Best Science Fiction Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
2. 2
   La Jetée 1962

   Directed by Chris Marker · Streaming on DocAlliance Films
   7.7

   7.9 · 1.1K votes
3. 3
   Planet of the Apes 1968

   Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
   7.6

   7.7 · 4.2K votes
4. 4
   The Face of Another 1966

   Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Mometu
   7.4

   7.8 · 301 votes
5. 5
   The Time Machine 1960

   Directed by George Pal
   7.3

   7.4 · 962 votes
6. 6
   Seconds 1966

   Directed by John Frankenheimer · Streaming on Kanopy
   7.2

   7.4 · 462 votes
7. 7
   Fahrenheit 451 1966

   Directed by François Truffaut
   7.0

   7.1 · 1.1K votes
8. 8
   Village of the Damned 1960

   Directed by Wolf Rilla · Streaming on fuboTV, TCM, Plex
   7.0

   7.2 · 531 votes
9. 9
   Mothra 1961

   Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on The Roku Channel, FlixFling, YouTube Free
   6.9

   7.2 · 195 votes
10. 10
    Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.8

    7.0 · 364 votes
11. 11
    Alphaville 1965

    Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, MUBI
    6.8

    6.9 · 642 votes
12. 12
    Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.8

    7.0 · 305 votes
13. 13
    The Valley of Gwangi 1969

    Directed by Jim O'Connolly
    6.8

    7.1 · 172 votes
14. 14
    King Kong vs. Godzilla 1962

    Directed by Ishirō Honda
    6.7

    6.9 · 360 votes
15. 15
    Destroy All Monsters 1968

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max
    6.7

    6.9 · 308 votes
16. 16
    Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    6.6

    6.8 · 269 votes
17. 17
    Hibernatus 1969

    Directed by Édouard Molinaro · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.6

    6.7 · 532 votes
18. 18
    Fantastic Voyage 1966

    Directed by Richard Fleischer
    6.6

    6.7 · 522 votes
19. 19
    The Day the Earth Caught Fire 1961

    Directed by Val Guest · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, Fandor
    6.6

    6.8 · 182 votes
20. 20
    Quatermass and the Pit 1967

    Directed by Roy Ward Baker
    6.6

    6.7 · 285 votes
21. 21
    The Last Man on Earth 1964

    Directed by Ubaldo Ragona · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    6.5

    6.6 · 506 votes
22. 22
    The 10th Victim 1965

    Directed by Elio Petri · Streaming on Kanopy, Night Flight Plus, Plex
    6.5

    6.7 · 249 votes
23. 23
    Ikarie XB 1 1963

    Directed by Jindřich Polák · Streaming on Fawesome
    6.5

    6.8 · 115 votes
24. 24
    X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes 1963

    Directed by Roger Corman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
    6.5

    6.6 · 277 votes
25. 25
    King Kong vs. Godzilla 1963

    Directed by Thomas Montgomery
    6.5

    6.6 · 288 votes
26. 26
    The Snails 1966

    Directed by René Laloux · Streaming on Criterion Channel, MUBI
    6.5

    6.9 · 85 votes
27. 27
    Amphibian Man 1962

    Directed by Vladimir Chebotaryov · Streaming on Hoopla, FlixHouse, Darkroom
    6.4

    6.8 · 95 votes
28. 28
    Mysterious Island 1961

    Directed by Cy Endfield · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    6.4

    6.6 · 214 votes
29. 29
    The Nutty Professor 1963

    Directed by Jerry Lewis · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla
    6.4

    6.5 · 490 votes
30. 30
    Matango 1963

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixHouse, FlixFling
    6.4

    6.7 · 108 votes
31. 31
    The Absent-Minded Professor 1961

    Directed by Robert Stevenson · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.4

    6.5 · 209 votes
32. 32
    Who Wants to Kill Jessie? 1966

    Directed by Václav Vorlíček · Streaming on Cultpix
    6.4

    7.0 · 44 votes
33. 33
    Frankenstein Conquers the World 1965

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.7 · 78 votes
34. 34
    Je T'Aime, Je T'Aime 1968

    Directed by Alain Resnais
    6.4

    6.6 · 109 votes
35. 35
    Charly 1968

    Directed by Ralph Nelson
    6.3

    6.5 · 124 votes
36. 36
    Planet of the Vampires 1965

    Directed by Mario Bava · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    6.3

    6.4 · 264 votes
37. 37
    Son of Godzilla 1967

    Directed by Jun Fukuda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.3

    6.4 · 261 votes
38. 38
    The Human Vapor 1960

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on FlixFling, Mometu
    6.3

    7.1 · 29 votes
39. 39
    Our Man Flint 1966

    Directed by Daniel Mann
    6.3

    6.5 · 137 votes
40. 40
    Experiment in Evil 1960

    Directed by Jean Renoir
    6.3

    6.7 · 50 votes
41. 41
    The Stolen Airship 1967

    Directed by Karel Zeman
    6.3

    7.0 · 29 votes
42. 42
    Invasion 1969

    Directed by Hugo Santiago
    6.3

    7.3 · 20 votes
43. 43
    Dogora 1964

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Criterion Channel, FlixFling
    6.3

    6.7 · 47 votes
44. 44
    It Happened Here 1966

    Directed by Kevin Brownlow
    6.3

    6.8 · 38 votes
45. 45
    Frankenstein Created Woman 1967

    Directed by Terence Fisher
    6.3

    6.4 · 152 votes
46. 46
    Atragon 1963

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on Fandango at Home Free, Criterion Channel, Filmzie
    6.3

    6.6 · 58 votes
47. 47
    Mad as a Mars Hare 1963

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.2

    6.6 · 52 votes
48. 48
    Gamera vs. Barugon 1966

    Directed by Shigeo Tanaka · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, Shout! Factory TV
    6.2

    6.4 · 99 votes
49. 49
    Ebirah, Horror of the Deep 1966

    Directed by Jun Fukuda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
    6.2

    6.3 · 239 votes
50. 50
    Roly Poly 1968

    Directed by Andrzej Wajda
    6.2

    7.1 · 18 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
   Automania 2000 1964

   Directed by John Halas
   6.2

   7.2 · 13 votes
2. 2
   Orlak, the Hell of Frankenstein 1960

   Directed by Rafael Baledón
   6.2

   7.1 · 13 votes
3. 3
   O-Solar-Meow 1967

   Directed by Abe Levitow
   6.2

   6.7 · 24 votes
4. 4
   Soy leyenda 1967

   Directed by Mario Gómez Martín
   6.1

   7.0 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Ultraman: Monster Movie Feature 1967

   Directed by Hajime Tsuburaya
   6.1

   7.0 · 10 votes
6. 6
   Danger...! Women in Action 1969

   Directed by René Cardona Jr.
   6.1

   6.8 · 14 votes
7. 7
   The Invisible Dr. Mabuse 1962

   Directed by Harald Reinl · Streaming on Hoopla, Amazon Prime Video, Fawesome
   6.1

   6.8 · 14 votes
8. 8
   The Last War 1961

   Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi
   6.1

   6.8 · 13 votes
9. 9
   The Creation of the Humanoids 1962

   Directed by Wesley Barry · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
   6.2

   6.5 · 30 votes
10. 10
    The Misadventures of Merlin Jones 1964

    Directed by Robert Stevenson
    6.1

    6.5 · 28 votes