Top 25 best 'space opera'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'space opera'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 'space opera'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Fantasy, Scifi 124 minutes	3,96(4.401) 3
2	Avatar (2009) Fantasy, Adventure 162 minutes	3,94(8.058) 2
3	Alien (1979) Scifi, Horror 117 minutes	3,92(4.683) 3
4	Dune: Part Two (2024) Scifi 166 minutes	3,91(1.265) 4
5	Star Wars (1977) Alternative title: Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Fantasy, Scifi 121 minutes	3,82(4.454) 2

6	Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) Fantasy, Scifi 134 minutes	3,82(3.779) 3
7	2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Alternative title: 2001: Een Zwerftocht in de Ruimte Scifi, Adventure 161 minutes	3,81(3.266) 4
8	Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) Scifi, Fantasy 140 minutes	3,71(3.656) 3
9	Dune: Part One (2021) Alternative title: Dune Scifi 156 minutes	3,69(1.851) 3
10	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015) Alternative title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens Scifi, Action 138 minutes	3,67(2.320) 2

11	Star Trek (2009) Alternative title: Star Trek: The Future Begins Scifi, Action 127 minutes	3,57(2.351) 3
12	Rogue One (2016) Alternative title: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Scifi, Adventure 134 minutes	3,52(1.645) 2
13	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Alternative title: Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Action, Adventure 150 minutes	3,52(694) 3
14	Star Trek: First Contact (1996) Action, Scifi 110 minutes	3,51(674) 3
15	Star Trek into Darkness (2013) Scifi, Action 132 minutes	3,47(1.451) 3
16	The Fifth Element (1997) Alternative title: Le Cinquième Élément Scifi, Action 126 minutes	3,43(2.127) 3
17	Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982) Alternative title: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Action, Scifi 113 minutes	3,36(509) 3
18	Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991) Scifi, Action 113 minutes	3,36(375) 3
19	Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) Alternative title: Razor Scifi, Action 120 minutes	3,31(169)
20	Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) Alternative title: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Scifi, Fantasy 150 minutes	3,29(1.582) 3
21	Serenity (2005) Scifi, Adventure 119 minutes	3,29(1.240) 3
22	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002) Fantasy, Scifi 142 minutes	3,27(3.151) 2
23	Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) Alternative title: Solo Fantasy, Scifi 135 minutes	3,25(985) 2
24	Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) Scifi, Fantasy 136 minutes	3,23(3.351) 2
25	Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986) Scifi, Adventure 119 minutes	3,23(446) 3