Fantastic movies about saving the world

List of the best science fiction films about saving the world, selected by visitors to our site: Interstellar, Edge of Tomorrow, Tenet, Armageddon, Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Everything Everywhere All at Once, Galaxy Quest, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Fifth Element.

In the top there are new films of 2022, a plot description and trailers for films that have already been released.

Markimdb: 8.6
Genrefantastic, drama, adventure
CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
Duration02:49

    Interstellar chronicles the adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

    Markimdb: 7.9
    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
    CountryUSA, Canada
    Duration01:53

      Major Bill Cage is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously demoted and dropped into combat. Cage is killed within minutes, managing to take an alpha alien down with him. He awakens back at the beginning of the same day and is forced to fight and die again... and again - as physical contact with the alien has thrown him into a time loop.

      Markimdb: 7.4
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller
      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA

      Armed with only one word - Tenet - and fighting for the survival of the entire world, the Protagonist journeys through a twilight world of international espionage on a mission that will unfold in something beyond real time.

      Markimdb: 6.7
      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:24

      When an asteroid threatens to collide with Earth, NASA honcho Dan Truman determines the only way to stop it is to drill into its surface and detonate a nuclear bomb. This leads him to renowned driller Harry Stamper, who agrees to helm the dangerous space mission provided he can bring along his own hotshot crew. Among them is the cocksure A.J. who Harry thinks isn't good enough for his daughter, until the mission proves otherwise.

      Markimdb: 8
      Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
      CountryUSA
      Duration02:01

        Light years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.

        Markimdb: 8.5
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:26

        As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

        Markimdb: 8.8
        Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy, adventure
        CountryUSA

        An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.

        Markimdb: 7.4
        Genrefantastic, comedy, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration01:42

        The stars of a 1970s sci-fi show - now scraping a living through re-runs and sci-fi conventions - are beamed aboard an alien spacecraft. Believing the cast's heroic on-screen dramas are historical documents of real-life adventures, the band of aliens turn to the ailing celebrities for help in their quest to overcome the oppressive regime in their solar system.

        Markimdb: 7.7
        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, adventure
        CountryUSA
        Duration02:16

          After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America is living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with the Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off professional assassins sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier.

          Markimdb: 7.7
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller, comedy, melodrama
          CountryFrance, United Kingdom, USA
          Duration02:06

          In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity.

          Markimdb: 8
          Genrefantastic, thriller, detective
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:09

          In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990 instead of 1996, he's arrested and locked up in a mental hospital. There he meets psychiatrist Dr. Kathryn Railly, and patient Jeffrey Goines, the son of a famous virus expert, who may hold the key to the mysterious rogue group, the Army of the 12 Monkeys, thought to be responsible for unleashing the killer disease.

          Markimdb: 7.2
          Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, drama, adventure
          CountryUSA, Canada
          Duration01:37

          SG-1 searches for an ancient weapon which could help them defeat the Ori, and discover it may be in the Ori's own home galaxy. As the Ori prepare to send ships through to the Milky Way to attack Earth, SG-1 travels to the Ori galaxy aboard the Odyssey. The International Oversight committee have their own plans and SG-1 finds themselves in a distant galaxy fighting two powerful enemies.

          Markimdb: 4.4
          Genrefantastic, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:28

          An astronaut doctor Ivan Hood and his fellow astronaut Kelly return from their mission in space to find the world has been taken over by aliens. Now Dr. Ivan Hood and Kelly must lead a revolution to free the human slaves from their alien masters.

          Markimdb: 6.7
          Genrefantastic, action
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:09

          The human city of Zion defends itself against the massive invasion of the machines as Neo fights to end the war at another front while also opposing the rogue Agent Smith.

          Markimdb: 6.9
          Genrefantastic, drama
          CountryAustralia, USA
          Duration03:15

          The world has finally managed to blow itself up and only Australia has been spared from nuclear destruction and a gigantic wave of radiation is floating in on the breezes. One American sub located in the Pacific has survived and is met with disdain by the Australians. The calculations of Australia's most renowned scientist says the country is doomed. However, one of his rivals says that he is wrong. He believes that a 1000 people can be relocated to the northern hemisphere, where his assumptions indicate the radiation levels may be lower. The American Captain is asked to take a mission to the north to determine which scientist is right.

          Markimdb: 8.6
          Genrefantastic, action, thriller
          CountryUSA
          Duration02:17

          Nearly 10 years have passed since Sarah Connor was targeted for termination by a cyborg from the future. Now her son, John, the future leader of the resistance, is the target for a newer, more deadly terminator. Once again, the resistance has managed to send a protector back to attempt to save John and his mother Sarah.

