Best Sci-Fi Movies

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
IMDb: 7.9
115

After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces…

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
IMDb: 7.7
113

Admiral James T. Kirk is feeling old; the prospect of accompanying his old ship the Enterprise on a two week cadet cruise is not making him feel any younger. But…

Outland Outland
Outland
IMDb: 6.6
109

Thriller about an honest marshal in a corrupt mining colony on Io, Jupiter’s sunless third moon, who is determined to confront a violent drug ring even though it may cost…

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Escape from New York Escape from New York
Escape from New York
IMDb: 7.1
99

In 1997, the island of Manhattan has been walled off and turned into a giant maximum security prison within which the country’s worst criminals are left to form their own…

Altered States Altered States
Altered States
IMDb: 6.9
102 min

A research scientist (William Hurt) explores the boundaries and frontiers of consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and hallucinogenic mixtures from native American shamans, he explores these altered states of consciousness and finds that memory, time, and perhaps reality itself are states of mind.

Superman II Superman II
Superman II
IMDb: 6.8
127

Three escaped criminals from the planet Krypton test the Man of Steel’s mettle. Led by Gen. Zod, the Kryptonians take control of the White House and partner with Lex Luthor to destroy Superman and rule the world. But Superman, who attempts to make himself human in order to get closer to Lois, realizes he has a responsibility to save the planet.

Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars Episode 5 The Empire Strikes Back
IMDb: 8.7
124

The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more…

Star Trek: The Motion Picture Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
IMDb: 6.4
132

When a destructive space entity is spotted approaching Earth, Admiral Kirk resumes command of the Starship Enterprise in order to intercept, examine, and hopefully stop it.

Alien Alien
Alien
IMDb: 8.5
117

During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. When a three-member team of the crew discovers a chamber containing thousands of…

Stalker Stalker
Stalker
IMDb: 8.1
162

Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A…

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Superman Superman
Superman
IMDb: 7.4
143

Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
IMDb: 7.6
135

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
IMDb: 8.6
121

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team…

Young Frankenstein Young Frankenstein
Young Frankenstein
IMDb: 8
106

A young neurosurgeon inherits the castle of his grandfather, the famous Dr. Victor von Frankenstein. In the castle he finds a funny hunchback, a pretty lab assistant and the elderly…

Dark Star Dark Star
Dark Star
IMDb: 6.2
83

A group of scientists are sent on a mission to destroy unstable planets. 20 years into their mission, they have to battle their alien mascot as well as a “sensitive”…

Westworld Westworld
Westworld
IMDb: 6.9
89

In a futuristic resort, wealthy patrons can visit recreations of different time periods and experience their wildest fantasies with life-like robots. But when Richard Benjamin opts for the wild west, he gets more than he bargained for when a gunslinger robot goes berserk.

Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
Ivan Vasilyevich Changes His Profession
IMDb: 8.2
93

Shurik Timofeev builds a working model of a time machine. By accident, Ivan Bunsha, an apartment complex manager, and George Miloslavsky, a petty burglar, are transferred to 16th century Moscow,…

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Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
Conquest Of The Planet Of The Apes
IMDb: 6.1
88

In a futuristic world that has embraced ape slavery, Caesar, the son of the late simians Cornelius and Zira, surfaces after almost twenty years of hiding out from the authorities, and prepares for a slave revolt against humanity.

Solaris Solaris
Solaris
IMDb: 8
167

A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He…

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A Clockwork Orange A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange
IMDb: 8.3
137

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the…

The Omega Man The Omega Man
The Omega Man
IMDb: 6.4
98

Robert Neville, a doctor, due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people calling themselves ”The Family”. The plague has caused them to become sensitive to light, as well as homicidally psychotic.

Escape From The Planet Of The Apes Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
Escape From The Planet Of The Apes
IMDb: 6.3
98

The world is shocked by the appearance of two talking chimpanzees, who arrived mysteriously in a U.S. spacecraft. They become the toast of society; but one man believes them to be a threat to the human race.

Beneath The Planet Of The Apes Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
Beneath The Planet Of The Apes
IMDb: 6
95

Astronaut Brent is sent to rescue Taylor but crash lands on the Planet of the Apes, just like Taylor did in the original film. Taylor has disappeared into the Forbidden Zone so Brent and Nova try to follow and find him. He discovers a cult of humans that fear the Apes’ latest military movements and finds himself in the middle. Tension mounts to a climactic battle between ape and man deep in the bowels of the planet.

2001: A Space Odyssey 2001: A Space Odyssey
2001: A Space Odyssey
IMDb: 8.3
149

Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world’s most advanced super computer.

Planet of the Apes Planet of the Apes
Planet of the Apes
IMDb: 8
112

An U.S. Spaceship lands on a desolate planet, stranding astronaut Taylor in a world dominated by apes, 2000 years into the future, who use a primitive race of humans for…

The Face of Another The Face of Another
The Face of Another
IMDb: 7.9
124

A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.

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The War Game The War Game
The War Game
IMDb: 8
48

A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.

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Forbidden Planet Forbidden Planet
Forbidden Planet
IMDb: 7.5
98

Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship “Bellerophon,” a scientific expedition that has been missing for 20 years, only to find themselves unwelcome…

Invasion of the Body Snatchers Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
IMDb: 7.7
80

A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.

Godzilla Godzilla
Godzilla
IMDb: 7.5
96

Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships explode and are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by paleontologist Professor Kyohei Yemani soon discover something…

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The Day the Earth Stood Still The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still
IMDb: 7.8
92

An alien and a robot land on earth after World War II and tell mankind to be peaceful or face destruction. A classic science fiction film from Robert Wise with…

The Bride of Frankenstein The Bride of Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein
IMDb: 7.8
75

Bride of Frankenstein begins where James Whale’s Frankenstein from 1931 ended. Dr. Frankenstein has not been killed as previously portrayed and now he wants to get away from the mad…

Frankenstein Frankenstein
Frankenstein
IMDb: 7.8
71

Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.

Metropolis Metropolis
Metropolis
IMDb: 8.3
149

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city’s mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

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