Like most movie genres, science fiction goes back almost to the media itself, 1902 to be precise. That’s when Georges Méliès – a versatile innovative genius – unleashed his 14-minute masterpiece: “The Moon Journey.” This Surrealism short film is inspired by the written works of Jules Verne, and has a satirical and slammed scientific community, telling a group of astronomers who landed on the moon. While not scientifically accurate in any way – after all astronomers do travel by cannon shooting – the film does open up a cinematic trend of hypothetical ideas that portray predictions of future reality.
We compiled a list of 100 best science fiction movies of all time based on Stacker ratings, a weighted index that is evenly distributed between IMDb and Metacritic ratings. To qualify, the film must be listed as a science fiction movie on IMDb, have Metascore, and have at least 5,000 votes. Metascore broke the draw and IMDb users voted to break a further draw. Each movie on the list is considered based on the history of the film and the development of science fiction. The data is the latest data as of April 2022.
To this day, the trend of exploring the future of humanity and our own inventions continues. Contemporary scientific breakthroughs like gene editing , as well as the development of robots, virtual reality, cloning and wearable technologies, are all foreshadowed by science fiction genres. Great science fiction movies are not just a qualitative way to pass the time, but a way to explore the entire realm of human potential, because today’s ideas are likely to become tomorrow’s reality. That said, sometimes a great science fiction movie is a great science fiction movie—especially when comic adaptations come to the market.
Countdown from #100, here are the 100 best science fiction movies ever.
00. Ghostbusters (1984)- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Stacker Score: 82.3
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 105 minutes
This iconic comedy horror blockbuster starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis. Former parapsychology professor carried out paranormal investigation services in New York City, creating a special effects-driven comedy genre and inspired several sequels and derivative works. In 2015, Ghostbusters was added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress for preservation.
9. Jurassic Park (1993)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 68
- IMDb User Rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 127 minutes
When "Jurassic Park" was released in 1993, it broke the box office record and completely changed the use of computer-generated imaging (CGI) in movies through frightening dinosaur renderings. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Clayton. The story takes place on an island, with prehistoric DNA already cloned to produce real dinosaurs for safari . Three experts played by Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill were taken to investigate the safety of the park after one of the administrators was killed, causing a series of chaotic and dangerous events.
8. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)- Director: Doug Liman
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 113 minutes
initially performed poorly in theaters, and this wild sci-fi adventure ended up attracting audiences. The film is based on a graphic novel and takes place in a future war between humans and alien invaders. After a man (Tom Cruise) is called to fight against his will, he inherits his unique ability to live on the same day again and again, and eventually he takes advantage of that.
7.Fantastic Planet (1973)- Director: René Laloux
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 72 minutes
This French film is based on the novel by Stefan Wul and tells the story of humanoid creatures revolting against their tyrannical leaders, who are giant blue aliens. This counterculture classic animation won a special award at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival .
6. Wonder Woman (2017)- Director: Patty Jenkins
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 141 minutes
In this very successful comic book adaptation by Patty Jenkins, the sisters are doing this for themselves. Set in the setting of World War I, the film begins in a distant island paradise where Amazon Princess Diana (Hotel Gadot) hones her indomitable power. After discovering evil in the world, Diana begins to seek to end all wars forever and uncover her true identity in the process. The sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, premiered on Christmas 2020.
5. Cursed Village (1960)- Director: Wolf Rilla
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 77 minutes
This savage cult classic depicts creepy blonde kids with glowing eyes and unusual abilities that were born after all women of childbearing age in town were pregnant fairly mysteriously. It is based on John Wyndham's novel The Meadwich Cuckoo.
4. The End of the World (2013)- Director: Edgar Wright
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
The only hope for human beings is that five reunited childhood friends try to reappear for a moment from their lost youth and find a legendary bar, the End of the World. The film is part of the theme trilogy of “Shaun the Dead” and “Gefaz”.
3. The Secret of NIMH (1982)- Director: Don Bluth
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 82 minutes
In this dark animated adventure, a voles must cure her son's illness before their home is destroyed by a plow. Desperately seeking help, she visited a group of super smart mice and soon discovered the secret of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The film marks the directorial debut of former Disney animator Don Bruce, who went on to produce animated feature films such as American Tail and Land Before Time.
2. The Hunger Games: Fire (2013)- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 146 minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Again in this highly acclaimed sequel, taking place 12 months after the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a victory journey, and Katniss discovers her previous act of resistance triggers an uprising against the Capitol. After refusing to quell the rebellion, the two champions were thrown into another Hunger Games and they had to fight for survival again.
1. Depression (2011)- Director: Lars von Trier
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 135 minutes
Kirsten Dunst (Kirsten Dunst) plays a married woman, just like the planet of melancholy is flying toward the earth. While doing news for the film, director Las von Tyre was notoriously banned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, the first time in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
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Like most movie genres, science fiction goes back almost to the media itself, 1902 to be precise. That’s when Georges Méliès – a versatile innovative genius – unleashed his 14-minute masterpiece: “The Moon Journey.” This Surrealism short film is inspired by the written works of Jules Verne, and has a satirical and slammed scientific community, telling a group of astronomers who landed on the moon. While not scientifically accurate in any way – after all astronomers do travel by cannon shooting – the film does open up a cinematic trend of hypothetical ideas that portray predictions of future reality.
We compiled a list of 100 best science fiction movies of all time based on Stacker ratings, a weighted index that is evenly distributed between IMDb and Metacritic ratings. To qualify, the film must be listed as a science fiction movie on IMDb, have Metascore, and have at least 5,000 votes. Metascore broke the draw and IMDb users voted to break a further draw. Each movie on the list is considered based on the history of the film and the development of science fiction. The data is the latest data as of April 2022.
