Anderson, Molly Culver, Shaun Baker, Natalie Raitano

Votes: 22

18. Defying Gravity (2009)
Episode: Threshold (2009)

TV-14 | 45 min | Drama, Sci-Fi

As instructed, Ted visits Pod 4 and is so disturbed by the experience that he is barely able to function. His wife Eve and one other person are the only ones to have been selected by the ... See full summary »

Director: Peter Howitt | Stars: Ron Livingston, Malik Yoba, Andrew Airlie, Paula Garcés

Votes: 204

19. Blue Bloods (2010–2024)
Episode: No Regrets (2013)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a man is shot in Times Square, Danny investigates and learns the man had no enemies or reason for someone to kill him. Another person is killed and there appears to be no connection ... See full summary »

Director: David Barrett | Stars: Donnie Wahlberg, Bridget Moynahan, Will Estes, Len Cariou

Votes: 418

20. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Storm (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary

A portrayal of how Earth was born in a cosmic storm and shaped by violence.

Director: Nat Sharman | Stars: Will Smith, Nicole Stott, Michael Massimino, Jerry Linenger

Votes: 434

21. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Genesis (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary

The story of how and why life began on Earth, and what makes our planet different from the others.

Director: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | Stars: Will Smith, Mae C. Jemison, Hazel Barton, Chris Hadfield

Votes: 329

22. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Awakening (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

An investigation into the mystery of the human brain and the chain of events that produced the anomaly of human intelligence.

Director: Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | Stars: Will Smith, Leland Melvin, Jerry Linenger, Peggy Whitson

Votes: 257

23. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Shield (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary

The epic story of Earth's battle with the sun and how life thrives here against the odds.

Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Will Smith, Jeff Hoffman, Leland Melvin, Ken Sims

Votes: 388

24. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Alien (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

The story of how a miraculous event transformed life on Earth into a complex interconnected food web; Astronauts and experts question other intelligent life in the universe.

Director: Nat Sharman | Stars: Will Smith, Mae C. Jemison, Nichelle Nichols, Logan Doull

Votes: 269

25. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Escape (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

Astronaut Chris Hadfield believes the only chance for human survival is to escape from Earth and build a space colony, but there are real barriers.

Director: Graham Booth | Stars: Will Smith, Chris Hadfield, Ty Bowen, Iain Kerr

Votes: 300

26. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Survival (2018)

TV-PG | 47 min | Documentary

The story of how life on Earth has evolved, becoming lethal for life to thrive.

Directors: Christopher Riley, Nick Shoolingin-Jordan | Stars: Will Smith, Jerry Linenger, Roger Smith, Mae C. Jemison

Votes: 329

27. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Terraform (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

The story of how for nearly 4 billion years, life microbes, plants and animals have emerged and sculpted the planet's surface and atmosphere in the strangest of ways.

Director: Nic Stacey | Stars: Will Smith, Michael Massimino, Omar Mednia Ramírez, Isak Mathis Triumf

Votes: 279

28. One Strange Rock (2018)
Episode: Home (2018)

TV-14 | 47 min | Documentary

Astronauts including the legendary Peggy Whitson, who spent 665 days in space, speak about how their concepts of home have changed.

Director: Alice Jones | Stars: Will Smith, Beth Whitson, Peggy Whitson, Keith Whitson

Votes: 263