          Markimdb: 6.8
          Genrefantastic, action, comedy, adventure
          CountryUSA
          Duration01:46

            Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back...in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K's life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him - secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind.

            Markimdb: 7.6
            Genrefantastic, action, drama, detective
            CountryUSA
            Duration02:42

              In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown, but after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is initiated. The reunited heroes set out to prevent their own destruction, but in doing so uncover a sinister plot that puts all of humanity in grave danger.

              Markimdb: 6.2
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:00

              A seven-mile-wide space rock is hurtling toward Earth, threatening to obliterate the planet. Now, it's up to the president of the United States to save the world. He appoints a tough-as-nails veteran astronaut to lead a joint American-Russian crew into space to destroy the comet before impact. Meanwhile, an enterprising reporter uses her smarts to uncover the scoop of the century.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:43

              A Victorian Englishman travels to the far future and finds that humanity has divided into two hostile species.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genrefantastic, action, drama
              CountryUnited Kingdom, Australia, USA
              Duration02:05

              Documentary style account of a nuclear holocaust and its effect on the working class city of Sheffield, England; and the eventual long run effects of nuclear war on civilization.

              Markimdb: 7.9
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Japan
              Duration01:44

              In 2027, in a chaotic world in which humans can no longer procreate, a former activist agrees to help transport a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea, where her child's birth may help scientists save the future of humankind.

              Markimdb: 7.7
              Genrefantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration01:56

              It is the 23rd century. The Federation Starship U.S.S. Enterprise™ is on routine training maneuvers and Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) seems resigned to the fact that this inspection may well be the last space mission of his career. But Khan is back. Aided by his exiled band of genetic supermen, Khan (Ricardo Montalban) - brilliant renegade of 20th century Earth - has raided Space Station Regula One, stolen a top secret device called Project Genesis, wrested control of another Federation Starship and sets out in pursuit of the Enterprise, determined to let nothing stand in the way of his mission: kill Admiral Kirk... even if it means universal Armageddon.

              Markimdb: 7.5
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, crime, detective
              CountryAustralia, USA
              Duration02:28

              A brutal mugging leaves Grey Trace paralyzed in the hospital and his beloved wife dead. A billionaire inventor soon offers Trace a cure — an artificial intelligence implant called STEM that will enhance his body. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.

              Markimdb: 8
              Genrefantastic, adventure
              CountryUnited Kingdom, USA, Hungary, Jordan
              Duration03:34

              During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.

              Markimdb: 7.6
              Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama
              CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada
              Duration02:10

              A group of scientists in San Francisco struggle to stay alive in the aftermath of a plague that is wiping out humanity, while Caesar tries to maintain dominance over his community of intelligent apes.

              Markimdb: 7.3
              Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
              CountrySouth Korea, USA
              Duration02:20

              A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

              Markimdb: 7
              Genrefantastic, action, adventure
              CountryUSA
              Duration02:23

                Young teenager, Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots – the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.

                Markimdb: 8.4
                Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, adventure, crime
                CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                Duration02:45

                Following the death of District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman assumes responsibility for Dent's crimes to protect the late attorney's reputation and is subsequently hunted by the Gotham City Police Department. Eight years later, Batman encounters the mysterious Selina Kyle and the villainous Bane, a new terrorist leader who overwhelms Gotham's finest. The Dark Knight resurfaces to protect a city that has branded him an enemy.

                Markimdb: 7
                Genrefantastic, thriller, melodrama
                CountryUSA
                Duration01:45

                A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

                Markimdb: 7.8
                Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama
                CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                Duration02:03

                  The night after another unsatisfactory New Year party, Tim's father tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can't change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life – so he decides to make his world a better place... by getting a girlfriend. Sadly, that turns out not to be as easy as he thinks.

                  Markimdb: 7.7
                  Genrefantastic, action, adventure
                  CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                  Duration02:06

                    Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working together with other mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop the greatest threat the world has ever known.

                    Markimdb: 7.9
                    Genrefantastic, thriller, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA, Canada, India
                    Duration02:32

                    Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.

                    Markimdb: 7.4
                    Genrefantastic, melodrama, drama, detective
                    CountryUSA
                    Duration01:48

                    I Origins follows a molecular biologist studying the evolution of the human eye. He finds his work permeating his life after a brief encounter with an exotic young woman who slips away from him. As his research continues years later with his lab partner, they make a stunning scientific discovery that has far reaching implications and complicates both his scientific and and spiritual beliefs. Traveling half way around the world, he risks everything he has ever known to validate his theory.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrefantastic, action
                    CountryUSA

                    A retired special forces officer is trapped in a never-ending time loop on the day of his death.

