Here are the ten most rewatchable space opera movies, ranked.

Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.

Its even more impressive to rewatchForbidden Planetconsidering it was released a full decade before the Moon landing.

10 Most Rewatchable Space Opera Movies, Ranked

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A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

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The cast of the movie Serenity posing together (2005)

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Carmen (Denise Richards), Ace (Jake Busey) and Rico (Casper Van Dien) looking stern in Starship Troopers

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Humans in a fascist, militaristic future wage war with giant alien bugs.

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Cast members stand together posing in character on an alien planet in ‘Galaxy Quest’.

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Milla Jovovich as Leeloo in The Fifth Element.

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People looking at the robot in ‘Forbidden Planet’

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The cast posing for an official poster for Guardians of the Galaxy.

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A group of intergalactic criminals must pull together to stop a fanatical warrior with plans to purge the universe.

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The crew of the Enterprise look perplexed in ‘Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan’.

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Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan is a science fiction film that continues the adventures of the USS Enterprise crew, led by Captain James T. Kirk, as they confront the vengeful Khan Noonien Singh, a genetically engineered superhuman from the 20th century, who seeks revenge against Kirk for stranding him on a deserted planet.

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Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet) faces off with Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen (Austin Butler) in ‘Dune: Part Two’

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Paul Atreides unites with Chani and the Fremen while seeking revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family.

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Chewbacca, C-3PO, Princess Leia, and Han Solo in a cockpit in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back.

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After the Rebels are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

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A red-suited astronaut walks down a white, brightly lit hallway aboard the space station in ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’

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After uncovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, a spacecraft is sent to Jupiter to find its origins: a spacecraft manned by two men and the supercomputer HAL 9000.

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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back