The 30 best space movies
Cast: William Shatner, Ricardo Montalbán, Leonard Nimoy
The eye-popping space battles and serene galactic imagery. The mind-controlling space eels. The introduction of the Kobayashi Maru test. The tear-soaked space funeral. The goddamn mind-controlling space eels. The Wrath of Khan stands tall above all the USS Enterprise's cinematic adventures for many reasons, but chief among them is its deference to space itself – the franchise's spiritual home. The reboot might have more advanced ships and shinier effects, but this was the moment Trek matched Star Wars in terms of pure awe in the abyss.
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