Best Space Opera Movies & TV Series of the 1970s

The 15 best-rated space opera movies and TV series of the 1970s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

Star Wars 1977 ★ 8.2

Alien 1979 ★ 8.2

Captain Future 1978 ★ 8.1

Battlestar Galactica 1978 ★ 7.1

Galaxy Express 999 1978 ★ 7.8

Space Pirate Captain Harlock 1978 ★ 7.3

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979 ★ 7.0

Space Pirate Captain Harlock: Mystery Of The Arcadia 1978 ★ 7.5

Star Trek 1973 ★ 6.8

Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979 ★ 6.5

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century 1979 ★ 6.1

Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas 1978 ★ 5.3

Flesh Gordon 1974 ★ 4.8

The Humanoid 1979 ★ 3.7

The Star Wars Holiday Special 1978 ★ 3.4