                    Markimdb: 6.8
                    Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, crime
                    CountryUSA, South Africa
                    Duration02:17

                    Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart and soul to find his way in the world and become his own man. But there's one thing that makes Chappie different from any one else: he is a robot.

                    Markimdb: 7
                    Genrefantastic, action, drama, family, sport
                    CountryUSA, India
                    Duration02:07

                      In the near-future, Charlie Kenton is a washed-up fighter who retired from the ring when robots took over the sport. After Charlie's robot is trashed, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max to rebuild and train an unlikely contender.

                      Markimdb: 6.5
                      Genrefantastic, fantasy, comedy, melodrama, drama, adventure
                      CountryUSA

                      In the not-too-distant future, an all-seeing surveillance state conducts “dream audits” to collect taxes on the unconscious lives of the populace. Mild-mannered government agent James Preble travels to a remote farmhouse to audit the dreams of Arabella “Bella” Isadora, an eccentric, aging artist. Entering Bella’s vast VHS archive, which contains a lifetime of dreams, Preble stumbles upon a secret that offers him a chance at love—and hope for escape.

                      Markimdb: 7
                      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:25

                      On July 2, a giant alien mothership enters orbit around Earth and deploys several dozen saucer-shaped 'destroyer' spacecraft that quickly lay waste to major cities around the planet. On July 3, the United States conducts a coordinated counterattack that fails. On July 4, a plan is devised to gain access to the interior of the alien mothership in space, in order to plant a nuclear missile.

                      Markimdb: 7
                      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
                      CountryUSA, France
                      Duration02:10

                      An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

                      Markimdb: 8
                      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, drama
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, Spain
                      Duration02:26

                      Thirty years after the events of the first film, a new blade runner, LAPD Officer K, unearths a long-buried secret that has the potential to plunge what's left of society into chaos. K's discovery leads him on a quest to find Rick Deckard, a former LAPD blade runner who has been missing for 30 years.

                      Markimdb: 7.4
                      Genrefantastic, action, adventure
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration02:49

                      Peter Parker and his friends go on a summer trip to Europe. However, they will hardly be able to rest - Peter will have to agree to help Nick Fury uncover the mystery of creatures that cause natural disasters and destruction throughout the continent.

                      Markimdb: 6.6
                      Genrefantastic, action, fantasy, comedy
                      CountryUSA
                      Duration01:48

                      Five years after they defeated Gozer, the Ghostbusters are out of business. When Dana begins to have ghost problems again, the boys come out of retirement to aid her and hopefully save New York City from a new paranormal threat.

                      Markimdb: 7.2
                      Genrefantastic, thriller
                      CountryUnited Kingdom, USA
                      Duration01:47

                      Fifty years into the future, the sun is dying, and Earth is threatened by arctic temperatures. A team of astronauts is sent to revive the Sun — but the mission fails. Seven years later, a new team is sent to finish the mission as mankind’s last hope.

                      Markimdb: 8.8
                      Genrefantastic, action, thriller, drama, detective
                      CountryUSA, United Kingdom
                      Duration02:28

                        Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

                        Markimdb: 7.4
                        Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
                        CountryUSA, United Kingdom, Canada, Luxembourg, France
                        Duration02:23

                        Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

                        Markimdb: 7
                        Genrefantastic, action, thriller, melodrama, adventure
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:05

                        Jack Harper is one of the last few drone repairmen stationed on Earth. Part of a massive operation to extract vital resources after decades of war with a terrifying threat known as the Scavs, Jack’s mission is nearly complete. His existence is brought crashing down when he rescues a beautiful stranger from a downed spacecraft. Her arrival triggers a chain of events that forces him to question everything he knows and puts the fate of humanity in his hands.

                        Markimdb: 7.5
                        Genrefantastic, fantasy, adventure
                        CountryUSA
                        Duration02:24

                        After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.

                        Markimdb: 7.2
                        Genrefantastic, thriller, comedy, melodrama, drama
                        CountryRepublic of Ireland, United Kingdom, Greece, France, Netherlands, USA
                        Duration01:36

                          In a dystopian near future, single people, according to the laws of The City, are taken to The Hotel, where they are obliged to find a romantic partner in forty-five days or are transformed into beasts and sent off into The Woods.

                          Markimdb: 6.1
                          Genrefantastic, action, drama, adventure
                          CountryUSA
                          Duration02:57

                          In 2013 there are no highways, no I-ways, no dreams of a better tomorrow, only scattered survivors across what was once the Unites States. Into this apocalyptic wasteland comes an enigmatic drifter with a mule, a knack for Shakespeare and something yet undiscovered: the power to inspire hope.




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