Carl Sagan: movies and TV shows
Carl Sagan has 43 credits in the archive: 28 films and 15 TV series, from 1962 to 2025. Highest rated: Linhas Cruzadas (10.0/10).
Career timeline
1962 – 2025 · busiest year: 1980 (6 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bookworms | (himself) | Film | — | 90 |
| 2024 | Piece by Piece | Carl Sagan (voice) (archive sound) (uncredited) | Film | 7.2 | 89 |
| 2024 | Aliens Uncovered: Close Encounters | Self | Film | — | 89 |
| 2023 | The Universe | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.0 | 88 |
| 2021 | Linhas Cruzadas | TV | 10.0 | 86 | |
| 2020 | World | TV | 8.1 | 85 | |
| 2018 | The Farthest | Self (archive footage) | Film | 7.8 | 83 |
| 2015 | Star Stuff: A Story of Carl Sagan | Film | 6.3 | 80 | |
| 2014 | Cosmos | Self (voice) (archive footage) | TV | 8.5 | 79 |
| 2014 | Cosmos | Self (archive footage) | TV | 8.5 | 79 |
| 2014 | Cosmos | TV | 8.5 | 79 | |
| 2014 | The Real History of Science Fiction | Himself (archive footage) | TV | 7.0 | 79 |
| 2014 | Wanderers | Voice | Film | 7.3 | 79 |
| 2012 | The Reality of Me | Self | Film | 7.2 | 77 |
| 2012 | Owned & Operated | Carl Sagan | Film | 8.8 | 77 |
| 2006 | An Inconvenient Truth | Film | 7.0 | 71 | |
| 1997 | Contact | Film | 7.4 | 62 | |
| 1997 | Contact | Film | 7.4 | 62 | |
| 1997 | Contact | Film | 7.4 | 62 | |
| 1997 | Carl Sagan: A Cosmic Celebrity | Self (archive footage) | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1996 | We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1996 | We Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot | Film | — | 61 | |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Self | Film | 6.1 | 55 |
| 1989 | A Dialogue: A Conversation with Carl Sagan and Ted Turner | Guest | Film | — | 54 |
| 1988 | God, the Universe and Everything Else | Self | Film | 6.1 | 53 |
| 1987 | Together to Mars? | Self - Moderator | Film | 5.0 | 52 |
| 1985 | Threads | Film | 7.6 | 50 | |
| 1984 | On the 8th Day | Self | Film | — | 49 |
| 1980 | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | Self - Host | TV | 8.7 | 45 |
| 1980 | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | TV | 8.7 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | TV | 8.7 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | TV | 8.7 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage | TV | 8.7 | 45 | |
| 1980 | Target... Earth? | Self | Film | 6.5 | 45 |
| 1977 | The Case of the Ancient Astronauts | Self | Film | — | 42 |
| 1975 | PBS News Hour | Self - Cosmos (archive footage) | TV | 5.7 | 40 |
| 1975 | Who's Out There? | Himself | Film | 6.8 | 40 |
| 1974 | NOVA | TV | 7.0 | 39 | |
| 1973 | In Search of Ancient Astronauts | Himself | Film | 7.5 | 38 |
| 1969 | The Violent Universe | Narrator | Film | — | 34 |
| 1967 | The Phil Donahue Show | Self | TV | — | 32 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 27 |
| Pale Blue Dot | Himself | Film | 9.0 | — |