There are 10,671 sci-fi films on the site, released from 1901 to 2026, and 1,472 of them are ranked. The best-rated is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 92 Echo) and the biggest box office hit is Avatar (2009) with $2.9B worldwide. The 2010s were the busiest decade with 3,225 releases. Ishirô Honda has directed more notable sci-fi films than anyone else on the site (18).
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best-rated sci-fi movie on the site with an Echo Score of 92, ahead of The Wild Robot (2024) and Project Hail Mary (2026). Ranked by Echo Score, our 0–100 rating.
#1 of 1,472 sci-fi films Best-rated sci-fi movie
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
2018 Action Adventure 1h 57m English
92 Echo Score $393.6M worldwide
Directed by Bob Persichetti
Also near the top: The Wild Robot (2024, 90 Echo) and Project Hail Mary (2026, 90 Echo).
About Spider-Man: Into the Spider-VerseThe top 12 of 1,472 ranked sci-fi films. Ranked by Echo Score; 4 of these 12 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. 6 of the top 12 were released in the 2020s.
2018 · Action, Adventure · 1h 57m
Dir. Bob Persichetti
2024 · Animation, Adventure · 1h 41m
Dir. Chris Sanders
2026 · Drama, Sci-Fi · 2h 36m
Dir. Christopher Miller
2025 · Drama, Fantasy · 2h 29m
Dir. Guillermo del Toro
2026 · Drama, Sci-Fi · 1h 25m
Dir. Gabriel Mascaro
1935 · Drama, Horror · 1h 15m
Dir. James Whale No Echo Score: ranked 90/100 on critics & audiences
2021 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 53m
Dir. Jeff Rowe
1977 · Action, Adventure · 2h 1m
Dir. George Lucas No Echo Score: ranked 90/100 on critics & audiences
2001 · Sci-Fi, Drama · 2h 25m
Dir. Ágnes Hranitzky No Echo Score: ranked 90/100 on critics & audiences
2008 · Adventure, Sci-Fi · 1h 38m
Dir. Andrew Stanton No Echo Score: ranked 89/100 on critics & audiences
2019 · Action, Adventure · 2h 12m
Dir. David F. Sandberg
2025 · Documentary, Fantasy · 1h 53m
Dir. Kahlil Joseph
Never After Dark (2026), released Sep 25, 2026, is the latest sci-fi release with a score, box office or a plot summary on the site. 55 sci-fi films have been released so far in 2026.
Released: Sep 25, 2026 Never After Dark 2026 · Crime 
Released: Sep 18, 2026 Resident Evil 2026 · Action · 78 Echo 
Released: Sep 9, 2026 Hope 2026 · Action · 58 Echo 
Released: Sep 4, 2026 Chronovisor 2026 · Fantasy · 88 Metascore 
Released: Sep 4, 2026 Onslaught 2026 · Action · 65 Echo 
Released: Aug 28, 2026 The Dog Stars 2026 · Action · 49 Echo 
Released: Aug 21, 2026 It Ends 2026 · Drama · 67 Echo 
Released: Aug 21, 2026 Hot Spot 2026 · Crime · 48 Echo 
Released: Aug 14, 2026 The End of Oak Street 2026 · Action · 73 Echo 
Released: Aug 7, 2026 The Last House 2026 · Action · 50 Echo 
Released: Jul 31, 2026 Spider-Man: Brand New Day 2026 · Action · 72 Echo 
Released: Jul 24, 2026 Sheep in the Box 2026 · Drama · 53 Metascore Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B. These 10 hits alone hold 12% of all sci-fi box office on the site. Grosses judged to be data errors are left out.
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Number 2 Number 3 $175.5B earned worldwide by the 2,046 sci-fi films with a reported gross
The 2010s were the busiest decade with 3,225 sci-fi films, ahead of the 2020s (2,180). Under each column is the decade's best-rated film, from The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) to The Wild Robot (2024). Films without a release date are not counted here.
The Bride of Frankenstein 95 Metascore 
Mighty Joe Young 61 Metascore 
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 92 Metascore 
Village of the Damned 77 Metascore Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 90 Metascore 
Back to the Future 87 Metascore 
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 75 Metascore Werckmeister Harmonies 93 Metascore The Wild Robot 90 Echo Ishirô Honda has directed 18 notable sci-fi films, more than anyone else on the site, ahead of Sam Liu (16); Tomokazu Seki leads the cast list with 34 roles. Only notable films count: those with a score, box office, an award nomination or 1,000+ votes.
