List of films featuring space stations

There is a body of films that feature space stations. Science fiction films 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.

The International Space Station has been featured in several films, including Gravity, The Day After Tomorrow, Love, A Beautiful Planet and Space Station 3D.

List of films
Film Year Space station Ref.
51 Degrees North2015[1]
2001: A Space Odyssey1968Space Station V[2]
30222019[3]
Ad Astra2019Norwegian biomedical research space station[4]
Aliens1986Gateway Station[5]
Android1982Terraport Station ULC-53[6]
Arena1989[7]
The Noah's Ark Principle1984Florida Arklab[8]
Armageddon1998Mir[2]
Assignment: Outer Space1960Zulu Extra 34[9][10]
A Beautiful Planet2016International Space Station[11]
Cargo2009Station 42[12]
The Cloverfield Paradox2018Cloverfield Station[13]
Conquest of Space1955The Wheel[5]
Contact1997Mir[2]
Dante 012008Dante 01[14]
Dark City1998The City[15]
The Day After Tomorrow2004International Space Station[16]
Earth II1971Earth II[17]
Elysium2013Elysium[18]
Ender's Game2013Battle School[19]
Enemy Mine1985[20]
Event Horizon1997Daylight Space Station[21]
Fortress 2: Re-Entry2000[22]
Geostorm2017International Climate Space Station[23]
Gravity2013International Space Station and Tiangong[24]
The Green Slime1968Gamma 3[17]
Hellraiser: Bloodline1996Minos[25]
Interstellar2014Cooper Station[26]
Io2019[27]
Jason X2002Solaris research space station[28]
Life2017International Space Station[29]
Lockout2012MS One[30]
Love2011International Space Station[31]
Marooned1969SIVb Orbital Workshop[32]
Mission to Mars2000World Space Station[33]
Mission to Mir1997Mir[34]
Moonraker1979[2]
Mutiny in Outer Space1965[17]
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie1996Satellite of Love[19]
Oblivion2013The Tet[35]
Out of the Present1995Mir[36]
Planet of the Apes2001Oberon[37]
Project Moonbase1953[38]
Queen of Outer Space1958[39]
Rampage2018[40]
Red Planet 2000 High Orbit Space Station [41]
Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles2006Space Station Liberty[42]
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story2016Death Star[43]
Salyut-72017Salyut 7[44]
Searching for Skylab2019Skylab[45]
Solaris1972Solaris Station[46]
Solaris2002Prometheus Station[46]
SpaceCamp1986Daedalus[19]
Space Station 3D2002International Space Station[47]
Space Station 762014Omega 76 Space Station[48]
Star Crystal1986[49]
Star Trek Beyond2016Yorktown[50]
Star Trek: The Motion Picture1979Orbital office complex[51]
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan1982Regula I[51]
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock1984Space dock[51]
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home1986Space dock[51]
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier1989Space dock[51]
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country1991Space dock[51]
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith2005Death Star[2]
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope1977Death Star[2]
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi1983Death Star II[2]
Starship Troopers1997Ticonderoga[52]
Starship Troopers: Invasion2012Fort Casey[53]
Thunderbirds2004Thunderbird 5[54]
Thunderbird 61968Thunderbird 5[54]
Tik Tik Tik2018Tamil Language Sci-fi Movie[55]
Titan A.E.2000Salvage Station TAU 14
New Bangkok		[56]
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets2017Alpha (former International Space Station)[57]
Virus1999Mir[58]
The Wandering Earth2019[59]
War of the Planets1966[39]
Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century1999[60]
Zenon: The Zequel2001[60]
Zenon: Z32004[61]
Space Buddies2009Russian Research Space Station (R.R.S.S)[62]

See also

The following films also include spacecraft that have also been called space stations by outside sources:

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