Best Science Fiction Movies of the 2000s

1. 1
   The Prestige 2006

   Directed by Christopher Nolan · Streaming on Netflix
   8.2

   8.2 · 18K votes
2. 2
   WALL·E 2008

   Directed by Andrew Stanton · Streaming on Disney Plus
   8.1

   8.1 · 21K votes
3. 3
   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004

   Directed by Michel Gondry
   8.1

   8.1 · 17K votes
4. 4
   V for Vendetta 2006

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

   7.9 · 16K votes
5. 5
   Paprika 2006

   Directed by Satoshi Kon · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
   7.8

   7.8 · 3K votes
6. 6
   Mr. Nobody 2009

   Directed by Jaco Van Dormael · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
   7.8

   7.8 · 6.4K votes
7. 7
   The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006

   Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.8 · 2.3K votes
8. 8
   Iron Man 2008

   Directed by Jon Favreau · Streaming on Disney Plus
   7.7

   7.7 · 29K votes
9. 9
   Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2009

   Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.7

   7.8 · 1.1K votes
10. 10
    Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo 2006

    Directed by Michael Chang
    7.6

    7.9 · 483 votes
11. 11
    Avatar 2009

    Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 35K votes
12. 12
    Children of Men 2006

    Directed by Alfonso Cuarón
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.2K votes
13. 13
    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie 2001

    Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.1K votes
14. 14
    The Man from Earth 2007

    Directed by Richard Schenkman · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, The CW
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.1K votes
15. 15
    Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem 2003

    Directed by Kazuhisa Takenouchi
    7.6

    7.8 · 548 votes
16. 16
    The Butterfly Effect 2004

    Directed by Eric Bress · Streaming on Howdy
    7.6

    7.6 · 8.6K votes
17. 17
    Treasure Planet 2002

    Directed by Ron Clements · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.6

    7.6 · 4.8K votes
18. 18
    Lilo & Stitch 2002

    Directed by Dean DeBlois · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.5

    7.6 · 7.3K votes
19. 19
    Moon 2009

    Directed by Duncan Jones · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Pluto TV, YouTube Free
    7.5

    7.6 · 6.6K votes
20. 20
    Codename: Kids Next Door: Operation Z.E.R.O. 2006

    Directed by Tom Warburton · Streaming on Tubi TV
    7.5

    8.0 · 252 votes
21. 21
    Hot Wheels AcceleRacers: Ignition 2005

    Directed by Andrew Duncan
    7.5

    8.4 · 137 votes
22. 22
    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone 2007

    Directed by Hideaki Anno
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.1K votes
23. 23
    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith 2005

    Directed by George Lucas · Streaming on Disney Plus, YouTube TV
    7.5

    7.5 · 15K votes
24. 24
    District 9 2009

    Directed by Neill Blomkamp · Streaming on Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.5

    7.5 · 11K votes
25. 25
    Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars 2009

    Directed by Graeme Harper · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.9 · 241 votes
26. 26
    Star Trek 2009

    Directed by J.J. Abrams · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    7.4

    7.4 · 11K votes
27. 27
    Doctor Who: The Runaway Bride 2006

    Directed by Euros Lyn · Streaming on Hoopla
    7.4

    7.8 · 255 votes
28. 28
    Redline 2009

    Directed by Takeshi Koike · Streaming on Kanopy, MovieSphere+, Tubi TV
    7.4

    7.6 · 612 votes
29. 29
    BURN·E 2008

    Directed by Angus MacLane · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.4

    7.5 · 837 votes
30. 30
    Serenity 2005

    Directed by Joss Whedon · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.4

    7.4 · 4K votes
31. 31
    Spider-Man 2002

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 22K votes
32. 32
    Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street 2002

    Directed by Kenji Kodama
    7.4

    7.8 · 247 votes
33. 33
    Summer Wars 2009

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
34. 34
    Minority Report 2002

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
35. 35
    Watchmen 2009

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
36. 36
    Spider-Man 2 2004

    Directed by Sam Raimi · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
    7.3

    7.3 · 17K votes
37. 37
    Lifted 2006

    Directed by Gary Rydstrom · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV
    7.3

    7.5 · 853 votes
38. 38
    Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker 2000

    Directed by Curt Geda · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.3

    7.3 · 1.2K votes
39. 39
    Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 2004

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii
    7.3

    7.4 · 1K votes
40. 40
    Futurama: Bender's Big Score 2007

    Directed by Dwayne Carey-Hill
    7.3

    7.4 · 796 votes
41. 41
    Frequency 2000

    Directed by Gregory Hoblit · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Kanopy, Plex
    7.2

    7.3 · 2.1K votes
42. 42
    28 Days Later 2002

    Directed by Danny Boyle · Streaming on Apple TV, Tubi TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 9K votes
43. 43
    CJ7 2008

    Directed by Stephen Chow · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.3 · 843 votes
44. 44
    I Am Legend 2007

    Directed by Francis Lawrence · Streaming on VIX , ViX Premium
    7.2

    7.2 · 17K votes
45. 45
    2046 2004

    Directed by Wong Kar-wai
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
46. 46
    Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society 2007

    Directed by Kenji Kamiyama
    7.2

    7.5 · 293 votes
47. 47
    K-PAX 2001

    Directed by Iain Softley · Streaming on YouTube Free
    7.2

    7.2 · 2.9K votes
48. 48
    Godzilla Against MechaGodzilla 2002

    Directed by Masaaki Tezuka · Streaming on YouTube Free, Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
    7.2

    7.5 · 277 votes
49. 49
    Ghost in the Shell 2.0 2008

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Streaming on Kanopy, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.2

    7.4 · 478 votes
50. 50
    Gurren Lagann the Movie: The Lights in the Sky Are Stars 2009

    Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi
    7.2

    7.9 · 123 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
   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
2. 2
   Max Steel: Forces of Nature 2005

   Directed by Sean Sullivan
   6.4

   8.2 · 18 votes
3. 3
   Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Galaxy Legends The Movie 2009

   Directed by Koichi Sakamoto · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
   6.4

   7.8 · 24 votes
4. 4
   Doraemon: Nobita in the Wan-Nyan Spacetime Odyssey 2004

   Directed by Tsutomu Shibayama
   6.4

   7.4 · 36 votes
5. 5
   .hack//G.U. Returner 2007

   Directed by Koichi Mashimo
   6.5

   7.3 · 45 votes
6. 6
   Hot Wheels: World Race 2003

   Directed by William Lau
   6.4

   7.3 · 35 votes
7. 7
   Stargate SG-1: True Science 2006

   Directed by Tim Usborne
   6.4

   7.7 · 20 votes
8. 8
   Cold Tropics 2009

   Directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho · Streaming on MUBI
   6.4

   7.2 · 43 votes
9. 9
   Superior Ultra 8 Brothers 2008

   Directed by Takeshi Yagi · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free
   6.4

   7.5 · 22 votes
10. 10
    The Day I Bought a Star 2006

    Directed by Hayao Miyazaki
    6.3

    7.8 · 16 votes