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Best Science Fiction Movies

Futures, aliens, and questions about being human.


These science fiction films are ranked by IMDb score — the ones that audiences worldwide have voted, re-watched, and argued over the most. Refine by year or cross-reference with another genre. The list begins with the best.
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  1. 01.
    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor

    2013·Dir. Nick Hurran·77 min·9.3

    In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

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  2. 02.
    Inception

    Inception

    2010·Dir. Christopher Nolan·148 min·8.8

    Cobb, a skilled thief who commits corporate espionage by infiltrating the subconscious of his targets is offered a chance to regain his old life as payment for a task considered to be impossible: "inception", the implantation of another person's idea into a target's subconscious.

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  3. 03.
    Interstellar

    Interstellar

    2014·Dir. Christopher Nolan·169 min·8.7

    The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

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  4. 04.
    The Empire Strikes Back

    The Empire Strikes Back

    1980·Dir. Irvin Kershner·124 min·8.7

    The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.

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  5. 05.
    The Matrix

    The Matrix

    1999·Dir. Lana Wachowski·136 min·8.7

    Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.

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  6. 06.
    Star Wars

    Star Wars

    1977·Dir. George Lucas·121 min·8.6

    Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

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  7. 07.
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    Terminator 2: Judgment Day

    1991·Dir. James Cameron·137 min·8.6

    Ten years after the events of the original, a reprogrammed T-800 is sent back in time to protect young John Connor from the shape-shifting T-1000. Together with his mother Sarah, he fights to stop Skynet from triggering a nuclear apocalypse.

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  8. 08.
    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

    2023·Dir. Kemp Powers·140 min·8.5

    After reuniting with Gwen Stacy, Brooklyn’s full-time, friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is catapulted across the Multiverse, where he encounters the Spider Society, a team of Spider-People charged with protecting the Multiverse's very existence. But when the heroes clash on how to handle a new threat, Miles finds himself pitted against the other Spiders and must set out on his own to save those he loves most.

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  9. 09.
    Back to the Future

    Back to the Future

    1985·Dir. Robert Zemeckis·116 min·8.5

    Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

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  10. 10.
    The Prestige

    The Prestige

    2006·Dir. Christopher Nolan·130 min·8.5

    A mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy -- full of obsession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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    Alien

    Alien

    1979·Dir. Ridley Scott·117 min·8.5

    During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of eggs on the planet, a creature inside one of the eggs attacks an explorer. The entire crew is unaware of the impending nightmare set to descend upon them when the alien parasite planted inside its unfortunate host is birthed.

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    Heart of a Dog

    Heart of a Dog

    1988·Dir. Vladimir Bortko·136 min·8.5

    "Heart of a Dog" is a Soviet film adaptation of Mikhail Bulgakov’s iconic novella. Set in 1920s Moscow, it tells the satirical and darkly humorous story of a stray dog named Sharik, who is transformed into a human by Professor Preobrazhensky through a daring medical experiment. The resulting man, Poligraf Poligrafovich Sharikov, embodies the social and ideological tensions of early Soviet society. With its sharp critique of class struggle, human nature, and the perils of radical change, the film is celebrated for its faithful adaptation, brilliant performances, and rich allegorical depth.

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  13. 13.
    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse

    2018·Dir. Bob Persichetti·117 min·8.4

    Struggling to find his place in the world while juggling school and family, Brooklyn teenager Miles Morales is unexpectedly bitten by a radioactive spider and develops unfathomable powers just like the one and only Spider-Man. While wrestling with the implications of his new abilities, Miles discovers a super collider created by the madman Wilson "Kingpin" Fisk, causing others from across the Spider-Verse to be inadvertently transported to his dimension.

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  14. 14.
    Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

    2019·Dir. Anthony Russo·181 min·8.4

    After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and restore order to the universe once and for all, no matter what consequences may be in store.

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    Avengers: Infinity War

    Avengers: Infinity War

    2018·Dir. Joe Russo·149 min·8.4

    As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all six Infinity Stones, artifacts of unimaginable power, and use them to inflict his twisted will on all of reality. Everything the Avengers have fought for has led up to this moment - the fate of Earth and existence itself has never been more uncertain.

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  16. 16.
    Dune: Part Two

    Dune: Part Two

    2024·Dir. Denis Villeneuve·167 min·8.4

    Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.

