Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "tachyon"

1. Watchmen (2009)

R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery

In a version of 1985 where superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach on the trail of a conspiracy that will change the course of history.

Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman

Votes: 581,928 | Gross: $107.51M

2. Tomorrowland (2015)

PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.

Director: Brad Bird | Stars: George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Hugh Laurie, Raffey Cassidy

Votes: 191,257 | Gross: $93.44M

3. Frequency (2000)

PG-13 | 118 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.

Director: Gregory Hoblit | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Jim Caviezel, Shawn Doyle, Elizabeth Mitchell

Votes: 115,659 | Gross: $45.01M

4. Prince of Darkness (1987)

R | 102 min | Horror

A group of graduate students and scientists uncover an ancient canister in an abandoned church, but when they open the container, they inadvertently unleash a strange liquid and an evil force on all humanity.

Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Donald Pleasence, Lisa Blount, Jameson Parker, Victor Wong

Votes: 49,891 | Gross: $14.18M

5. Land of the Lost (2009)

PG-13 | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

A space-time vortex sucks scientist Rick Marshall, his assistant Holly and a survivalist Will into a world populated by dinosaurs and painfully slow creatures called Sleestaks.

Director: Brad Silberling | Stars: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone

Votes: 75,251 | Gross: $49.44M

6. K-PAX (2001)

PG-13 | 120 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a faraway planet named K-PAX. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.

Director: Iain Softley | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Jeff Bridges, Mary McCormack, Alfre Woodard

Votes: 192,911 | Gross: $50.34M

7. Max Steel (2016)

PG-13 | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The adventures of teenager Max McGrath and his alien companion, Steel, who must harness and combine their tremendous new powers to evolve into the turbo-charged superhero Max Steel.

Director: Stewart Hendler | Stars: Ben Winchell, Josh Brener, Maria Bello, Andy Garcia

Votes: 20,550 | Gross: $3.82M

8. Space Battleship Yamato (2010)

TV-14 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

In 2199, the crew of the space battleship Yamato embark on a dangerous journey to the planet Iskandar to acquire a device that will rejuvenate the war-ravaged Earth.

Director: Takashi Yamazaki | Stars: Takuya Kimura, Meisa Kuroki, Toshirô Yanagiba, Naoto Ogata

Votes: 6,378

9. Tangent Room (2017)

64 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Trapped in a mysterious room with no escape, four brilliant minds race against time to prevent a cosmic collapse of the universe. They must learn to work together and solve the puzzle before it's too late.

Director: Björn Engström | Stars: Lisa Bearpark, Daniel Epstein, Håkan Julander, Jennifer Lila

Votes: 462

10. Secrets of the Ancient World (2019 Video)

70 min | Documentary

From the mysterious origins of civilization to startling revelations about the pyramids, discover how the ruling elite have hidden ancient knowledge from the masses for millennia. We are just now beginning to re-discover our true past.

Director: Philip Gardiner | Stars: Paul Hughes, O.H. Krill

Votes: 26

11. Threshold (2005–2006)
Episode: Alienville (2006)

Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

The trail of an infected cook leads Dr. Caffrey and Agent Cavennaugh to a small Virginia town populated by the infected.

Director: Oz Scott | Stars: Carla Gugino, Brian Van Holt, Brent Spiner, Rob Benedict

Votes: 130

12. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Dreamland (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

An anonymous tip finally brings Mulder and Scully to the mecca of all UFO lore, Area 51. But when the agents witness the flight of a mysterious craft there, Mulder and one of the Men in Black, Fletcher, somehow switch bodies - and lives.

Director: Rob Bowman | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Michael McKean, John Mahon

Votes: 4,576

13. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Dreamland II (1998)

TV-14 | 45 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Scully begins to suspect that her partner's strange behavior is more than it appears to be, while Mulder fights to return his life to normal before it's too late.

Director: Michael W. Watkins | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Michael McKean, John Mahon

Votes: 4,304

14. The X-Files (1993–2018)
Episode: Synchrony (1997)

TV-14 | 44 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A mysterious old man is killing scientists working on the development of a cryobiologic compound. He freezes them to death with this same compound that doesn't even exist yet.

Director: Jim Charleston | Stars: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Joseph Fuqua, Susan Lee Hoffman

Votes: 3,707

15. Journeyman (2007)
Episode: The Year of the Rabbit (2007)

TV-14 | 42 min | Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi

Dan travels back and meets a woman in a bar waiting for her blind date. In subsequent trips he meets and changes the future of the same woman.

Director: Laura Innes | Stars: Kevin McKidd, Gretchen Egolf, Moon Bloodgood, Reed Diamond

Votes: 158

16. The Universe (2007–2015)
Episode: Space Travel (2008)

TV-14 | 45 min | Documentary, History

The many and various hazards to space travel are explained. But solving that problem better propulsion systems are need to travel anywhere beyond the moon. Some possibilities, both realistic and speculative, are described.

Director: Savas Georgalis | Stars: Erik Thompson, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Michio Kaku, Neil F. Comins

Votes: 99

17. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: The Exorcism of Nash Wells (2020)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The Flash takes on a dangerous new meta named Sunshine; Cisco sets out to help Nash.

