List of films featuring space stations


There is a body of films that feature space stations. Science fiction films are the most popular genre to have featured both real-life space stations such as the International Space Station and Mir as well as fictional ones such as the Death Star and the Satellite of Love.

List of films

Films involving indirect use of a real space station or partially fictionalized space station as a plot element

FilmYearSpace stationNotes
Armageddon1998Mir
'2016International Space Station
Contact1997Mir
'2004International Space StationModified from the finalized ISS with some International segment modules removed, but with the planned expansions to the Russian segment included.
Gravity2013International Space Station and Tiangong-1
I.S.S.2024International Space Station
Life2017International Space StationHeavily modified to include additional pressurized modules
Love2011International Space Station
Marooned1969S-IVB Orbital WorkshopSimilar to wet workshop designs considered for Skylab.
Mission to Mars2000World Space StationAppears to be the International Space Station modified to accommodate an Artificial gravity ring.
Mission to Mir1997Mir
Out of the Present1995Mir
Salyut-72017Salyut 7
Searching for Skylab2019Skylab
Space Explorers: The ISS Experience2020International Space Station
Space Station 3D2002International Space Station
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017Alpha Incredibly modified, to the point of near nonrecognition. The structure of the modern ISS is only briefly seen in the opening montage.

Films involving use of a fully fictionalized space station as a plot element

FilmYearSpace station
51 Degrees North2015
2001: A Space Odyssey1968Space Station V
30222019
Ad Astra2019Norwegian biomedical research space station
Aliens1986Gateway Station
Alien: Romulus2024Renaissance
Android1982Terraport Station ULC-53
Arena1989
Assignment: Outer Space1960Zulu Extra 34
Cargo2009Station 42
'2018Cloverfield Station
Conquest of Space1955The Wheel
The Creator2023U.S.S. NOMAD
Dante 012008Dante 01
Dark City1998The City
Earth II1971Earth II
Elysium2013Elysium
Ender's Game2013Battle School
Enemy Mine1985
Event Horizon1997Daylight Space Station
Fortress 2: Re-Entry2000
Geostorm2017International Space Station IV
'1968Gamma III
Hellraiser: Bloodline1996Minos
Interstellar2014Cooper Station
Io2019
Jason X2002Solaris research space station
Lockout2012MS One
Macross: Do You Remember Love?1984SDF-1
Moonraker1979
Moonfall2022Unnamed SpaceX refueling station
The Marvels2023S.A.B.R.E Space Station
Mutiny in Outer Space1965
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie1996Satellite of Love
1984Florida Arklab
Oblivion2013
Planet of the Apes2001Oberon
Project Moonbase1953
Queen of Outer Space1958
Rampage2018
Red Planet2000High Orbit Space Station / Mars-1
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles2006Space Station Liberty
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016Death Star
Solaris1972Solaris Station
Solaris2002Prometheus Station
Space Buddies2009Russian Research Space Station
SpaceCamp1986Daedalus
Space Station 762014Omega 76 Space Station
Star Crystal1986
Star Trek Beyond2016Yorktown
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979Orbital office complex
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982Regula I
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1984Earth Spacedock
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986Earth Spacedock
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989Earth Spacedock
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991Earth Spacedock
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace1999Droid Control Ship
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith2005Death Star
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope1977Death Star
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983Death Star II
Starship Troopers1997Ticonderoga
Starship Troopers: Invasion2012Fort Casey
Stowaway2021
Thunderbirds2004Thunderbird 5
Thunderbird 61968Thunderbird 5
Tik Tik Tik2018
Titan A.E.2000Salvage Station TAU 14
New Bangkok
War of the Planets1966
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century1999
Zenon: The Zequel2001
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