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)

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working-class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences. 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. Gravity (2013)

Two astronauts work together to survive after an accident leaves them stranded in space. read more

Genres: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 5.0 /10 Metacritic Rating 96 /100 IMDB Rating 7.7 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.4 /10

3. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate. read more

Genres: Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.2 /10 Metacritic Rating 95 /100 IMDB Rating 7.8 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

4. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. 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

5. Her (2013)

In a near future, a lonely writer develops an unlikely relationship with an operating system designed to meet his every need. 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

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

A troubled child summons the courage to help a friendly alien escape Earth and return to his home world. read more

Genres: Family, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 91 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

7. Frankenstein (1931)

Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. 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

8. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in search for her homeland with the aid of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshiper, and a drifter named Max. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

9. Solaris (1972)

A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.5 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.2 /10

10. King Kong (1933)

A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition. read more

Genres: Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.9 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

11. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Roy Neary, an Indiana electric lineman, finds his quiet and ordinary daily life turned upside down after a close encounter with a UFO, spurring him to an obsessed cross-country quest for answers as a momentous event approaches. read more

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.3 /10 Metacritic Rating 90 /100 IMDB Rating 7.6 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.0 /10

12. Alien (1979)

The crew of a commercial spacecraft encounter a deadly lifeform after investigating an unknown transmission. 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

13. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

When their relationship turns sour, a couple undergoes a medical procedure to have each other erased from their memories. 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

14. Donnie Darko (2001)

After narrowly escaping a bizarre accident, a troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a man in a large rabbit suit who manipulates him to commit a series of crimes. read more

Genres: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 88 /100 IMDB Rating 8.0 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

15. Black Panther (2018)

T'Challa, heir to the hidden but advanced kingdom of Wakanda, must step forward to lead his people into a new future and must confront a challenger from his country's past. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 5.9 /10 Metacritic Rating 88 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.3 /10

16. Back to the Future (1985)

Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the eccentric scientist Doc Brown. 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

17. Take Shelter (2011)

Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself. read more

Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

Filmaffinity Rating 6.7 /10 Metacritic Rating 85 /100 IMDB Rating 7.3 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.5 /10

18. Aliens (1986)

Fifty-seven years after surviving an apocalyptic attack aboard her space vessel by merciless space creatures, Officer Ripley awakens from hyper-sleep and tries to warn anyone who will listen about the predators. read more

Genres: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.4 /10 Metacritic Rating 84 /100 IMDB Rating 8.4 /10 Bmoat Rating 8.1 /10

19. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

The Monoliths push humanity to reach for the stars; after their discovery in Africa generations ago, the mysterious objects lead mankind on an awesome journey to Jupiter, with the help of H.A.L. 9000: the world's greatest supercomputer. 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

20. The Terminator (1984)

A human soldier is sent from 2029 to 1984 to stop an almost indestructible cyborg killing machine, sent from the same year, which has been programmed to execute a young woman whose unborn son is the key to humanity's future salvation. read more

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi

Filmaffinity Rating 7.1 /10 Metacritic Rating 84 /100 IMDB Rating 8.1 /10 Bmoat Rating 7.9 /10

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