Best sci fi movies filmaffinity

In the following page, you will see a ranking of the best sci fi movies of all time. We have gathered the ratings of Imdb, Metacritic, Filmaffinity and crafted our own algorithm and generated the following ratings.

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1. Metropolis (1927)

Metropolis

Metropolis (1927) is a landmark silent sci‑fi parable about a divided city: privileged planners vs exploited workers. Freder and Maria try to bridge the gap as a robot double and revolt threaten—visually stunning, politically charged, hugely influential. read more

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 98 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.8 /10

2. A Clockwork Orange (1971)

A Clockwork Orange

A Clockwork Orange (1971): dystopian crime drama about Alex, a violent teen subjected to state conditioning that removes his free will. Graphic, unsettling, probes morality, punishment and state power. read more

Genres: Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 77 /100 IMDB Rating 8.2 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

3. Blade Runner (1982)

Blade Runner

Blade Runner (1982) follows ex-cop Rick Deckard hunting four rogue Nexus-6 replicants in a rain-soaked 2019 Los Angeles. It's a moody sci-fi noir exploring identity, memory, mortality and empathy. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 8.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 84 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

4. Inception (2010)

Inception

Inception follows thief Dom Cobb, who enters dreams to steal secrets. Given a chance to return home, he must plant an idea via a risky, layered dream heist while guilt and his late wife threaten the mission. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 74 /100 IMDB Rating 8.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

5. Alien (1979)

Alien

Alien (1979): slow‑burn sci‑fi horror where the Nostromo crew answer a signal and unleash a parasitic Xenomorph. Claustrophobic dread, practical effects, and Ripley’s survival. read more

Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 8.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.5 /10

6. Interstellar (2014)

Interstellar

Interstellar (2014): On a dying Earth, ex-NASA pilot Cooper leads a mission through a wormhole to find habitable worlds. A blend of hard-SF, epic visuals and a moving father-daughter drama. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 74 /100 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

7. The Matrix (1999)

The Matrix

The Matrix (1999): hacker Neo discovers reality is a machine-run simulation and joins Morpheus and Trinity to fight the Agents. A stylish, philosophical sci‑fi action film famed for bullet‑time. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 73 /100 IMDB Rating 8.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

8. Stalker (1979)

Stalker

Stalker (1979) by Andrei Tarkovsky: a Stalker guides a Writer and a Professor through the eerie, forbidden Zone to a Room that grants wishes. Slow, poetic and philosophical, it probes faith, desire and conscience. read more

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

2001: A Space Odyssey

2001: A Space Odyssey is a slow, visually stunning sci‑fi epic about human evolution and contact with higher intelligence—monoliths, a Jupiter mission, HAL’s betrayal and a surreal, philosophical finale. read more

Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.8 /10 Metacritic Rating 84 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — a bittersweet, visually inventive romantic drama where Joel fights to preserve memories of ex Clementine during an experimental erasure, probing love, identity, regret and memory. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 89 /100 IMDB Rating 8.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.3 /10

11. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956): a small‑town doctor finds neighbors replaced by emotionless duplicates grown from alien seedpods. Slow‑burn sci‑fi horror of mounting paranoia, eroding trust and chilling social commentary. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.6 /10 Metacritic Rating 92 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

12. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day

About a decade later, Sarah is institutionalized and ten‑year‑old John is in foster care. Skynet sends the liquid‑metal T‑1000 to kill him; the Resistance reprograms a T‑800 to protect them amid explosive chases and emotional stakes. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 75 /100 IMDB Rating 8.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

13. Back to the Future (1985)

Back to the Future

Back to the Future (1985): 17‑year‑old Marty McFly is sent from 1985 to 1955 in Doc Brown’s time‑traveling DeLorean. Stranded, he must get his parents to fall in love and convince young Doc to fix the timeline — a funny, thrilling, nostalgic sci‑fi classic. read more

Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 87 /100 IMDB Rating 8.5 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

14. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

Avengers: Infinity War

Avengers: Infinity War unites nearly every MCU hero to stop Thanos from collecting six Infinity Stones. Epic space battles, humor, and emotional stakes lead to heartbreaking, game-changing consequences. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 68 /100 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.6 /10

15. V for Vendetta (2005)

V for Vendetta

V for Vendetta is a dark dystopian thriller about a masked revolutionary, V, who attacks a fascist British regime, inspiring an ordinary woman, Evey, and forcing questions about freedom, justice, and resistance. read more

Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 62 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

16. Her (2013)

Her

Her is a tender near-future drama about loneliness and love: Theodore, a divorced letter writer, falls for OS1's AI voice, Samantha. Their relationship explores grief, intimacy, memory and technology's limits. read more

Genres: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

17. Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes (1968): astronaut George Taylor crashes on a world ruled by talking apes where humans are mute slaves. A tense, thought-provoking sci‑fi with striking visuals, social critique and a shocking finale. read more

Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 79 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.8 /10

18. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Heartfelt family sci‑fi: a boy finds a stranded alien (E.T.), hides him with siblings, forming a magical bond. As E.T. falters and agents close in, the children race to send him home—tender, suspenseful, nostalgic. read more

Genres: Family, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 92 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

19. Solaris (1972)

Solaris

Tarkovsky's Solaris (1972) is a slow, philosophical sci‑fi about memory, grief and the unknowable. A psychologist meets materialized memories on a haunted station; it favors meditative mood, ambiguity and moral reflection. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 93 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

20. Frankenstein (1931)

Frankenstein

Frankenstein (1931): Dr. Henry Frankenstein creates life from corpse parts, producing a frightened creature whose rejection leads to accidental death, villagers' vengeance, and moral questions about scientific hubris. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

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