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Best Science fiction Movies of All Time
#1 Project Hail Mary (2026) · ★ 8.6 · 8,086 votes · 2h 37m · adventure, drama, science-fictionScience 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 mi…
#2 Interstellar (2014) · ★ 8.5 · 41,348 votes · 2h 49m · adventure, drama, science-fictionThe 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 in…
#3 Inception (2010) · ★ 8.4 · 40,256 votes · 2h 28m · action, adventure, science-fictionCobb, 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…
#4 The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · ★ 8.4 · 18,538 votes · 2h 4m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe 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 th…
#5 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) · ★ 8.4 · 17,856 votes · 1h 57m · action, adventure, science-fictionStruggling 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…
#6 The Matrix (1999) · ★ 8.3 · 28,776 votes · 2h 16m · action, science-fictionSet 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…
#7 Back to the Future (1985) · ★ 8.3 · 22,492 votes · 1h 56m · comedy, adventure, science-fictionEighties 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 mu…
#8 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · ★ 8.3 · 8,863 votes · 2h 20m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter 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 Spide…
#9 The Wild Robot (2024) · ★ 8.3 · 6,663 votes · 1h 42m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter 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 orph…
#10 Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997) · ★ 8.3 · 1,970 votes · 1h 27m · action, fantasy, dramaSEELE 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 h…
#11 Avengers: Infinity War (2018) · ★ 8.2 · 33,058 votes · 2h 29m · action, adventure, science-fictionAs 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…
#12 Avengers: Endgame (2019) · ★ 8.2 · 28,665 votes · 3h 1m · action, adventure, science-fictionAfter 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 a…
#13 Star Wars (1977) · ★ 8.2 · 22,955 votes · 2h 1m · action, adventure, science-fictionPrincess 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 tea…
#14 The Prestige (2006) · ★ 8.2 · 18,162 votes · 2h 10m · drama, science-fiction, mysteryA 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 consequ…
#15 Alien (1979) · ★ 8.2 · 16,863 votes · 1h 57m · horror, science-fictionDuring 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 containin…
#16 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) · ★ 8.2 · 14,833 votes · 2h 17m · action, thriller, science-fictionTen 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, h…
#17 A Clockwork Orange (1971) · ★ 8.2 · 14,099 votes · 2h 17m · science-fiction, crimeIn 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 mu…
#18 Justice League Dark: Apokolips War (2020) · ★ 8.2 · 1,637 votes · 1h 30m · action, fantasy, adventureEarth is decimated after intergalactic tyrant Darkseid has devastated the Justice League in a poorly executed war by the DC Super Heroes. Now the remaining bastions of good – the J…
#19 Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) · ★ 8.2 · 1,004 votes · 2h 35m · action, drama, science-fictionIn the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined p…
#20 Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) · ★ 8.2 · 788 votes · 1h 17m · adventure, science-fictionIn 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 i…
#21 The Avengers (2012) · ★ 8.1 · 39,932 votes · 2h 23m · action, adventure, science-fictionWhen an unexpected enemy emerges and threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need…
#22 WALL·E (2008) · ★ 8.1 · 20,936 votes · 1h 38m · science-fiction, animation, familyAfter 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. EV…
#23 Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · ★ 8.1 · 16,796 votes · 1h 48m · romance, drama, science-fictionJoel 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 re…
#24 Dune: Part Two (2024) · ★ 8.1 · 8,582 votes · 2h 47m · action, adventure, science-fictionFollow 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 betw…
#25 The Thing (1982) · ★ 8.1 · 8,235 votes · 1h 49m · horror, science-fiction, mysteryA research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims.…
#26 Metropolis (1927) · ★ 8.1 · 3,191 votes · 2h 28m · drama, science-fictionIn a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their difference…
#27 Stalker (1979) · ★ 8.1 · 2,626 votes · 2h 42m · drama, science-fictionNear a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two m…
#28 Hoppers (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 2,395 votes · 1h 44m · comedy, adventure, science-fictionScientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an oppo…
#29 Colony (2026) · ★ 8.1 · 893 votes · 2h 3m · action, thriller, horrorProfessor Se-jeong is thrust into a bloody nightmare when a rapidly mutating virus is released during a biotech conference causing authorities to seal the facility. Trapped inside…
#30 Jurassic Park (1993) · ★ 8.0 · 18,405 votes · 2h 7m · adventure, science-fictionA 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 grand…
#31 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · ★ 8.0 · 12,983 votes · 2h 29m · adventure, science-fiction, mysteryHumanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.…
#32 Aliens (1986) · ★ 8.0 · 11,229 votes · 2h 17m · action, thriller, science-fictionRipley, 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…
#33 The Iron Giant (1999) · ★ 8.0 · 6,397 votes · 1h 26m · adventure, drama, science-fictionIn 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…
#34 Dragon Ball Super: Broly (2018) · ★ 8.0 · 3,258 votes · 1h 41m · action, science-fiction, animationEarth is peaceful following the Tournament of Power. Realizing that the universes still hold many more strong people yet to see, Goku spends all his days training to reach even gre…
#35 Transformers One (2024) · ★ 8.0 · 1,772 votes · 1h 44m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever.…
#36 Robot Dreams (2023) · ★ 8.0 · 843 votes · 1h 42m · comedy, drama, science-fictionA lonely dog's friendship with his robot companion takes a sad turn when an unexpected malfunction forces him to abandon Robot at the beach. Will Dog ever meet Robot again?…
#37 Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) · ★ 7.9 · 30,342 votes · 2h 1m · action, adventure, science-fictionLight years from Earth, 26 years after being abducted, Peter Quill finds himself the prime target of a manhunt after discovering an orb wanted by Ronan the Accuser.…
#38 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) · ★ 7.9 · 23,247 votes · 2h 28m · action, adventure, science-fictionPeter 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…
#39 Return of the Jedi (1983) · ★ 7.9 · 17,265 votes · 2h 12m · action, adventure, science-fictionLuke 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 t…
#40 V for Vendetta (2006) · ★ 7.9 · 15,954 votes · 2h 12m · action, thriller, science-fictionIn 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 resc…