Top Sci-Fi Movies


The Top Sci-Fi Movies List is calculated by overall movie ratings and members' "Top Sci-Fi List". Lists are calculated daily.

91. The Andromeda Strain

Year of Release: 1971
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Arthur Hill, David Wayne, James Olson, Kate Reid
Plot: A U.S. army satellite falls to the town of Piedmont, New Mexico and brings back something alien that wipes out nearly the entire town. A team of five scientists are brought in to solve the mystery behind the biological terror before it spreads.

92. Soylent Green

Year of Release: 1973
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Thriller
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Richard Fleischer
Actors: Charlton Heston, Leigh Taylor-Young, Brock Peters, Chuck Connors
Plot: In the year 2022 a police detective in NYC is hunted down for murder when he uncovers a secret cover-up by the government.

93. The Matrix Reloaded

Year of Release: 2003
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
Actors: Keaunu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss, Hugo Weaving
Plot: Neo's abilities are growing in power, more humans are waking to the "real world" and Zion begins to fortify itself against a mechanical army. Meanwhile Agent Smith, "freed" by Neo, begins his own mission to make the Matrix his own.

94. On the Beach

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Stanley Kramer
Actors: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins
Plot: After nuclear war wipes out most of humanity, the few survivors -- including a submarine commander, a young married couple and a party girl searching for true love -- wait for the fallout to hit them in this grim anti-war film.

95. Tron

Year of Release: 1982
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Steven Lisberger
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Cindy Morgan
Plot: A hacker is literally abducted into the world of a computer and forced to participate in gladiatorial games where his only chance of escape is with the help of a heroic security program.

96. The Fountain

Year of Release: 2006
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Romance
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Actors: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn, Cliff Curtis
Plot: A man tries to find the fountain of youth over three different time periods to save the life of his lover.

97. Coherence

Year of Release: 2013
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: James Ward Byrkit
Actors: Hugo Armstrong, Emily Baldoni, Nicholas Brendon, Elizabeth Gracen
Plot: A group of eight friends at a dinner party must deal with the aftermath of a cosmic anomaly when a comet passes overhead.

98. Under the Skin

Year of Release: 2014
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jonathan Glazer
Actors: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Jessica Mance, Krystof Hádek
Plot: A predatory alien seductress roams the Scottish highlands for unsuspecting hitchhikers.

99. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Year of Release: 2017
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: James Gunn
Actors: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Bradley Cooper
Plot: Fire up the Awesome Mixtape Vol. 2 - because the Guardians are back! Peter Quill is on the trail of his father, Gamora looks to make amends with her sister Nebula, Rocket finds a new friend in Yondu, Drax puts his revenge on hold as he connects with Mantis and Baby Groot may be the most mature of them all. What could possibly go wrong?

100. TRON: Legacy

Year of Release: 2010
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Joseph Kosinski
Actors: Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner
Plot: After his father, Kevin Flynn, goes missing, Sam Flynn follows clues and information leading to an old arcade his father used to run. But in order to find his father, Sam will be transported to a digital world where he will have to survives a series of deadly games and rely on new friends in order to find the truth.

Are you sure you want to delete this comment?