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.

71. City of Lost Children, The ( Cite des enfants perdus, La )

Year of Release: 1995
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Sci-Fi/Fantasy
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
Actors: Daniel Emilfork, Ron Perlman, Jean-Claude Dreyfus, Dominique Pinon
Plot: Set in a fictional world in the future, a scientist thinks that if he can steel the dreams of young children he can prevent himself from aging. He tries kidnapping children as they try to figure out a way to escape or not be kidnapped.

72. Cube

Year of Release: 1998
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: R
Director: Vincenzo Natali
Actors: Nicole de Boer, Nicky Guadagni, David Hewlett, Andrew Miller
Plot: A group of six strangers find themselves in a giant cube maze filled with deadly traps. Each has a unique skill and they must work together to solve the puzzle before they turn on each other.

73. Contact

Year of Release: 1997
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Actors: Jodie Foster, William Fichtner, Matthew McConaughey, David Morse
Plot: A small group of scientists discover a radio transmission that was sent from another world. What is the message and what do they want from us?

74. Escape from New York

Year of Release: 1981
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: R
Director: John Carpenter
Actors: Kurt Russell, Ernest Borgnine, Lee Van Cleef, Isaac Hayes
Plot: Takes place in 1998 as New York is in rubbles. The President crashes into the jailed city when a crook is sent in to rescue him because he is the only one skilled enough to do complete the job.

75. Super 8

Year of Release: 2011
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: J.J. Abrams
Actors: Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Amanda Michalka, Ron Eldard
Plot: A group of six children filming a home movie with a Super 8 camera witness a horrific train crash on a remote railway crossing. Yet the crash is only the beginning of the ordeal, as the train bound from Area 51 carries an inhuman cargo that has now been set free.

76. Spaceballs

Year of Release: 1987
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Mel Brooks
Actors: Bill Pullman, John Candy, Rick Moranis, Daphne Zuniga
Plot: Follow the expliots of a Druish princess, her loyal droid, a scruffy pilot and his loyal sidekick as they attempt to stop the ruthless Spaceballs led by President Skroob and Dark Helmet from their nefarious plan to steal all the air from the planet Druidia.

77. Ready Player One

Year of Release: 2018
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe
Plot: In the not-too-distant future the world has become stagnated and the "missing millions" generation finds release in a massive VR MMO called "The Oasis". When the billionaire founder of the game dies, it starts an in-game Easter Egg hunt, steeped in 80s pop culture, with the prize being his entire fortune and the future of Oasis itself. Young outcast Wade Watts finds himself in the center of the hunt, and with corporate-backed zealots willing to do anything for the prize, Watts will have to put everything on the line to win - and maybe change the real world for the better.

78. I, Robot

Year of Release: 2004
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Action/Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Alex Proyas
Actors: Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan, Alan Tudyk, Chi McBride
Plot: In 2035 the world is a vastly different place. Robots are now common place among humans, they help and serve people and even act as companions. U.S. Robotics company is about to release a new model of robots that are so real that they almost have a life of their own.

79. Assassin 33 A.D.

Year of Release: 2020
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Jim Carroll
Actors: Donny Boaz, Heidi Montag, Susan Gallagher, Anthony Crivello

80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Year of Release: 2001
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Adventure
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Steven Spielberg
Actors: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law, Frances O'Conner, William Hurt
Plot: A future in which the human race has created mechas for work and entertainment. Then David is created, a mecha boy designed to feel real emotion. When his adoptive "parents" leave him alone, he begins a quest to find his humanity.

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