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) is the most-awarded sci-fi film with 33 wins from 62 nominations, including wins at the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the BAFTAs. Across every award body on the site, sci-fi films have won 518 of 2,318 nominations.
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| 1 |  Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022 · 62 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics' Choice | 33 | 62 |
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| 2 |  Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 · 47 nominations · Won at Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Actor Awards (SAG) | 29 | 47 |
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| 3 |  Gravity 2013 · 40 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics' Choice | 23 | 40 |
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| 4 | Avatar 2009 · 34 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics' Choice | 18 | 34 |
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| 5 |  Inception 2010 · 41 nominations · Won at Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Actor Awards (SAG) | 17 | 41 |
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| 6 |  Dune: Part One 2021 · 41 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics' Choice | 16 | 41 |
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| 7 | Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope 1977 · 30 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Saturn Awards | 15 | 30 |
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| 8 |  Poor Things 2023 · 47 nominations · Won at Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Critics' Choice | 11 | 47 |
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| 9 |  Black Panther 2018 · 32 nominations · Won at Oscars, BAFTA, Critics' Choice, Actor Awards (SAG) | 11 | 32 |
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| 10 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day 1991 · 16 nominations · Won at Oscars, BAFTA, Saturn Awards | 11 | 16 |
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English is the biggest source of sci-fi films with 7,042 (66%), followed by Japanese (1,457) and Spanish (333). In all, 32 languages have ten or more sci-fi films.
31% of sci-fi films are also tagged action, the most common pairing, followed by horror (24%) and drama (22%). A film can carry several genres, so the shares overlap.
31% 3,320 films
24% 2,599 films
22% 2,316 films
21% 2,228 films
20% 2,124 films
19% 1,985 films
15% 1,555 films
13% 1,397 films
3,111 sci-fi films have a full plot summary and 493 have the ending explained. Below are the best-rated ones not already listed above, led by Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) and Black Panther (2018).
202 articles on the blog are tagged sci-fi; the newest is “Backrooms (2026) Review & Reception: Critics, Fan Opinions, Storytelling & Performance Analysis” from June 2, 2026.
June 2, 2026
Backrooms (2026) Review & Reception: Critics, Fan Opinions, Storytelling & Performance Analysis
Explore how critics and fans have responded to Backrooms (2026), dissecting performances, storytelling, and its place in the creeping horror franchise. This post breaks down reviews, fan reactions, and overall reception to give a complete picture of the film’s impact.
May 28, 2026
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May 27, 2026
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May 25, 2026
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May 11, 2026
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April 20, 2026
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Filter all 10,671 sci-fi films by decade, year, language, box office, plot summaries and after-credits scenes on the full list, which opens with the 1,472 ranked ones, best first. The best-first lists hold ranked films only: the Japanese-language list has 55 of the 1,457 Japanese sci-fi films.
Quick answers about sci-fi movies from the numbers on this page: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best-rated, Avatar (2009) is the biggest hit and the 2010s were the busiest decade.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 92 Echo) is the best-rated sci-fi movie on What's After the Movie, followed by The Wild Robot (2024, 90 Echo) and Project Hail Mary (2026, 90 Echo). Ranked by Echo Score; 4 of these 12 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
See the top 12Avatar (2009) has earned $2.9B worldwide, the most of any sci-fi film on the site; Avengers: Endgame (2019) is second with $2.8B.
Sci-Fi box office chartsThe site lists 10,671 sci-fi films. 1,472 of them are ranked, 2,046 have reported box office and 3,111 have a plot summary. A film counts as sci-fi when sci-fi is one of its genres.
Browse all sci-fi moviesThe 2010s, with 3,225 sci-fi films, ahead of the 2020s (2,180). The decade's best-rated sci-fi film is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, 92 Echo).
Ishirô Honda, with 18 notable sci-fi films; the best-rated of them is Godzilla (2004). Notable films have a score, box office, an award nomination or 1,000+ votes.
Ishirô Honda241 sci-fi films on the site have a scene during or after the credits, so it is worth staying seated. Each film page says whether there is one.
Ranked sci-fi movies with an after-credits sceneFilms released from 2017 on are ranked by their Echo Score, our 0–100 rating; older films by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings. To be ranked a film must run at least an hour and have a score, box office, an award nomination or enough votes, so shorts and obscure uploads stay out of the lists.
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