Best sci fi movies metacritic
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 (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
8.2
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98
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8.8
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2. Gravity (2013)
Gravity (2013) is a tense, visually stunning survival drama: after debris strands astronauts Ryan Stone and Matt Kowalsky, it pairs immersive visuals with suspenseful survival and intimate emotional depth. read more
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
5.0
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7.4
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3. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein continues Shelley’s tale: Dr. Frankenstein, pressured by Dr. Pretorius, must create a mate for the Monster. The Monster seeks companionship; rejection leads to tragic, gothic consequences and deep pathos. read more
Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
7.2
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95
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7.8
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8.2
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4. Solaris (1972)
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
7.5
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93
/100
7.9
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8.2
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5. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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
7.5
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92
/100
7.9
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8.2
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6. King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933): a thrilling adventure mixing horror and romance. A crew finds Skull Island’s giant ape, Kong, who bonds with Ann. Captured and taken to NYC, he escapes and makes a tragic climb up the Empire State Building. read more
Genres: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi
7.3
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92
/100
7.9
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8.1
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7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
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
7.6
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92
/100
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8.2
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8. Her (2013)
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
7.5
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91
/100
8.0
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8.2
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9. Frankenstein (1931)
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
7.5
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91
/100
7.8
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8.1
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10. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Mad Max: Fury Road plunges into a brutal post-apocalyptic chase as Furiosa rescues Immortan Joe's captive wives with Max. Nonstop vehicular mayhem and stunts, with a human core of courage, sacrifice and redemption. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
7.1
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90
/100
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8.1
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11. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters (1977): When global UFO sightings disrupt ordinary lives, a lineman and scientists follow a five‑note motif and mountain vision toward a government‑tinged, transcendent first contact. read more
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi
7.3
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90
/100
7.6
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8.0
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12. Alien (1979)
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
8.0
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89
/100
8.5
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8.5
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13. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
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
7.6
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89
/100
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8.3
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14. Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie Darko is a dark, dreamlike coming‑of‑age film: troubled teen Donnie, haunted by an ominous rabbit, is told the world ends in 28 days, triggering sleepwalking, vandalism and an obsessive, ambiguous quest about fate and reality. read more
Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
7.4
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88
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8.0
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8.1
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15. Poor Things (2023)
Poor Things (2023) follows Bella Baxter’s resurrection and awakening under Dr. Baxter, her whirlwind affair with Duncan Wedderburn, and her fight for freedom. Lanthimos mixes surreal visuals, dark humor and themes of identity and autonomy. read more
Genres: Romance, Sci-Fi
88
/100
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8.3
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16. Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018): T’Challa returns to hidden, tech‑advanced Wakanda to claim the throne but faces threats from Killmonger and Klaue. Rich Afro‑futurist design, kinetic action, and themes of legacy, leadership and identity. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
5.9
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88
/100
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7.3
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17. Back to the Future (1985)
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
7.5
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87
/100
8.5
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8.2
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18. Stalker (1979)
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
7.9
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85
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8.0
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8.1
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19. 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
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85
/100
7.3
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7.5
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20. Aliens (1986)
Ripley wakes decades after the Nostromo and joins marines to investigate LV-426, only to find the colony overrun by lethal aliens. The mission becomes a brutal fight for survival and a protective bond with a young girl. read more
Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
7.4
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84
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8.4
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8.1
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