Director: Eric Dean Seaton | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 1,724

18. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Death of the Speed Force (2020)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Kid Flash returns to Central City with a Zen attitude and new tricks up his sleeve. While thrilled to see his family again, Wally confides to Barry that he returned because he thinks there ... See full summary »

Director: Brent Crowell | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 1,850

19. Young Sheldon (2017–2024)
Episode: An Academic Crime and a More Romantic Taco Bell (2020)

TV-PG | 19 min | Comedy

Dr. Sturgis is furious when Sheldon accuses him of plagiarism. Also, Mary sets out to find a "girl trophy" for Missy's end-of-season baseball ceremony, and Georgie has an awkward run-in ... See full summary »

Director: Melissa Joan Hart | Stars: Iain Armitage, Zoe Perry, Lance Barber, Montana Jordan

Votes: 1,044

20. Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur (2014– )
Episode: Faster Than Light ep02: Tachyons and Time Travel (2016)

18 min | Documentary, Animation

A look at the Tachyon, a hypothetical particle that can travel back in time as well as looking at what theory tells us about Time Travel and Temporal Paradoxes.

Director: Isaac Arthur | Star: Isaac Arthur

21. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: The Speed of Thought (2021)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

When Barry suddenly gains the power of speed thinking, he attempts to use his new gift to save Iris; while Barry is thrilled with his new power, Cisco is hesitant to trust it; Eva must face a shattering truth.

Director: Alexandra La Roche | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 2,497

22. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Rubicon (2022)

TV-MA | 45 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Captain Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery race to stop Book and Ruon Tarka from launching a rogue plan that could inadvertently endanger the galaxy.

Director: Andi Armaganian | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Wilson Cruz

Votes: 1,913

23. The Elegant Universe (2003)
Episode: String's the Thing (2003)

Not Rated | Documentary

This episode describes the history and challenges of the creation of string theory. Remarkably, many of the breakthroughs came from mathematics and concepts developed as long as a century earlier.

Directors: Joseph McMaster, David Hickman

Votes: 57

24. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Wednesday Ever After (2023)

TV-PG | Action, Adventure, Drama

Barry and Iris relive the same day over and over again; Joe has a heart-to-heart with Cecile; friends and foes, old and new, begin to descend upon Central City.

Director: Vanessa Parise | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Danielle Nicolet

Votes: 1,584

25. Hybrid Librarian (2012– )
Episode: The 7 Ways to Time Travel (2016)

9 min | Documentary

There are several ways to travel through time that are 'legal' according to the laws of physics. Or at least some of the laws of physics. But possible doesn't mean practical. So other than ... See full summary »

26. Sixty Symbols (2009– )
Episode: Neutrinos faster than light - Sixty Symbols (2011)

10 min | Documentary

A recent (2011) experiment measuring the speed of neutrinos created at CERN seems to show they are traveling faster than the speed of light. Skeptecism prevails.

Stars: Edmund J. Copeland, Antonio Padilla

27. TopTenz (2010– )
Episode: Incredible Particles That Science Has Discovered (2022)

10 min | Documentary

A brief look at some subatomic particles that were theoretical not to long ago and a few more that scientists aren't yet sure about.

Star: Simon Whistler

28. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Who Is Harrison Wells? (2015)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Joe and Cisco visit Starling City and ask Captain Lance for help with their investigation into Dr. Wells; Laurel asks Cisco for a favor; Barry faces a new foe who can disguise himself as anyone he touches.

Director: Wendey Stanzler | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Rick Cosnett

Votes: 6,518

29. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Versus Zoom (2016)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Barry, having now learned how to travel between the different Earths, decides to take the fight to Zoom.

Director: Stefan Pleszczynski | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 5,160

30. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: The Red Angel (2019)

TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Burnham is stunned when she learns her ties to Section 31 run deeper than she ever fathomed. Armed with the identity of the Red Angel, the U.S.S. Discovery goes to work on its most critical mission to date.

Director: Hanelle M. Culpepper | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 3,623

31. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Saints of Imperfection (2019)

TV-14 | 52 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Burnham and the crew navigate a dangerous alien landscape in a race against time to save Tilly's life, but Stamets is not at all prepared for what they find in the process. Section 31 is ... See full summary »

Director: David Barrett | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 4,096

32. Star Trek: Discovery (2017–2024)
Episode: Light and Shadows (2019)

TV-PG | 40 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Burnham goes to Vulcan in search of Spock, where she unearths surprising family secrets. In researching what is left of the Red Angel's signal over Kaminar, Pike and Tyler end up in battle ... See full summary »

Director: Marta Cunningham | Stars: Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman

Votes: 3,506

33. The Flash (2014–2023)
Episode: Godspeed (2019)

TV-PG | 42 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After discovering that Nora is working with Thawne, Barry and Iris disagree about how to handle their daughter in the wake of this shocking news. Team Flash isn't sure they can trust Nora, ... See full summary »

Director: Danielle Panabaker | Stars: Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes

Votes: 2,727

34. Watchmen (2019)
Episode: A God Walks into Abar (2019)

TV-MA | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Doctor Manhattan meets Angela, setting the stage for future events.

Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Regina King, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Tom Mison, Sara Vickers

Votes: 9,957