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Sunday, December 13, 2015

Best Outer Space Movies Ranked! What 48 online movie rankings say are the top 50 space movies of all time

Scene from Star Wars VII The Force Awakens opening December 18th. 

With Star Wars Episode VII The Force Awakens about to be released, we thought it would be interesting to continue with our pre-launch rankings by aggregating the online outer space movie rankings. Taken together, 2001 Space Odyssey takes the first place spot. Although  Star Wars is second in the list, with Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope (1977) making 48% of the top fives for outer space movies that we found online, this is likely because the Star Wars votes were split between episodes 4 and 5.  This is a long standing debate among Star Wars fans on which movie is the best Star Wars movie: New Hope or Empire Strikes back.  Surprisingly, the only Star Wars movie from the prequel trilogy to make any top fives lists was Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999). It's hard to believe Episode I made the top movies list but not Episode III. The outer space genre includes space operas, space westerns and colonization movies, which we will cover in the coming weeks.


Top 50 Space Movies  based on 48 published rankings
Percent of online rankings they appear in, right hand side
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey(1968):  70.83%
2. Star Wars Episode 4: A New Hope(1977):  47.92%
3.(tied) Alien(1979):  37.5%
3.(tied) Star Wars Episode 5: The Empire Strikes Back(1980):  37.5%
5. The Right Stuff(1983):  35.42%
6. Gravity(2013):  31.25%
7.(tied) Apollo 13(1995):  27.08%
7.(tied) Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan(1982):  27.08%
9. Aliens(1986):  22.92%
10. WALL-E(2008):  14.58%
11.(tied) Moon(2009):  12.5%
11.(tied) Intersellar(2014):  12.5%
13.(tied) Contact(1997):  6.25%
13.(tied) Star Wars Episode 6: Return of the Jedi(1983):  6.25%
13.(tied) Pandorum(2009):  4.17%
13.(tied) Serenity(2005):  4.17%
13.(tied) Solaris(1972):  4.17%
13.(tied) Sunshine(2007):  4.17%
13.(tied) Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy(2005):  4.17%
13.(tied) Armageddon(1998):  4.17%
13.(tied) Forbidden Planet(1956):  4.17%
13.(tied) Flash Gordon(1980):  4.17%
13.(tied) Prometheus(2012):  4.17%
13.(tied) Star Trek: Into Darkness(2013):  4.17%
13.(tied) The Fifth Element(1997):  4.17%
13.(tied) Guardians of The Galaxy(2014):  4.17%
27.(tied) The Fourth Kind(2009):  2.08%
27.(tied) District 9(2009):  2.08%
27.(tied) Solaris(2002):  2.08%
27.(tied) Independence Day(1996):  2.08%
27.(tied) Avatar(2009):  2.08%
27.(tied) Event Horizon(1997):  2.08%
27.(tied) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within(2001):  2.08%
27.(tied) Lost In Space(1998):  2.08%
27.(tied) Galaxy Quest(1999):  2.08%
27.(tied) Starship Troopers(1997):  2.08%
27.(tied) Countdown(1968):  2.08%
27.(tied) Marooned(1969):  2.08%
27.(tied) Mission To Mars(2000):  2.08%
27.(tied) The Martian(2015):  2.08%
27.(tied) Total Recall(1990):  2.08%
27.(tied) Cowboy Bebop(2001):  2.08%
27.(tied) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind(1984):  2.08%
27.(tied) Close Encounters of the Third Kind(1977):  2.08%
27.(tied) Superman: The Movie(1978):  2.08%
27.(tied) Royal Space Force: The Wings of HonnĂ©amise(1995):  2.08%
27.(tied) Star Trek(2009):  2.08%
27.(tied) Love(2011):  2.08%
27.(tied) Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace(1999):  2.08%
27.(tied) Le Voyage Dans la Lune(1902):  2.08%




