Best Science Fiction Movies of the 2020s

The top 50 of 1,046 science fiction movies released in the 2020s, ranked by smart score, updated October 24, 2026.

1
Project Hail Mary 2026
Directed by Phil Lord · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
8.6
8.6 · 8.5K votes
2
Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026
Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton
8.4
8.5 · 6K votes
3
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
4
The Wild Robot 2024
Directed by Chris Sanders · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
8.3
8.3 · 6.8K votes
5
Dune: Part Two 2024
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
8.1
8.1 · 8.8K votes
6
Hoppers 2026
Directed by Daniel Chong · Streaming on Disney Plus
8.1
8.1 · 2.5K votes
7
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021
Directed by Hideaki Anno
8.1
8.2 · 1K votes
8
Colony 2026
Directed by Yeon Sang-ho
8.0
8.1 · 1.2K votes
9
Spider-Man: No Way Home 2021
Directed by Jon Watts · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
7.9
7.9 · 23K votes
10
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 2023
Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.9
7.9 · 9K votes
11
Transformers One 2024
Directed by Josh Cooley · Streaming on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, MGM+
7.9
8.0 · 1.8K votes
12
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero 2022
Directed by Tetsuro Kodama · Streaming on Hulu, Crunchyroll
7.8
7.9 · 3.1K votes
13
Predator: Badlands 2025
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
7.8
7.8 · 3.8K votes
14
Dune 2021
Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
7.8
7.8 · 16K votes
15
Robot Dreams 2023
Directed by Pablo Berger · Streaming on Hulu, Kanopy
7.8
8.0 · 873 votes
16
Finch 2021
Directed by Miguel Sapochnik · Streaming on Apple TV
7.8
7.8 · 4.3K votes
17
Ron's Gone Wrong 2021
Directed by Jean-Philippe Vine · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, FXNow
7.8
7.8 · 2.1K votes
18
Nimona 2023
Directed by Nick Bruno · Streaming on Netflix
7.8
7.8 · 1.5K votes
19
Predator: Killer of Killers 2025
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
7.7
7.8 · 1.4K votes
20
Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022
Directed by Daniel Scheinert · Streaming on Hulu
7.7
7.7 · 8.6K votes
21
The Gorge 2025
Directed by Scott Derrickson · Streaming on Apple TV
7.7
7.7 · 4.3K votes
22
Ultraman: Rising 2024
Directed by Shannon Tindle · Streaming on Netflix
7.7
8.0 · 411 votes
23
Prey 2022
Directed by Dan Trachtenberg · Streaming on Hulu
7.6
7.6 · 8.1K votes
24
Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025
Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.6
7.6 · 4.6K votes
25
Poor Things 2023
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos · Streaming on Hulu
7.6
7.6 · 5.9K votes
26
Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
Directed by Shawn Levy · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.6
7.6 · 9.7K votes
27
Avatar: The Way of Water 2022
Directed by James Cameron · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.6
7.6 · 15K votes
28
Godzilla Minus One 2023
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki · Streaming on Netflix
7.6
7.6 · 3.5K votes
29
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024
Directed by Jeff Fowler · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
7.6
7.6 · 3.5K votes
30
Sword Art Online the Movie - Progressive - Aria of a Starless Night 2021
Directed by Ayako Kono · Streaming on Crunchyroll
7.5
7.8 · 359 votes
31
The Tomorrow War 2021
Directed by Chris McKay · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon MX Player
7.5
7.5 · 4.5K votes
32
Godzilla vs. Kong 2021
Directed by Adam Wingard · Streaming on TNT, TBS, tru TV
7.5
7.5 · 11K votes
33
Belle 2021
Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo
7.5
7.6 · 927 votes
34
War Machine 2026
Directed by Patrick Hughes · Streaming on Netflix
7.5
7.5 · 2.6K votes
35
My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission 2021
Directed by Kenji Nagasaki · Streaming on Netflix, Crunchyroll, Starz
7.4
7.6 · 656 votes
36
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024
Directed by George Miller · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
7.4
7.4 · 5.3K votes
37
Free Guy 2021
Directed by Shawn Levy · Streaming on Disney Plus, fuboTV, YouTube TV
7.4
7.4 · 10K votes
38
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 2020
Directed by Takashi Yamazaki · Streaming on Netflix
7.4
7.8 · 265 votes
39
Disclosure Day 2026
Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
7.4
7.4 · 3.8K votes
40
The Mandalorian and Grogu 2026
Directed by Jon Favreau · Streaming on Disney Plus
7.4
7.5 · 1.9K votes
41
A Quiet Place Part II 2021
Directed by John Krasinski · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
7.4
7.4 · 7.7K votes
42
Uranus 2324 2024
Directed by Thanadol Nualsuth
7.4
8.1 · 155 votes
43
The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes 2022
Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi · Streaming on HiDive
7.4
7.7 · 313 votes
44
The Call 2020
Directed by Lee Chung-hyun · Streaming on Netflix
7.4
7.5 · 1.1K votes
45
Batman and Superman: Battle of the Super Sons 2022
Directed by Matt Peters
7.4
7.6 · 371 votes
46
Mira 2022
Directed by Dmitry Kiselyov · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, Fandango at Home Free
7.3
7.6 · 492 votes
47
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl 2024
Directed by Nick Park · Streaming on Netflix
7.3
7.5 · 743 votes
48
Palm Springs 2020
Directed by Max Barbakow · Streaming on Hulu
7.3
7.3 · 4K votes
49
Superman 2025
Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
7.3
7.3 · 5.6K votes
50
Mars Express 2023
Directed by Jérémie Périn
7.3
7.5 · 612 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.