Battle Beyond the Stars
1980 · Movie · PG · 103 min · ★ 5.4 · 52% critics
A peaceful farming world is threatened by a ruthless space tyrant demanding its harvest. With no battle experience, a young local leaves home to recruit a ragtag crew of mercenaries and oddball allies, hoping their mismatched skills can help protect the planet from invasion.
Where to watch
Watch free on Tubi and Amazon Prime Video — also streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
2 hours to watch.
Stream (included)
Streaming availability and prices may be inaccurate or change — verify with the provider before subscribing.
unSUB's subscription recommendations are informational only, not financial advice.
More value for your money
Similar titles, ranked by watch-hours per subscription dollar.
Details
- Years
- 1980
- Release date
- 1980-09-08
- Language
- English
- Rated
- PG
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 52/100
- TMDB rating
- 5.4/10 (226 votes)
- Budget
- $2,000,000
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a simple, good-vs-evil space romp with a Magnificent Seven-style team-up vibe and retro charm, a bit like Flash Gordon; Not for you if you need polished acting, strong writing, or big-budget spectacle.
Pros: fun B-movie energy; colorful misfit crew; surprisingly effective effects | Cons: very low-budget look; uneven acting and dialogue; audio can be muddy
Themes
- hitman
- clone
- space battle
- mercenary
- space
- space western
- robot
- explosion
- space opera
- space adventure
- spaceship
- good versus evil
Cast & crew
Richard Thomas
as Shad
Robert Vaughn
as Gelt
John Saxon
as Sador
George Peppard
as Cowboy
Darlanne Fluegel
as Nanelia
Sybil Danning
as St. Exmin
Sam Jaffe
as Dr. Hephaestus
Jeff Corey
as Zed
Morgan Woodward
as Cayman
Marta Kristen
as Lux
Directed by Jimmy T. Murakami, Roger Corman