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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  1. 39 +2

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  2. 16 +1

    Star Wars

    1977, in 40 top lists Check
  3. 113 +2

    A Clockwork Orange

    1971, in 37 top lists Check
  4. 18 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  5. 57 +2

    Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back

    1980, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 38 +2

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  7. 23 +1

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  8. 40 +2

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 17 +2

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  10. 19 +1

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  11. 4 -

    WALL·E

    2008, in 26 top lists Check
  12. 97 +2

    Iron Man

    2008, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 44 +2

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  14. 1 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  15. 78 +1

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 37 +2

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  17. 48 +2

    Avatar

    2009, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 60 +1

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  19. 9 +1

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  20. 35 +2

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  21. 47 +2

    Spider-Man 2

    2004, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 86 +6

    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  23. 14 +1

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  24. 3 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  25. 11 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  26. 13 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  27. 6 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  28. 2 -

    Gravity

    2013, in 12 top lists Check
  29. 70 +1

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  30. 32 +2

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  31. 121 +2

    Guardians of the Galaxy

    2014, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 116 +2

    Mad Max 2

    1981 — a.k.a. The Road Warrior, in 14 top lists Check
  33. 93 +2

    Planet of the Apes

    1968, in 16 top lists Check
  34. 29 +1

    Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

    1984 — a.k.a. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 22 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  36. 66 +2

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  37. 84 +2

    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 52 +2

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  39. 107 +2

    Ex Machina

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  40. 122 +2

    Escape from New York

    1981, in 5 top lists Check
  41. 101 +2

    28 Weeks Later

    2007, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 33 +2

    The Iron Giant

    1999, in 14 top lists Check
  43. 96 +2

    Gojira

    1954 — a.k.a. Godzilla, in 12 top lists Check
  44. 49 +2

    The Lego Movie

    2014, in 5 top lists Check
  45. 12 +1

    Her

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 74 +1

    Melancholia

    2011, in 10 top lists Check
  47. 62 +1

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  48. 42 +2

    Looper

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 31 +2

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  50. 91 +2

    Time Bandits

    1981, in 4 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 24, 2024 by NinjaLore; source