<p>British science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, once said, “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.” That is something which is frightening as well exciting at the same time. Such a feeling is rare to spot. But, if you are eager enough, just go through the list below and start unraveling the mysteries this expanding universe has to offer.</p> 1. Moon (2009) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time1-1501680454.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time1-1501680454.jpg" />© IMDb</p> <p>A story of a man, Sam Bell, who experiences a personal crisis as he nears the end of his three-year solitary stint mining helium-3 on the far side of the surface of the Moon. It is hard to imagine the life of a sole employee working at a lunar station with a computer, GERTY. For that, you need to watch this mind-bending film. </p> <p>Directed by: Duncan Jones</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.9</p> 2. Gravity (2013) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time2-1501680527.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time2-1501680527.jpg" />© Movietard</p> <p>This is a story of an engineer on her first mission in space and an astronaut for whom it is his final expedition. You know there is not much we know about the space and so we're left gasping for breath when they are hit by debris while spacewalking. Watch it to know how they survive the coming chaos.</p> <p>Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.8</p> 3. Interstellar (2014) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time3-1501680548.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time3-1501680548.jpg" />© IMDb</p> <p>The movie talks about a time when humanity is struggling to survive on planet Earth. So, a group of astronauts are sent to space to travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity. But, let me tell you it has so much more than that, after all, Christopher Nolan has directed it.</p> <p>Directed by: Christopher Nolan</p> <p>IMDb rating: 8.6</p> 4. The Martian (2015) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time4-1501680585.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time4-1501680585.jpg" />© IMDb</p> <p>Another marvel on the list. The Martian is a spellbinding movie, where you won't be able to take your eyes off the screen. Brilliant cinematography, a great score and the triumph of the human spirit are all the qualities that make up this fantastic film. </p> <p>Directed by: Ridley Scott</p> <p>IMDb rating: 8</p> 5. The Right Stuff (1983) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time5-1501680663.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time5-1501680663.jpg" />© Wikipedia</p> <p>The Right Stuff is considered to be one the best stories about pilots, flying, and space travel. And there is a very good reason for it because it is inspired by a real-life event. It is as real as it could be and thus connects with the viewer at every moment of the screenplay.</p> <p>Directed by: Philip Kaufman</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.9</p> 6. Sunshine (2007) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time7-1501680684.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time7-1501680684.jpg" />© Film Grimoire</p> <p>A struggle to save life on Earth by saving the Sun from dying. I know, at first it may sound a ridiculous idea, but when you start watching the movie you will see space and the dangerous sun beautifully visualized that you won't be able to forget it. Plus, it's got a cool 'Event Horizon' type ending that you won't see coming. </p> <p>Directed by: Danny Boyle</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.3</p> 7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time8-1501680705.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time8-1501680705.jpg" />© kalafudra's Stuff</p> <p>Released in1968, this movie is still one of the most celebrated films to have ever been shown on a big screen. The story begins with the discovery of an object buried beneath the Lunar surface. To really reveal anything more would do the film a disservice. Please watch it if you're a sci-fi fan or just a fan of film, in general. </p> <p>Directed by: Stanley Kubrick</p> <p>IMDb rating: 8.3</p> 8. Solaris (1972) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time9-1501680753.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time9-1501680753.jpg" />© Art is Life</p> <p>What happens when something goes wrong in a spaceship? The end seems inevitable. But, what happens when something goes wrong with the whole crew. The end becomes horrible. Solaris is a story of a psychologist who is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet. His mission, to investigate why the previous crew have all gone insane!</p> <p>Directed by: Andrei Tarkovsky</p> <p>IMDb rating: 8.1</p> 9. Contact (1997) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time10-1501680768.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time10-1501680768.jpg" />© Wikipedia</p> <p>It is a story of a radio astronomer, Dr. Ellie, who discovers the existence of intelligent aliens with the help of radio signals. A completely engrossing watch where Ellie and her fellow scientists try to decipher the instructions that they've recieved from these hyper intelligent beings.</p> <p>Directed by: Robert Zemeckis</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.4</p> 10. 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time11-1501680782.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time11-1501680782.jpg" />© IMDb</p> <p>Remember '2001: A Space Odyssey', well, this film is the sequel to the mind bending celluloid adventure. Here, a group of astronauts are sent to unravel the mystery of what went wrong in the original mission. Though it isn't as engrossing and reality-warping as the first film, it still deserves to be watched once.</p> <p>Directed by: Peter Hyams</p> <p>IMDb rating: 6.8</p> 11. Solaris (2002) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time12-1501680812.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time12-1501680812.jpg" />© Roger Ebert</p> <p>A remake of Solaris (1972) which was based on StanisÅaw Lem's novel. A well deserving remakeif you want to see the greatness it manages deliver while been compared to the former film. George Clooney is fantastic in it as well. </p> <p>Directed by: Steven Soderbergh</p> <p>IMDb rating: 6.2</p> 12. Apollo 13 (1995) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time13-1501680841.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time13-1501680841.jpg" />© Roger Ebert</p> <p>The story of Apollo 13 is the dramatization of the aborted 1970 Apollo 13 lunar mission. It is an adaptation of the book Lost Moon: The Perilous Voyage of Apollo 13 which was written by the astronaut Jim Lovell and journalist Jeffrey Kluger. </p> <p>Directed by: Ron Howard</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7.6</p> 13. Alien (1979) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-full" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time14-1501680858.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time14-1501680858.jpg" />© 20th Century Fox</p> <p>Talk about a slasher film in spcae, Alien was the first and one of the best sci-fi horror films ever made. It's got a clasutrophobic atmosphere, creepy visuals and a killer looking monster that inspired a lot of nightmares and started one of the most profitable franchises in history. </p> <p>Directed by: Ridley Scott</p> <p>IMDb rating: 8.5</p> 14. Prometheus (2012) <p class="articleimg"><img id="ed-img" class="art-lazy imwidth-500" title="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" src="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time15-1501680882.jpg" alt="Best Space Travel Movies Of All Time" data-original="http://media.new.mensxp.com/media/content/2017/Aug/best-space-travel-movies-of-all-time15-1501680882.jpg" />© IMDb</p> <p>An expedition to the darkest corners of the universe, and a journey connecting them to mankind's origins. But do you think they are alone? Well, check out this film to find out. We've got engineers, aliens and a lot of gore. Very cool, indeed!</p> <p>Directed by: Ridley Scott</p> <p>IMDb rating: 7</p>