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Best Science fiction Movies of the 2020s
#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 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…
#3 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…
#4 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…
#5 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…
#6 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…
#7 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…
#8 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…
#9 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.…
#10 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?…
#11 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…
#12 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 8,446 votes · 2h 30m · action, adventure, science-fictionPeter Quill, still reeling from the loss of Gamora, must rally his team around him to defend the universe along with protecting one of their own. A mission that, if not completed s…
#13 Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero (2022) · ★ 7.9 · 3,080 votes · 1h 40m · action, science-fiction, animationThe Red Ribbon Army, an evil organization that was once destroyed by Goku in the past, has been reformed by a group of people who have created new and mightier Androids, Gamma 1 an…
#14 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) · ★ 7.9 · 2,845 votes · 2h 25m · action, adventure, science-fictionFighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may no…
#15 Nimona (2023) · ★ 7.9 · 1,503 votes · 1h 39m · action, fantasy, adventureA knight framed for a tragic crime teams with a scrappy, shape-shifting teen to prove his innocence.…
#16 Dune (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 15,615 votes · 2h 35m · adventure, science-fictionPaul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of…
#17 Finch (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 4,209 votes · 1h 56m · adventure, drama, science-fictionOn a post-apocalyptic Earth, a robot, built to protect the life of his dying creator's beloved dog, learns about life, love, friendship, and what it means to be human.…
#18 Predator: Badlands (2025) · ★ 7.8 · 3,608 votes · 1h 47m · action, adventure, science-fictionCast out from his clan, a young Predator finds an unlikely ally in a damaged android and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.…
#19 Ron's Gone Wrong (2021) · ★ 7.8 · 2,083 votes · 1h 47m · comedy, science-fiction, animationIn a world where walking, talking, digitally connected bots have become children's best friends, an 11-year-old finds that his robot buddy doesn't quite work the same as the others…
#20 Predator: Killer of Killers (2025) · ★ 7.8 · 1,347 votes · 1h 25m · action, thriller, science-fictionWhile three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new…
#21 Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) · ★ 7.7 · 8,470 votes · 2h 20m · action, adventure, science-fictionAn aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save what's important to her by connecting with the lives she could have led in other universes.…
#22 The Gorge (2025) · ★ 7.7 · 4,254 votes · 2h 8m · action, thriller, romanceTwo highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to surv…
#23 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) · ★ 7.7 · 4,223 votes · 3h 18m · fantasy, adventure, science-fictionIn the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry…
#24 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) · ★ 7.6 · 14,644 votes · 3h 12m · action, adventure, science-fictionSet more than a decade after the events of the first film, learn the story of the Sully family (Jake, Neytiri, and their kids), the trouble that follows them, the lengths they go t…
#25 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) · ★ 7.6 · 9,509 votes · 2h 8m · action, comedy, adventureA listless Wade Wilson toils away in civilian life with his days as the morally flexible mercenary, Deadpool, behind him. But when his homeworld faces an existential threat, Wade m…
#26 Prey (2022) · ★ 7.6 · 8,025 votes · 1h 40m · action, thriller, science-fictionWhen danger threatens her camp, the fierce and highly skilled Comanche warrior Naru sets out to protect her people. But the prey she stalks turns out to be a highly evolved alien p…
#27 Poor Things (2023) · ★ 7.6 · 5,792 votes · 2h 21m · comedy, romance, science-fictionBrought back to life by an unorthodox scientist, a young woman runs off with a lawyer on a whirlwind adventure across the continents. Free from the prejudices of her times, she gro…
#28 Frankenstein (2025) · ★ 7.6 · 3,843 votes · 2h 30m · fantasy, drama, horrorDr. Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his…
#29 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) · ★ 7.6 · 3,467 votes · 1h 50m · action, comedy, fantasySonic, Knuckles, and Tails reunite against a powerful new adversary, Shadow, a mysterious villain with powers unlike anything they have faced before. With their abilities outmatche…
#30 Godzilla Minus One (2023) · ★ 7.6 · 3,204 votes · 2h 5m · action, horror, science-fictionIn postwar Japan, Godzilla brings new devastation to an already scorched landscape. With no military intervention or government help in sight, the survivors must join together in t…
#31 Belle (2021) · ★ 7.6 · 919 votes · 2h 1m · fantasy, adventure, dramaSuzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world…
#32 My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) · ★ 7.6 · 647 votes · 1h 45m · action, fantasy, adventureA mysterious group called Humarize strongly believes in the Quirk Singularity Doomsday theory which states that when quirks get mixed further in with future generations, that power…
#33 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) · ★ 7.5 · 10,849 votes · 1h 54m · action, fantasy, adventureIn a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the pla…
#34 The Tomorrow War (2021) · ★ 7.5 · 4,479 votes · 2h 18m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe world is stunned when a group of time travelers arrive from the year 2051 to deliver an urgent message: Thirty years in the future, mankind is losing a global war against a dea…
#35 Disclosure Day (2026) · ★ 7.5 · 3,129 votes · 2h 26m · action, thriller, science-fictionA cybersecurity expert becomes a whistleblower after uncovering secrets about aliens, putting him on the run from a corporation. Meanwhile, a meteorologist experiencing strange phe…
#36 War Machine (2026) · ★ 7.5 · 2,518 votes · 1h 50m · action, thriller, science-fictionOn one last grueling mission during Army Ranger training, a combat engineer must lead his unit in a fight against a giant otherworldly killing machine.…
#37 The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026) · ★ 7.5 · 1,358 votes · 2h 12m · action, adventure, science-fictionThe evil Empire has fallen, and Imperial warlords remain scattered throughout the galaxy. As the fledgling New Republic works to protect everything the Rebellion fought for, they h…
#38 The Call (2020) · ★ 7.5 · 1,034 votes · 1h 52m · thriller, science-fiction, mysteryConnected by phone in the same home but 20 years apart, a caller puts a woman’s past — and life — on the line to change her own fate.…
#39 Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) · ★ 7.5 · 730 votes · 1h 19m · comedy, adventure, science-fictionGromit’s concern that Wallace is becoming too dependent on his inventions proves justified, when Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that seems to develop a mind of its own. When it em…
#40 Mars Express (2023) · ★ 7.5 · 582 votes · 1h 29m · action, thriller, science-fictionIn 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the…