Best Science Fiction Movies of the 1990s

1. 1
   The Matrix 1999

   Directed by Lana Wachowski · Streaming on YouTube TV
   8.3

   8.3 · 29K votes
2. 2
   Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997

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

   8.3 · 2K votes
3. 3
   Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991

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

   8.2 · 15K votes
4. 4
   Jurassic Park 1993

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

   8.0 · 19K votes
5. 5
   The Iron Giant 1999

   Directed by Brad Bird · Streaming on YouTube Free
   7.9

   8.0 · 6.4K votes
6. 6
   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
7. 7
   Twelve Monkeys 1995

   Directed by Terry Gilliam
   7.6

   7.6 · 9.5K votes
8. 8
   The Fifth Element 1997

   Directed by Luc Besson · Streaming on YouTube TV, Sony Pictures Core
   7.6

   7.6 · 12K votes
9. 9
   Gattaca 1997

   Directed by Andrew Niccol · Streaming on Sony Pictures Core
   7.5

   7.6 · 7.2K votes
10. 10
    Back to the Future Part III 1990

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.5

    7.5 · 12K votes
11. 11
    Dragon Ball Z: Bardock - The Father of Goku 1990

    Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto
    7.5

    7.6 · 801 votes
12. 12
    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn 1995

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.5

    7.6 · 972 votes
13. 13
    Dragon Ball Z: The History of Trunks 1993

    Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda
    7.5

    7.6 · 634 votes
14. 14
    Godzilla vs. Destoroyah 1995

    Directed by Takao Okawara · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.8 · 319 votes
15. 15
    Contact 1997

    Directed by Robert Zemeckis
    7.4

    7.5 · 5.3K votes
16. 16
    A Grand Day Out 1990

    Directed by Nick Park
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
17. 17
    Open Your Eyes 1997

    Directed by Alejandro Amenábar · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.3K votes
18. 18
    Memories 1995

    Directed by Tensai Okamura · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.5 · 618 votes
19. 19
    Total Recall 1990

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
20. 20
    Dark City 1998

    Directed by Alex Proyas · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
    7.3

    7.3 · 3.4K votes
21. 21
    Star Trek: First Contact 1996

    Directed by Jonathan Frakes · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.1K votes
22. 22
    Delicatessen 1991

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
23. 23
    Bicentennial Man 1999

    Directed by Chris Columbus · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.2

    7.3 · 4.1K votes
24. 24
    Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade 1999

    Directed by Hiroyuki Okiura · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.4 · 598 votes
25. 25
    Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth 1997

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.4 · 525 votes
26. 26
    Men in Black 1997

    Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.2

    7.2 · 15K votes
27. 27
    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan 1993

    Directed by Shigeyasu Yamauchi · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.2

    7.3 · 1K votes
28. 28
    More 1998

    Directed by Mark Osborne
    7.2

    7.7 · 184 votes
29. 29
    Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon 1995

    Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.2

    7.3 · 823 votes
30. 30
    The City of Lost Children 1995

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet · Streaming on Howdy
    7.2

    7.2 · 1.3K votes
31. 31
    Starship Troopers 1997

    Directed by Paul Verhoeven · Streaming on Netflix, YouTube TV
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.8K votes
32. 32
    Alien Abduction: Incident in Lake County 1998

    Directed by Dean Alioto
    7.1

    7.5 · 213 votes
33. 33
    Galaxy Quest 1999

    Directed by Dean Parisot · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.1

    7.1 · 2.7K votes
34. 34
    Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound 1993

    Directed by Yoshihiro Ueda · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    7.1

    7.2 · 656 votes
35. 35
    Face/Off 1997

    Directed by John Woo · Streaming on Philo, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.1

    7.1 · 6.2K votes
36. 36
    The Thirteenth Floor 1999

    Directed by Josef Rusnak · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.1 · 1.6K votes
37. 37
    Stargate 1994

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on The Roku Channel, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.0

    7.0 · 4K votes
38. 38
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country 1991

    Directed by Nicholas Meyer · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.5K votes
39. 39
    Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II 1993

    Directed by Takao Okawara · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV
    7.0

    7.3 · 242 votes
40. 40
    Strange Days 1995

    Directed by Kathryn Bigelow · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Disney Plus, Hulu
    7.0

    7.0 · 1.6K votes
41. 41
    Gamera: The Guardian of the Universe 1995

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on JustWatch TV Free, The Roku Channel, Pluto TV
    7.0

    7.4 · 172 votes
42. 42
    Gamera 2: Advent of Legion 1996

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Pluto TV
    6.9

    7.5 · 134 votes
43. 43
    Patlabor 2: The Movie 1993

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii
    6.9

    7.4 · 159 votes
44. 44
    Tremors 1990

    Directed by Ron Underwood · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Philo, AMC Plus
    6.9

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
45. 45
    Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip 1999

    Directed by Genndy Tartakovsky
    6.9

    7.5 · 126 votes
46. 46
    Independence Day 1996

    Directed by Roland Emmerich · Streaming on fuboTV, YouTube TV, TNT
    6.9

    6.9 · 11K votes
47. 47
    Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge 1991

    Directed by Mitsuo Hashimoto · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    6.9

    7.0 · 767 votes
48. 48
    The X-Files 1998

    Directed by Rob Bowman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.9K votes
49. 49
    Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! 1992

    Directed by Daisuke Nishio · Streaming on Crunchyroll
    6.9

    7.0 · 636 votes
50. 50
    Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris 1999

    Directed by Shusuke Kaneko · Streaming on Pluto TV, Screambox, Plex
    6.9

    7.4 · 136 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
   Monster Planet of Godzilla 1994

   Directed by Koichi Kawakita
   6.4

   8.8 · 14 votes
2. 2
   Jonny Quest versus the Cyber Insects 1995

   Directed by Mario Piluso
   6.3

   8.5 · 10 votes
3. 3
   Doraemon: Nobita's Three Visionary Swordsmen 1994

   Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
   6.4

   7.4 · 34 votes
4. 4
   Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness 1998

   Directed by Tatsuo Sato · Streaming on Crunchyroll, Retrocrush, Cineverse
   6.3

   7.7 · 19 votes
5. 5
   Aditya 369 1991

   Directed by Singeetham Srinivasa Rao
   6.4

   7.5 · 24 votes
6. 6
   Doraemon: Nobita's Diary on the Creation of the World 1995

   Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
   6.4

   7.4 · 25 votes
7. 7
   Kamen Rider ZO 1993

   Directed by Keita Amemiya · Streaming on Tubi TV
   6.3

   7.3 · 25 votes
8. 8
   Jonny's Golden Quest 1993

   Directed by Don Lusk
   6.3

   7.7 · 13 votes
9. 9
   From Star Wars to Star Wars: The Story of Industrial Light & Magic 1999

   Directed by Jon Kroll
   6.2

   7.8 · 11 votes
10. 10
    Bionic Ever After? 1994

    Directed by Steve Stafford · Streaming on The Roku Channel
    6.3

    7.1 · 32 votes