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1. 2001: A Space Odyssey. 1968 2h 29m G. 8.3 (732K) Rate. 84 Metascore. When a mysterious artifact is uncovered on the Moon, a spacecraft manned by two humans and one supercomputer is sent to Jupiter to find its origins. Director Stanley Kubrick Stars Keir Dullea Gary Lockwood William Sylvester. 2. The Terminator. 1984 1h 47m R. 8.1 (941K) Rate.
- 50 'The Abyss'
- 49 'Contact'
- 48 'Total Recall'
- 47 'Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes'
- 46 'Voyage of The Rock Aliens'
Directed by James Cameron
If you want to talk about great science fiction movies, bringing up the works of James Cameron is going to be as inevitable as Thanos; the guy just understands how to make films of this kind. In fact, it’s somewhat rare to find a James Cameron movie that doesn’t have science fiction elements (though he can still do those well, as films like True Lies and, of course, Titanicdemonstrate). The Abyss might not quite be one of his very best films overall, but it still has a ton to offer and feels...
Directed by Robert Zemeckis
Robert Zemeckis has, in more recent times, been behind a somewhat divisive run of animated movies, but he also made some groundbreaking live-action movies that shouldn’t be overlooked. Admittedly, it can sometimes feel easy to overlook something like Contact, though, what with its fairly generic title, the fact it came out in a crowded year for movies, and because it’s something of a slow burn with a runtime that clocks in at 2.5 hours. But Contact shouldn’t be overlooked, because it’s a uniq...
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
With a bold central performance by Arnold Schwarzenegger, typically wild direction from Paul Verhoeven, and plenty of memorably strange special effects, Total Recallis a classic piece of 1990s sci-fi. It’s got a decent amount of camp and intentional humor, but there’s also enough here that can be taken somewhat seriously; it rides a fine – and interesting – line between being thought-provoking and being a bit of a joke. It's hard to totally recall the strange plot of Total Recall, but at its...
Directed by Junta Yamaguchi
Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is one of the best Japanese movies of the last few years, and also stands as one of the most entertaining and rewatchable sci-fi films in recent memory. It deals with an initially limited form of time travel that involves a screen that shows footage from two minutes in the future, which leads to wonder, fortunes, and eventual chaos for the people who discover this strange phenomenon. Made on a limited budget and filmed in a way that makes it appear like a singl...
Directed by James Fargo
Calling Voyage of the Rock Aliens ridiculous would be underselling it to a considerable extent, but that’s obvious, given it’s literally called Voyage of the Rock Aliens.
- Jeremy Urquhart
Sci-fi spreads across subgenres, all represented here: the monster movie (Cloverfield), space opera (Serenity), cyberpunk (Ghost in the Shell), and post-apocalyptic (Mad Max: Fury Road) and more.
Jan 14, 2024 · Our picks for the best sci-fi movies of all time span across almost 100 years of cinema.
- 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse' (2023) IMDb Rating: 8.8/10. Following the massive success and stellar reputation of Into the Spider-Verse, fans and critics were understandably either skeptical or hopeful about the sequel's ability to live up to the original.
- 'Inception' (2010) IMDb Rating: 8.8/10. Among Nolan’s most staggering, iconic, and mind-boggling works is Inception. The sci-fi action film is centered on a group of professional thieves led by Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio), whose usual job is to infiltrate the victim’s subconscious to steal information.
- 'Interstellar' (2014) IMDb Rating: 8.7/10. Director Nolan’s Interstellar initially takes place on a dying planet that is the dystopian version of Earth in the not-too-distant future.
- 'The Matrix' (1999) IMDb Rating: 8.7/10. Most fans would agree that the Wachowskis’ first entry in the Matrix franchise is still the best one. The Matrix introduced viewers to Thomas Anderson (Keanu Reeves) – who goes by his hacker name “Neo” – an unassuming computer programmer who learns the truth about his simulated reality.
To prove it, in order to put together our list of the 100 best sci-fi movies ever made, we surveyed a broad panel of experts, from Nobel Prize-winning geneticist Sir Paul Nurse to film...
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Sep 30, 2022 · Frank Herbert’s 1965 novel Dune is one of the most influential sci-fi novels ever penned, and it has inspired some of the most iconic sci-fi movies ever made.
