# Dark Star (1974 film)

Hacker Approved page: https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-star/

8 people recommended Dark Star (1974 film) in Hacker News comments, 1 had mixed feelings and none criticized it, November 2025 to October 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 12 months, in 5 threads. It does not meet the Hacker Approved badge rule.

4 of the 8 people who recommend it commented in one thread, “Dark Star (Film, 1974)”.

**Verdict:** People recommend this 1974 parody of 2001 for its humor and memorable scenes. The most common caveat is that it is very bad, though B movie fans enjoy it.

Summary written by Claude from 6 comments.

## Why people recommend it

- Fondly remembered classic (2 comments in the sample): "happy that some things are good enough to be remembered fondly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087911)) "Darkstar (the beach ball- a classic!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46055689))
- Memorable ship and beach ball (1 comment in the sample): "the ship in Dark Star wins the space-grunge contest hands-down" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46057364))

## What people warn about

- Considered very bad (1 comment in the sample): "The movie is very very bad but if you like B movies it is also very very good." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48301595))

## Other science fiction films people recommend

- [Blade Runner](https://hackerapproved.com/p/blade-runner/): 42 recommend, 10 mixed, 8 criticize
- [Colossus: The Forbin Project](https://hackerapproved.com/p/colossus-the-forbin-project/): 29 recommend, 2 mixed, 2 criticize
- [The Fifth Element](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fifth-element/): 20 recommend, 3 mixed, 1 criticize
- [Jurassic Park (1993 film)](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jurassic-park/): 19 recommend, 4 mixed, 6 criticize

## The badge

A product earns the Hacker Approved badge when at least 10 people recommend it, recommenders outnumber critics at least 2 to 1 (mixed feelings count toward neither side), it was recommended in at least 4 of the 12 months and in at least 5 different threads, and no single thread supplies more than half of the people who recommend it. Health and money products are never badged.

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Dark Star (1974 film)", https://hackerapproved.com/p/dark-star/ (8 recommend, 1 mixed, 0 criticize; Hacker News comments, November 2025 to October 2026).

Counts updated 2 Nov 2026, with data through October 31, 2026.