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. 1 -

    Metropolis

    1927, in 36 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Gravity

    2013, in 12 top lists Check
  3. 3 -

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 5 -

    Trudno byt bogom

    2013 — a.k.a. Hard to Be a God, in 3 top lists Check
  5. 6 -

    Solyaris

    1972 — a.k.a. Solaris, in 27 top lists Check
  6. 8 -1

    Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    1956, in 19 top lists Check
  7. 9 +1

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    1982, in 30 top lists Check
  8. 10 +1

    Alphaville: Une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution

    1965 — a.k.a. Alphaville, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 11 +1

    Frankenstein

    1931, in 18 top lists Check
  10. 12 +1

    Her

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 13 +1

    Mad Max: Fury Road

    2015, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 14 +1

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 17 +2

    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

    2004, in 28 top lists Check
  14. 18 -

    Alien

    1979, in 30 top lists Check
  15. 19 +1

    Donnie Darko

    2001, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 21 -

    Black Panther

    2018, in 9 top lists Check
  17. 22 -

    The Invisible Man

    1933, in 8 top lists Check
  18. 23 +1

    Back to the Future

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  19. 31 +2

    Gwoemul

    2006 — a.k.a. The Host, in 11 top lists Check
  20. 32 +2

    Stalker

    1979, in 22 top lists Check
  21. 35 +2

    Brazil

    1985, in 23 top lists Check
  22. 37 +2

    Children of Men

    2006, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 38 +2

    Blade Runner

    1982, in 36 top lists Check
  24. 39 +2

    2001: A Space Odyssey

    1968, in 45 top lists Check
  25. 40 +2

    Aliens

    1986, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 42 +2

    Looper

    2012, in 2 top lists Check
  27. 44 +2

    The Terminator

    1984, in 24 top lists Check
  28. 45 +2

    Snowpiercer

    2013, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 51 +2

    Superman II

    1980, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 52 +2

    The Day the Earth Stood Still

    1951, in 12 top lists Check
  31. 56 +2

    War for the Planet of the Apes

    2017, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 58 +2

    The Lobster

    2015, in 7 top lists Check
  33. 59 +7

    Under the Skin

    2013, in 10 top lists Check
  34. 60 +1

    Star Trek

    2009, in 4 top lists Check
  35. 62 +1

    Face/Off

    1997, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 63 +1

    Repo Man

    1984, in 9 top lists Check
  37. 66 +2

    Superman

    1978, in 11 top lists Check
  38. 67 +2

    Blade Runner 2049

    2017, in 9 top lists Check
  39. 68 +2

    Arrival

    2016, in 11 top lists Check
  40. 70 +1

    The Fly

    1986, in 11 top lists Check
  41. 72 +1

    The Man Who Fell to Earth

    1976, in 8 top lists Check
  42. 74 +1

    Melancholia

    2011, in 10 top lists Check
  43. 76 +1

    Paprika

    2006, in 7 top lists Check
  44. 77 +1

    The World's End

    2013, in 0 top lists Check
  45. 78 +1

    District 9

    2009, in 10 top lists Check
  46. 80 +1

    The Martian

    2015, in 6 top lists Check
  47. 84 +2

    Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

    2015, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 86 +6

    Minority Report

    2002, in 8 top lists Check
  49. 88 +1

    The Survivalist

    2015, in 0 top lists Check
  50. 92 +2

    Annihilation

    2018, in 3 top lists Check
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Last updated on Apr 24, 2024 by NinjaLore; source