Metacritic 125 Best Sci-Fi Films
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The 125 best science-fiction movies, based on Metacritic's critic scores.
The list is an interesting mix of blockbusters, sci-fi classics, cult films, and lesser-known indie films. No one would put all of these movies on their list of favorite films, but there's something new to discover for everyone.
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17 +2
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004, in 28 top lists Check -
23 +1
Back to the Future
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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WALL·E
2008, in 26 top lists Check -
113 +2
A Clockwork Orange
1971, in 37 top lists Check -
16 +1
Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
57 +2
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
1980, in 25 top lists Check -
19 +1
Donnie Darko
2001, in 21 top lists Check -
39 +2
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968, in 45 top lists Check -
38 +2
Blade Runner
1982, in 36 top lists Check -
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Alien
1979, in 30 top lists Check -
78 +1
District 9
2009, in 10 top lists Check -
37 +2
Children of Men
2006, in 13 top lists Check -
40 +2
Aliens
1986, in 24 top lists Check -
48 +2
Avatar
2009, in 14 top lists Check -
97 +2
Iron Man
2008, in 8 top lists Check -
44 +2
The Terminator
1984, in 24 top lists Check -
12 +1
Her
2013, in 10 top lists Check -
13 +1
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015, in 23 top lists Check -
60 +1
Star Trek
2009, in 4 top lists Check -
9 +1
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982, in 30 top lists Check -
35 +2
Brazil
1985, in 23 top lists Check -
33 +2
The Iron Giant
1999, in 14 top lists Check -
86 +6
Minority Report
2002, in 8 top lists Check -
121 +2
Guardians of the Galaxy
2014, in 3 top lists Check -
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Metropolis
1927, in 36 top lists Check -
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Gravity
2013, in 12 top lists Check -
68 +2
Arrival
2016, in 11 top lists Check -
32 +2
Stalker
1979, in 22 top lists Check -
107 +2
Ex Machina
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
47 +2
Spider-Man 2
2004, in 7 top lists Check -
80 +1
The Martian
2015, in 6 top lists Check -
29 +1
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check -
42 +2
Looper
2012, in 2 top lists Check -
84 +2
Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
2015, in 4 top lists Check -
93 +2
Planet of the Apes
1968, in 16 top lists Check -
74 +1
Melancholia
2011, in 10 top lists Check -
67 +2
Blade Runner 2049
2017, in 9 top lists Check -
14 +1
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977, in 23 top lists Check -
49 +2
The Lego Movie
2014, in 5 top lists Check -
25 +1
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018, in 21 top lists Check -
70 +1
The Fly
1986, in 11 top lists Check -
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Solyaris
1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check -
62 +1
Face/Off
1997, in 7 top lists Check -
119 +2
Logan
2017, in 9 top lists Check -
116 +2
Mad Max 2
1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check -
58 +2
The Lobster
2015, in 7 top lists Check -
76 +1
Paprika
2006, in 7 top lists Check -
45 +2
Snowpiercer
2013, in 2 top lists Check -
105 +2
Avengers: Endgame
2019, in 8 top lists Check -
52 +2
The Day the Earth Stood Still
1951, in 12 top lists Check
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