Outer Space Movie Ranking Sources
Stuff  : top 25 outer space movies
Hitfix  : top 11 outer space movies
Ranker  : top 225 outer space movies
imdb  : top 30 outer space movies
Giant Freakin Robot  : top 10 outer space movies
Crave  : top 83 outer space movies
Forbes  : top 10 outer space movies
LA Weekly  : top 25 outer space movies
The Telegraph  : top 42 outer space movies
The Richest  : top 10 outer space movies
Bewildering Stories  : top 10 outer space movies
Joblo  : top 10 outer space movies
G3 Sky  : top 10 outer space movies
Tech Republic  : top 10 outer space movies
Variety  : top 10 outer space movies
Westword  : top 25 outer space movies
CNN  : top 5 outer space movies
wplr  : top 10 outer space movies
The Flick Chick  : top 5 outer space movies
Projects Word Toys  : top 5 outer space movies
Chron  : top 13 outer space movies
Miami New Times  : top 25 outer space movies
Broward Palm Beach  : top 25 outer space movies
Prime Wire  : top 214 outer space movies
Hub Pages  : top 10 outer space movies
az central  : top 10 outer space movies
ewao  : top 15 outer space movies
Quick Flix  : top 10 outer space movies
What Culture  : top 10 outer space movies
Vulture  : top 16 outer space movies
Omnni Reboot  : top 10 outer space movies
Flick Chart  : top 100 outer space movies
Village Voice  : top 25 outer space movies
Made Movie Man  : top 10 outer space movies
Space Bio  : top 10 outer space movies
Dallas Observer  : top 25 outer space movies
InterGallactic Vault  : top 10 outer space movies
Audiences Everywhere  : top 50 outer space movies
Rate Your Music  : top 30 outer space movies
Phoenix News Time  : top 25 outer space movies
Houston Press  : top 25 outer space movies
Stage Buddy  : top 13 outer space movies
Auto Straddle  : top 40 outer space movies
GO  : top 11 outer space movies
Share Ranks  : top 30 outer space movies
Showbiz Cafe  : top 10 outer space movies
Insights  : top 10 outer space movies
nssmag  : top 5 outer space movies


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Friday, December 11, 2015

Best Christmas Movies Ranked! What 106 online movie rankings collectively say the top 61 Christmas movies of all time are

We have collected information from 106 sources after an exhaustive search and here are the rankings.  Interesting that Die Hard (1988) is so high on the list, ranked number six among the best Christmas movies of all time, given it's not a conventional Christmas film.  As expected, some of the older classics take the top spots such as It's a Wonderful Life (1946) ranked number one, although not close to unanimous, and Miracle on 34th Street (1947) at fourth.

Scene from Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands (1990) tied ranking at 21st place among Christmas movies.

Top 61 Christmas Movies based on 106 published rankings
Percent of  online rankings they appear in, right hand side
1. It's a Wonderful Life(1946) : 66.04%
2. A Christmas Story(1983) : 45.28%
3. Elf(2003) : 40.57%
4 (tied). Miracle on 34th street(1947) : 36.79%
4 (tied). Home Alone(1990) : 36.79%
5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation(1989) : 29.25%
6. Die Hard (1988) : 24.53%
7. A Christmas Carol(1984) : 20.75%
8. The Nightmare Before Christmas(1993) : 18.87%
9. A Charlie Brown Christmas(1965) : 16.98%
10. White Christmas(1954) : 14.15%
11(tied). How The Grinch Stole Christmas(2000) : 13.21%
11(tied). Scrooged(1988) : 13.21%
11(tied). Love Actually(2011) : 13.21%
12. The Muppet Christmas Carol(1992) : 11.32%
13. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer(1964) : 10.38%
14. The Santa Clause(1994) : 9.43%
15. Holiday Inn (1942) : 6.6%
16. Gremlins(1984) : 5.66%
27. The Polar Express(2004) : 4.72%
18 (tied). Bad Santa (2003) : 3.77%
18 (tied) . Scrooge(1970) : 3.77%
19 (tied) . Rare Exports(2010) : 2.83%
19 (tied) . Trading Places(1983) : 2.83%
19 (tied) . The Snowman(1982) : 2.83%
19 (tied) . Frosty The Snowman(1969) : 2.83%
20 (tied) . Stalag 17 (1953) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . The Bishop's Wife(1947) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . The Santa Clause 2(2002) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . Meet Me In St. Louis(1944) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . Arthur Christmas (2011) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . The Family man(2000) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . The Year Without A Santa Claus(1974) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . Jingle All The Way(1996) : 1.89%
20 (tied) . The Adventures of Mary-Kate & Ashley: The Case of the Christmas Caper(1995) : 1.89%
21 (tied) . Babes in Toyland(1934) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Shop Around The Corner(1940) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Brazil(1985) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . 1941(1979) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Gathering(1977) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Prancer(1989) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Little Women(1994) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Edward Scissorhands(1990) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Holiday Affair(1949) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Ice Harvest(2005) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Santa Claus The Movie(1985) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Ref(1994) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Great Escape(1963) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Rocky 4(1985) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . A Bride for Christmas(2012) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Jack Frost(1998) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Christmas With The Kranks(2004) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Deck The Halls(2006) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Shop Around The Corner(1940) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Holiday(2006) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . The Life Of Brian(1979) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . A Muppet Family Christmas(1987) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . A Sesame Street Christmas Carol(2006) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Lethal Weapon(1987) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Hard Boiled(1992) : 0.94%
21 (tied) . Kiss Kiss Bang Bang(2005) : 0.94%


