12 Most Anxiety-Inducing Sci-Fi Movies EVER

12. Apollo 13

Okay, so if the criteria were crazy strict for this list it would be worth noting that yes, technically Apollo 13 is a science fact movie rather than a science fiction one.

But it’s hard to beat 1993’s tense space exploration docudrama for a heart racing depiction of real life space travel gone awry and the almost deadly consequences thereof.

Following Tom Hanks as the distressed captain of the titular doomed vessel, Castaway helmer Ron Howard’s intense film sees his tight knit crew of Kevin Bacon and Bill Paxton attempt to bring the disastrous flight back to Earth without any casualties—save for the viewer’s nerves, that is.