Best Science Fiction Movies of All Time

1. 1
   Project Hail Mary 2026

   Directed by Phil Lord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
   8.6

   8.6 · 8.5K votes
2. 2
   Interstellar 2014

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
   8.5

   8.5 · 42K votes
3. 3
   Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026

   Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
   8.4

   8.5 · 6K votes
4. 4
   Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018

   Directed by Bob Persichetti · Streaming on Netflix
   8.4

   8.4 · 18K votes
5. 5
   The Empire Strikes Back 1980

   Directed by Irvin Kershner · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
   8.4

   8.4 · 19K votes
6. 6
   Inception 2010

   Directed by Christopher Nolan
   8.4

   8.4 · 41K votes
7. 7
   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023

   Directed by Joaquim Dos Santos · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, HBO Max
   8.3

   8.3 · 9.4K votes
8. 8
   Back to the Future 1985

   Directed by Robert Zemeckis
   8.3

   8.3 · 23K votes
9. 9
   The Wild Robot 2024

   Directed by Chris Sanders · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   8.3

   8.3 · 6.8K votes
10. 10
    The Matrix 1999

    Directed by Lana Wachowski · Streaming on YouTube TV
    8.3

    8.3 · 29K votes
11. 11
    Avengers: Endgame 2019

    Directed by Anthony Russo · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 29K votes
12. 12
    Avengers: Infinity War 2018

    Directed by Anthony Russo · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 33K votes
13. 13
    The Prestige 2006

    Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
    8.2

    8.2 · 18K votes
14. 14
    Star Wars 1977

    Directed by George Lucas · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.2

    8.2 · 23K votes
15. 15
    Alien 1979

    Directed by Ridley Scott · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV
    8.2

    8.2 · 17K votes
16. 16
    A Clockwork Orange 1971

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    8.2

    8.2 · 14K votes
17. 17
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix, Criterion Channel
    8.2

    8.3 · 2K votes
18. 18
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium
    8.2

    8.2 · 15K votes
19. 19
    WALL·E 2008

    Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.1

    8.1 · 21K votes
20. 20
    Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

    Directed by Michel Gondry
    8.1

    8.1 · 17K votes
21. 21
    Dune: Part Two 2024

    Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
    8.1

    8.1 · 8.8K votes
22. 22
    The Avengers 2012

    Directed by Joss Whedon · Streaming on Disney Plus, Hulu
    8.1

    8.1 · 40K votes
23. 23
    Hoppers 2026

    Directed by Daniel Chong · Streaming on Disney Plus
    8.1

    8.1 · 2.5K votes
24. 24
    Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    8.1

    8.2 · 1K votes
25. 25
    The Thing 1982

    Directed by John Carpenter · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, AMC Plus
    8.1

    8.1 · 8.4K votes
26. 26
    Stalker 1979

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.6K votes
27. 27
    Metropolis 1927

    Directed by Fritz Lang · Streaming on fuboTV, Brew, The Roku Channel
    8.0

    8.1 · 3.2K votes
28. 28
    2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.0 · 13K votes
29. 29
    Colony 2026

    Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.2K votes
30. 30
    Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 2013

    Directed by Nick Hurran · Streaming on Hoopla
    8.0

    8.2 · 792 votes
31. 31
    Jurassic Park 1993

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Philo, YouTube TV, Starz
    8.0

    8.0 · 19K votes
32. 32
    Aliens 1986

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Netflix, fuboTV, Philo
    8.0

    8.0 · 11K votes
33. 33
    The Iron Giant 1999

    Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.9

    8.0 · 6.4K votes
34. 34
    Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021

    Directed by Jon Watts · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.9

    7.9 · 23K votes
35. 35
    Blade Runner 1982

    Directed by Ridley Scott
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
36. 36
    Dragon Ball Super: Broly 2018

    Directed by Tatsuya Nagamine · Streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll
    7.9

    8.0 · 3.3K votes
37. 37
    Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023

    Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.9

    7.9 · 9K votes
38. 38
    Transformers One 2024

    Directed by Josh Cooley · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+
    7.9

    8.0 · 1.8K votes
39. 39
    Akira 1988

    Directed by Katsuhiro Otomo · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.9

    7.9 · 5.1K votes
40. 40
    Return of the Jedi 1983

    Directed by Richard Marquand · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.9

    7.9 · 17K votes
41. 41
    Guardians of the Galaxy 2014

    Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.9

    7.9 · 31K votes
42. 42
    Ghost in the Shell 1995

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Streaming on Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free, YouTube Free
    7.9

    7.9 · 4.1K votes
43. 43
    V for Vendetta 2006

    Directed by James McTeigue · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.9

    7.9 · 16K votes
44. 44
    Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022

    Directed by Tetsuro Kodama · Streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll
    7.8

    7.9 · 3.1K votes
45. 45
    Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 2013

    Directed by Jay Oliva · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.6K votes
46. 46
    Her 2013

    Directed by Spike Jonze
    7.8

    7.8 · 16K votes
47. 47
    Logan 2017

    Directed by James Mangold · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.8

    7.8 · 21K votes
48. 48
    Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 2013

    Directed by Jay Oliva · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.1K votes
49. 49
    Predator: Badlands 2025

    Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
    7.8

    7.8 · 3.8K votes
50. 50
    A Trip to the Moon 1902

    Directed by Georges Méliès · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Fawesome
    7.8

    7.9 · 2.1K votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Milky☆Subway: The Galactic Limited Express - the Movie 2026

   Directed by Yohei Kameyama · Streaming on Netflix
   6.9

   8.6 · 46 votes
2. 2
   Gintama the Movie 2026: Yoshiwara in Flames 2026

   Directed by Naoya Ando · Streaming on Netflix
   6.7

   9.0 · 23 votes
3. 3
   Swallowed Star The Movie: Xueluo Continent 2024

   Directed by Robin Shen
   6.7

   9.2 · 20 votes
4. 4
   Godzilla Fantasia 1984

   Directed by Ishirō Honda
   6.5

   9.7 · 13 votes
5. 5
   Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Overture to a New War 1993

   Directed by Keizo Shimizu
   6.8

   8.2 · 41 votes
6. 6
   World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime 2020

   Directed by Don Hertzfeldt
   6.7

   8.3 · 37 votes
7. 7
   Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation I.N.T.E.R.V.I.E.W.S. 2008

   Directed by Robert Alvarez
   6.7

   8.4 · 31 votes
8. 8
   Swallowed Star The Movie - Battle on Primal Star 2026

   Directed by 邵官华
   6.6

   9.1 · 17 votes
9. 9
   VIRGIN PUNK Clockwork Girl 2025

   Directed by Yasuomi Umetsu
   6.8

   8.1 · 44 votes
10. 10
    Gamera 2015

    Directed by Katsuhito Ishii
    6.5

    9.2 · 15 votes