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  17. 17.
    WALL·E

    WALL·E

    2008·Dir. Andrew Stanton·98 min·8.4

    After hundreds of years doing what he was built for, WALL•E— a robot designed to clean up the earth—discovers a new purpose in life when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet's future, and races back to space to report to the humans. Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most imaginative adventures ever brought to the big screen.

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    Aliens

    Aliens

    1986·Dir. James Cameron·137 min·8.4

    Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. Although her story is initially met with skepticism, she agrees to accompany a team of Colonial Marines back to LV-426.

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    Project Hail Mary

    Project Hail Mary

    2026·Dir. Phil Lord·157 min·8.3

    Science teacher Ryland Grace wakes up on a spaceship light years from home with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. As his memory returns, he begins to uncover his mission: solve the riddle of the mysterious substance causing the sun to die out. He must call on his scientific knowledge and unorthodox ideas to save everything on Earth from extinction… but an unexpected friendship means he may not have to do it alone.

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    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004·Dir. Michel Gondry·108 min·8.3

    Joel Barish, heartbroken that his girlfriend underwent a procedure to erase him from her memory, decides to do the same. However, as he watches his memories of her fade away, he realises that he still loves her, and may be too late to correct his mistake.

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    Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi

    1983·Dir. Richard Marquand·132 min·8.3

    Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

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  22. 22.
    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2

    2013·Dir. Jay Oliva·78 min·8.3

    Batman has stopped the reign of terror that The Mutants had cast upon his city. Now an old foe wants a reunion and the government wants The Man of Steel to put a stop to Batman.

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    The Wild Robot

    The Wild Robot

    2024·Dir. Chris Sanders·102 min·8.2

    After a shipwreck, an intelligent robot called Roz is stranded on an uninhabited island. To survive the harsh environment, Roz bonds with the island's animals and cares for an orphaned baby goose.

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  24. 24.
    A Clockwork Orange

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971·Dir. Stanley Kubrick·137 min·8.2

    In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

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  25. 25.
    The Thing

    The Thing

    1982·Dir. John Carpenter·109 min·8.2

    A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.

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  26. 26.
    Jurassic Park

    Jurassic Park

    1993·Dir. Steven Spielberg·127 min·8.2

    A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of experts and his two eager grandchildren to experience the park and help calm anxious investors. However, the park is anything but amusing as the security systems go off-line and the dinosaurs escape.

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  27. 27.
    Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

    Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession

    1973·Dir. Leonid Gaidai·8.2

    A scientist builds a time machine and accidentally sends his apartment complex manager and a petty burglar to 16th century Moscow, while Tsar Ivan the Terrible travels to 1973.

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  28. 28.
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion

    1997·Dir. Kazuya Tsurumaki·87 min·8.1

    SEELE orders an all-out attack on NERV, aiming to destroy the Evas before Gendo can advance his own plans for the Human Instrumentality Project. Shinji is pushed to the limits of his sanity as he is forced to decide the fate of humanity.

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  29. 29.
    The Iron Giant

    The Iron Giant

    1999·Dir. Brad Bird·86 min·8.1

    In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.

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  30. 30.
    Blade Runner

    Blade Runner

    1982·Dir. Ridley Scott·118 min·8.1

    In the smog-choked dystopian Los Angeles of 2019, blade runner Rick Deckard is called out of retirement to terminate a quartet of replicants who have escaped to Earth seeking their creator for a way to extend their short life spans.

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  31. 31.
    Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

    Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox

    2013·Dir. Jay Oliva·81 min·8.1

    The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.

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    V for Vendetta

    V for Vendetta

    2006·Dir. James McTeigue·132 min·8.1

    In a world in which Great Britain has become a fascist state, a masked vigilante known only as “V” conducts guerrilla warfare against the oppressive British government. When V rescues a young woman from the secret police, he finds in her an ally with whom he can continue his fight to free the people of Britain.

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  33. 33.
    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    2021·Dir. Jon Watts·148 min·8.1

    Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

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    Logan

    Logan

    2017·Dir. James Mangold·137 min·8.1

    In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hideout on the Mexican border. But Logan's attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are upended when a young mutant arrives, pursued by dark forces.

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  35. 35.
    World of Tomorrow

    World of Tomorrow

    2015·Dir. Don Hertzfeldt·17 min·8.1

    A little girl is taken on a mind-bending tour of her distant future.

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    PK

    PK

    2014·Dir. Rajkumar Hirani·153 min·8.1

    A stranger in the city asks questions no one has asked before. Known only by his initials, the man's innocent questions and childlike curiosity take him on a journey of love, laughter and letting go.

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