Best Science Fiction Movies on HBO Max in the US

1. 1
   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
2. 2
   A Clockwork Orange 1971

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

   8.2 · 14K votes
3. 3
   Dune: Part Two 2024

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

   8.1 · 8.8K votes
4. 4
   Stalker 1979

   Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.6K votes
5. 5
   2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
6. 6
   Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox 2013

   Directed by Jay Oliva · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.8

   7.9 · 2.1K votes
7. 7
   A Trip to the Moon 1902

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

   7.9 · 2.1K votes
8. 8
   Dune 2021

   Directed by Denis Villeneuve · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV, TNT
   7.8

   7.8 · 16K votes
9. 9
   The Girl Who Leapt Through Time 2006

   Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.7

   7.8 · 2.3K votes
10. 10
    Solaris 1972

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.9K votes
11. 11
    Ready Player One 2018

    Directed by Steven Spielberg · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.6

    7.6 · 18K votes
12. 12
    Godzilla 1954

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
13. 13
    Fantastic Planet 1973

    Directed by René Laloux · Streaming on HBO Max, The Roku Channel, Criterion Channel
    7.5

    7.6 · 1.2K votes
14. 14
    Angel's Egg 1985

    Directed by Mamoru Oshii · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.5

    7.7 · 627 votes
15. 15
    Belle 2021

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo
    7.5

    7.6 · 927 votes
16. 16
    Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga 2024

    Directed by George Miller · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.4

    7.4 · 5.3K 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
    Summer Wars 2009

    Directed by Mamoru Hosoda · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.4

    7.5 · 1.1K votes
19. 19
    Watchmen 2009

    Directed by Zack Snyder · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 10K votes
20. 20
    Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans 2019

    Directed by Jeff Mednikow · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.5 · 555 votes
21. 21
    Justice League: Doom 2012

    Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.3

    7.4 · 965 votes
22. 22
    Superman 2025

    Directed by James Gunn · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max
    7.3

    7.3 · 5.6K votes
23. 23
    X-Men: First Class 2011

    Directed by Matthew Vaughn · Streaming on Disney Plus, HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 14K votes
24. 24
    Eraserhead 1977

    Directed by David Lynch · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, Philo
    7.3

    7.3 · 2.9K votes
25. 25
    Despicable Me 2010

    Directed by Pierre Coffin · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.3

    7.3 · 17K votes
26. 26
    Shin Godzilla 2016

    Directed by Hideaki Anno · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.7K votes
27. 27
    War for the Planet of the Apes 2017

    Directed by Matt Reeves · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.2

    7.2 · 10K votes
28. 28
    Injustice 2021

    Directed by Matt Peters · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 881 votes
29. 29
    Superman 1978

    Directed by Richard Donner · Streaming on HBO Max, YouTube TV
    7.2

    7.2 · 4.5K votes
30. 30
    Justice League vs. Teen Titans 2016

    Directed by Sam Liu · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.3 · 1.1K votes
31. 31
    The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie 2024

    Directed by Peter Browngardt · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.2

    7.5 · 247 votes
32. 32
    DC League of Super-Pets 2022

    Directed by Jared Stern · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.1 · 1.8K votes
33. 33
    Greenland 2020

    Directed by Ric Roman Waugh · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.1 · 5.6K votes
34. 34
    Watchmen: Chapter I 2024

    Directed by Brandon Vietti · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.4 · 259 votes
35. 35
    Godzilla vs. Biollante 1989

    Directed by Kazuki Ōmori · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.1

    7.3 · 321 votes
36. 36
    Maze Runner: The Death Cure 2018

    Directed by Wes Ball · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.1

    7.1 · 8.6K votes
37. 37
    Caddo Lake 2024

    Directed by Celine Held · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 605 votes
38. 38
    Superman/Batman: Apocalypse 2010

    Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.1

    7.2 · 803 votes
39. 39
    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire 2024

    Directed by Adam Wingard · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, TNT
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.9K votes
40. 40
    Backrooms 2026

    Directed by Kane Parsons · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.0

    7.0 · 3.8K votes
41. 41
    Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931

    Directed by Rouben Mamoulian · Streaming on HBO Max, TCM, Plex
    7.0

    7.2 · 344 votes
42. 42
    The Return of Godzilla 1984

    Directed by Koji Hashimoto · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    7.0

    7.2 · 357 votes
43. 43
    Companion 2025

    Directed by Drew Hancock · Streaming on Hulu, HBO Max, Cinemax
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.7K votes
44. 44
    Watchmen: Chapter II 2024

    Directed by Brandon Vietti · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.3 · 190 votes
45. 45
    Justice League: Throne of Atlantis 2015

    Directed by Ethan Spaulding · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.9

    7.0 · 1K votes
46. 46
    Promare 2019

    Directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi · Streaming on HBO Max, Hoopla
    6.9

    7.1 · 336 votes
47. 47
    Mothra vs. Godzilla 1964

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

    7.0 · 364 votes
48. 48
    Green Lantern: First Flight 2009

    Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    6.8

    6.9 · 525 votes
49. 49
    The Long Walk 2025

    Directed by Francis Lawrence · Streaming on HBO Max, Starz
    6.8

    6.8 · 2.1K votes
50. 50
    Mickey 17 2025

    Directed by Bong Joon Ho · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
    6.8

    6.8 · 4.1K 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. Streaming data by JustWatch.

1. 1
   Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel 2009

   Directed by Gareth Carrivick · Streaming on HBO Max
   6.8

   6.9 · 732 votes
2. 2
   Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster 1964

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

   7.0 · 305 votes
3. 3
   The Brood 1979

   Directed by David Cronenberg · Streaming on HBO Max, Philo, Brew
   6.6

   6.7 · 851 votes
4. 4
   Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah 1991

   Directed by Kazuki Ōmori · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
   6.8

   7.0 · 279 votes
5. 5
   Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla 1974

   Directed by Jun Fukuda · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
   6.7

   6.9 · 308 votes
6. 6
   Destroy All Monsters 1968

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

   6.9 · 308 votes
7. 7
   Green Lantern: Emerald Knights 2011

   Directed by Lauren Montgomery · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   6.6

   6.7 · 573 votes
8. 8
   Green Lantern: Beware My Power 2022

   Directed by Jeff Wamester · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   6.7

   6.8 · 287 votes
9. 9
   Invasion of Astro-Monster 1965

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

   6.8 · 269 votes
10. 10
    Godzilla vs. Hedorah 1971

    Directed by Yoshimitsu Banno · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Cinemax
    6.6

    6.8 · 261 votes