Best sci fi movies filmaffinity - Page 4
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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61. The City of Lost Children (1995)
Lost Children (1995) is a dark, surreal fantasy about a mad scientist who steals children's dreams to halt aging. A hulking ex-hunter, One, and orphan Miette enter a nightmarish city to rescue Denree, facing grotesque creations amid baroque visuals and bittersweet themes of lost innocence. read more
Genres: Fantasy, Sci-Fi
6.8
/10
73
/100
7.5
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7.2
/10
62. Melancholia (2011)
Melancholia follows two sisters: Justine's crippling depression at her wedding and Claire's escalating fear as a blue planet nears Earth - an intimate portrait of mental illness amid apocalyptic dread. read more
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
6.8
/10
81
/100
7.1
/10
7.3
/10
63. Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
Rise of the Planet of the Apes is an emotional sci‑fi origin story about Caesar, a drug‑enhanced chimp whose rising intelligence exposes injustice and sparks a gripping uprising, blending moral questions with powerful drama and action. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
68
/100
7.6
/10
7.0
/10
64. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) follows lone drifter Max as he helps a petrol-rich settlement defend against a brutal biker warlord, delivering relentless car chases, stark desert visuals, and raw survival grit. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
77
/100
7.6
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7.3
/10
65. Upgrade (2018)
Upgrade is a near‑future thriller: after a self‑driving crash leaves Grey quadriplegic, an experimental chip restores movement and superhuman reflexes—but brings violent consequences, moral cost, and blurred man‑machine lines. read more
Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6.7
/10
67
/100
7.5
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7.0
/10
66. Ready Player One (2018)
In 2045 people live in the OASIS, a virtual world. When creator Halliday dies he hides an Easter egg; teen Parzival and friends race global puzzles against a ruthless CEO—action, nostalgia, and coming-of-age themes. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
64
/100
7.4
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6.8
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67. Unbreakable (2000)
Unbreakable is a slow, atmospheric thriller: security guard David Dunn survives a crash and is pulled into Elijah Price’s theory that some people mirror comic‑book archetypes. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
62
/100
7.3
/10
6.7
/10
68. Take Shelter (2011)
Take Shelter — a slow‑burn drama where Curtis, plagued by apocalyptic visions and family mental‑illness, builds a storm shelter, risking his marriage, finances and sanity. read more
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6.7
/10
85
/100
7.3
/10
7.5
/10
69. Soylent Green (1973)
Set in 2022 New York, detective Robert Thorn probes a board member’s murder and uncovers corruption and a horrifying conspiracy: the Soylent food supply is made from humans—an oppressive, noir dystopia. read more
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
66
/100
7.0
/10
6.8
/10
70. The Forgotten (2004)
The Forgotten: a slow-burning psychological mystery where mother Telly, told her son's eight years never happened, searches with a grieving father and detective, uncovering eerie inconsistencies that blur grief and conspiracy. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
6.7
/10
43
/100
5.8
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5.6
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71. Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008): Tony Stark, a wealthy weapons maker, is captured, builds an armored suit to escape, then refines it into a high-tech exoskeleton. The film mixes fast action, humor, tech, and an origin-story about responsibility and redemption. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
79
/100
7.9
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7.5
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72. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) mixes blockbuster action and political espionage: Steve Rogers uncovers a HYDRA conspiracy inside S.H.I.E.L.D., battles the Winter Soldier, and faces moral dilemmas about trust and duty. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
70
/100
7.7
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7.1
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73. The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element: a colorful 23rd‑century sci‑fi romp where rebuilt Leeloo, cabbie-ex-commando Korben and priest Cornelius seek four elemental stones to stop a cosmic Evil while villain Zorg pursues them—bold visuals, action, humor, and heart. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
52
/100
7.6
/10
6.5
/10
74. A Quiet Place (2018)
In a near-silent post-apocalypse, the Abbott family must stay utterly quiet to avoid blind, sound-seeking killers. The film builds nerve-tight suspense through sound design, visual storytelling and emotional family drama. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
82
/100
7.5
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7.4
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75. Contact (1997)
Contact (1997) follows Dr. Ellie Arroway, who decodes a signal from Vega containing machine blueprints. Battling political, scientific and religious opposition, she fights to prove first contact while the film probes faith versus evidence. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
62
/100
7.5
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6.8
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76. Looper (2012)
Looper (2012), directed by Rian Johnson, is a tense sci‑fi thriller: a hitman faces his future self, prompting moral questions about fate and violence amid gritty action and strong performances. read more
Genres: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
84
/100
7.4
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7.5
/10
77. Don't Look Up (2021)
Don't Look Up: two astronomers find a world-ending comet and endure media, political indifference. A dark, satirical mix of caustic humor and mounting dread about collective denial. read more
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
49
/100
7.2
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6.2
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78. Videodrome (1983)
Videodrome (1983): TV exec Max Renn discovers a pirate broadcast that warps viewers' minds and bodies, pulling him into a paranoid, body‑horror descent. A brutal, surreal satire on media manipulation. (Explicit sexual/violent content.) read more
Genres: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6.6
/10
58
/100
7.2
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6.5
/10
79. The Dead Zone (1983)
The Dead Zone (1983) follows teacher Johnny Smith, who awakens from a five‑year coma with touch‑triggered visions of pasts and futures. The gift becomes a curse, forcing moral choices amid tense, haunting suspense. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
6.6
/10
69
/100
7.2
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6.9
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80. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
Noir sci-fi: when computer pioneer Hannon Fuller is murdered, protégé Douglas Hall — found with a bloody shirt and a memory gap — enters a 1937 virtual world and uncovers hidden messages and reality-blurring twists. read more
Genres: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
6.6
/10
36
/100
7.0
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5.7
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