 
Christmas Movie Ranking Sources
Nerve : top 100 Christmas Movies
Rotten Tomatoes : top 25 Christmas Movies
Time Out : top 50 Christmas Movies
imdb : top 21 Christmas Movies
Forbes : top 10 Christmas Movies
Breit Bart : top 10 Christmas Movies
The Richest : top 15 Christmas Movies
Daily Edge : top 20 Christmas Movies
Hub Pages : top 10 Christmas Movies
Ranker : top 11 Christmas Movies
AMC : top 20 Christmas Movies
Readers Digest : top 5 Christmas Movies
Daily News : top 22 Christmas Movies
Ranker : top 178 Christmas Movies
imdb : top 100 Christmas Movies
imdb : top 50 Christmas Movies
EW : top 20 Christmas Movies
Movie Fone : top 25 Christmas Movies
The Hollywood Reporter : top 22 Christmas Movies
NewsOK : top 8 Christmas Movies
List Challenges : top 50 Christmas Movies
Irish Examiner : top 10 Christmas Movies
The Top Tens : top 10 Christmas Movies
E : top 10 Christmas Movies
Daily Record : top 20 Christmas Movies
Huffington Post : top 5 Christmas Movies
Swing by Swing : top 25 Christmas Movies
The Street : top 13 Christmas Movies
MSN : top 10 Christmas Movies
Seventeen : top 18 Christmas Movies
Airows : top 10 Christmas Movies
About : top 10 Christmas Movies
Family Education : top 15 Christmas Movies
Top Ten Reviews : top 12 Christmas Movies
Play Buzz : top 15 Christmas Movies
affotd : top 10 Christmas Movies
Learning and Creativity : top 10 Christmas Movies
IGN : top 25 Christmas Movies
College of Charleston : top 10 Christmas Movies
Crave : top 50 Christmas Movies
Entertainment Monthly : top 10 Christmas Movies
Top 10 Films : top 10 Christmas Movies
3news : top 10 Christmas Movies
Marie Claire : top 10 Christmas Movies
Fan hood blog : top 5 Christmas Movies
The Cristmas Science Monitor : top 20 Christmas Movies
greatest movies : top 24 Christmas Movies
Northwest Nazarene University : top 10 Christmas Movies
Nationwide : top 10 Christmas Movies
Battle royale with cheese : top 5 Christmas Movies
Side Kick Cast : top 20 Christmas Movies
SFGATE : top 17 Christmas Movies
Daily Mail : top 25 Christmas Movies
Dead Seriousness : top 50 Christmas Movies
Communities Digital News : top 10 Christmas Movies
The Cabin : top 10 Christmas Movies
Dreg Studios : top 10 Christmas Movies
Wild Sound : top 100 Christmas Movies
Ask Men : top 10 Christmas Movies
Listal : top 100 Christmas Movies
That Film Guy : top 30 Christmas Movies
Sol's Blog : top 10 Christmas Movies
Juice : top 9 Christmas Movies
Telling it Like this : top 50 Christmas Movies
inquisitr : top 10 Christmas Movies
Cosmopolitan : top 9 Christmas Movies
The American Catholic : top 5 Christmas Movies
Talon Marks : top 25 Christmas Movies
Newsmax : top 5 Christmas Movies
Star Pulse : top 10 Christmas Movies
Got A Quiz : top 15 Christmas Movies
Coup Media : top 10 Christmas Movies
Listly : top 18 Christmas Movies
The Geek Generation : top 10 Christmas Movies
imdb : top 24 Christmas Movies
Penn Live : top 10 Christmas Movies
The Muse : top 5 Christmas Movies
View Mixed : top 14 Christmas Movies
Good House Keeping : top 10 Christmas Movies
Heart : top 10 Christmas Movies
Max Viral : top 10 Christmas Movies
Top Ten Diary : top 12 Christmas Movies
Fashion Times : top 5 Christmas Movies
film school wtf : top 60 Christmas Movies
world of wanderlust : top 10 Christmas Movies
Lifting Revolution : top 10 Christmas Movies
College Candy : top 10 Christmas Movies
Clevered Fool : top 10 Christmas Movies
I Check Movies : top 30 Christmas Movies
Los Angeles Times : top 25 Christmas Movies
Roadshow Entertainment : top 5 Christmas Movies
Rock Capital : top 25 Christmas Movies
Slide Share : top 10 Christmas Movies
digital dream door : top 100 Christmas Movies
Bagley Insurance : top 10 Christmas Movies
Movie Moron : top 10 Christmas Movies
Island Reality : top 10 Christmas Movies
Doc Slide : top 100 Christmas Movies
Nster News : top 18 Christmas Movies
ezin articles : top 10 Christmas Movies
hand bags purses : top 5 Christmas Movies
Ebay : top 5 Christmas Movies
Mental Floss : top 10 Christmas Movies
Movie Pilot : top 5 Christmas Movies
Victor Milan : top 5 Christmas Movies
Vogue : top 10 Christmas Movies