Galaxy Quest

1h 42m · 1999 · Directed by Dean Parisot · 3.7 / 5 on Letterboxd

Galaxy Quest (1999) runs 1h 42m, directed by Dean Parisot. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

For four years, the courageous crew of the NSEA Protector — Commander Peter Quincy Taggart, Lieutenant Tawny Madison, and Doctor Lazarus — set off on a thrilling and often dangerous mission in space... until their series was cancelled! Now, twenty years later, aliens under attack have mistaken the Galaxy Quest television transmissions for "historical documents" and beam up the crew of has-been actors to save the universe. With no script, no director, and no clue, the actors must turn in the performances of their lives.

Genres: Comedy, Science Fiction, Adventure

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.