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The best sci-fi movies of all time
The highest-rated sci-fi movies, ranked by Lantern Score, with where to watch each one. Top three right now: Metropolis (9.4), WALL·E (9.3), Gravity (9.3). How the score works.
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Metropolis9.4 - 2
WALL·E9.3 - 3
Gravity9.3 - 4
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial9.3 - 5
Star Wars9.2 - 6
Mad Max: Fury Road9.2 - 7
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind9.1 - 8
Back to the Future9.1 - 9
Alien9.1 - 10
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse9.1 - 11
Her9.1 - 12
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse9.1 - 13
The Man from Earth9.1 - 14
Aliens9.0 - 15
The Wild Robot9.0 - 16
Stalker9.0 - 17
Solaris9.0 - 18
Poor Things8.9 - 19
The Empire Strikes Back8.9 - 20
2001: A Space Odyssey8.9 - 21
The Iron Giant8.9 - 22
Brazil8.9 - 23
Night of the Living Dead8.9 - 24
Frankenstein8.9 - 25
Dune: Part Two8.8
About this list
Best sci-fi movies of all time lists the 25 highest-rated movies in the genre, ranked by Lantern Score: one number on a 10-point scale that combines IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes and Metacritic, so a title has to impress audiences and critics alike. Metropolis leads with 9.4, and the list runs from 1927 to 2024, with an average score of 9.1. Only titles with plenty of votes qualify, so a film rated by a handful of people can't crowd out proven favourites. Open any title for its full score breakdown, cast, and where to stream, rent or buy it.