To this day, the trend of exploring the future of humanity and our own inventions continues. Contemporary scientific breakthroughs like gene editing , as well as the development of robots, virtual reality, cloning and wearable technologies, are all foreshadowed by science fiction genres. Great science fiction movies are not just a qualitative way to pass the time, but a way to explore the entire realm of human potential, because today’s ideas are likely to become tomorrow’s reality. That said, sometimes a great science fiction movie is a great science fiction movie—especially when comic adaptations come to the market.
Countdown from #100, here are the 100 best science fiction movies ever.
00. Ghostbusters (1984)- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Stacker Score: 82.3
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 105 minutes
This iconic comedy horror blockbuster starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis. Former parapsychology professor carried out paranormal investigation services in New York City, creating a special effects-driven comedy genre and inspired several sequels and derivative works. In 2015, Ghostbusters was added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress for preservation.
9. Jurassic Park (1993)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 68
- IMDb User Rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 127 minutes
When "Jurassic Park" was released in 1993, it broke the box office record and completely changed the use of computer-generated imaging (CGI) in movies through frightening dinosaur renderings. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Clayton. The story takes place on an island, with prehistoric DNA already cloned to produce real dinosaurs for safari . Three experts played by Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill were taken to investigate the safety of the park after one of the administrators was killed, causing a series of chaotic and dangerous events.
8. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)- Director: Doug Liman
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 113 minutes
initially performed poorly in theaters, and this wild sci-fi adventure ended up attracting audiences. The film is based on a graphic novel and takes place in a future war between humans and alien invaders. After a man (Tom Cruise) is called to fight against his will, he inherits his unique ability to live on the same day again and again, and eventually he takes advantage of that.
7.Fantastic Planet (1973)- Director: René Laloux
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 72 minutes
This French film is based on the novel by Stefan Wul and tells the story of humanoid creatures revolting against their tyrannical leaders, who are giant blue aliens. This counterculture classic animation won a special award at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival .
6. Wonder Woman (2017)- Director: Patty Jenkins
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 141 minutes
In this very successful comic book adaptation by Patty Jenkins, the sisters are doing this for themselves. Set in the setting of World War I, the film begins in a distant island paradise where Amazon Princess Diana (Hotel Gadot) hones her indomitable power. After discovering evil in the world, Diana begins to seek to end all wars forever and uncover her true identity in the process. The sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, premiered on Christmas 2020.
5. Cursed Village (1960)- Director: Wolf Rilla
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 77 minutes
This savage cult classic depicts creepy blonde kids with glowing eyes and unusual abilities that were born after all women of childbearing age in town were pregnant fairly mysteriously. It is based on John Wyndham's novel The Meadwich Cuckoo.
4. The End of the World (2013)- Director: Edgar Wright
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
The only hope for human beings is that five reunited childhood friends try to reappear for a moment from their lost youth and find a legendary bar, the End of the World. The film is part of the theme trilogy of “Shaun the Dead” and “Gefaz”.
3. The Secret of NIMH (1982)- Director: Don Bluth
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 82 minutes
In this dark animated adventure, a voles must cure her son's illness before their home is destroyed by a plow. Desperately seeking help, she visited a group of super smart mice and soon discovered the secret of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The film marks the directorial debut of former Disney animator Don Bruce, who went on to produce animated feature films such as American Tail and Land Before Time.
2. The Hunger Games: Fire (2013)- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 146 minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Again in this highly acclaimed sequel, taking place 12 months after the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a victory journey, and Katniss discovers her previous act of resistance triggers an uprising against the Capitol. After refusing to quell the rebellion, the two champions were thrown into another Hunger Games and they had to fight for survival again.
1. Depression (2011)- Director: Lars von Trier
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 135 minutes
Kirsten Dunst (Kirsten Dunst) plays a married woman, just like the planet of melancholy is flying toward the earth. While doing news for the film, director Las von Tyre was notoriously banned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, the first time in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
0.Repurchase (1984)- Director: Alex Cox
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 92 minutes
This science fiction black comedy marks Alex Cox's directorial debut. Emilio Estevez plays a buyback who encounters a mysterious Chevrolet Malibu. Mike Nesmith of the music group The Monkees serves as executive producer.
9. Superman 2 Superman II (1980)- Director: Richard Lester, Richard Donner
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User rating: 6.8
- Runtime: 127 minutes
Iron Man gave up his power to be with his lover Lois Lane. Lex Luthor (Lex Luthor) Join forces with the prisoner who escaped Krypton to knock down the superhero once and for all. On August 1, 1981, the film's commercial was played in the first hour of its broadcast on TV.
8. Long Night (2019)- Director: Andrew Patterson
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 6.7
- Runtime: 91 minutes
In 1950s New Mexico , the switchboard operator and radio DJ picked up an unusual audio. Could it be an alien origin? While radio stations call letter WOTW may be inaccurate, since 1912, almost all American radio stations west of Mississippi River have begun with "K", which is a deliberate tribute to HG Wells novel "War of War." The world's. ”
7. Silent (2005)- Director: Joss Whedon
- Stacker Score: 84.0
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 119 minutes
This cult science fiction adventure movie is written and directed by Joss Whedon (Joss Whedon), and follows the traitor crew of the spaceship Serenity to board the River Tam Telepathic fugitives. Due to their hospitality, the fleet soon finds itself at the crossroads of a ruthless regime that will take River back at all costs. Meanwhile, the real threat may have emerged. Set in the 26th century, the film continues Whedon's well-received but short-lived TV series " Firefly ".
6. Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6 (2014)- Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
- Stacker Score: 84.0
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Run Duration: 102 Minutes
In this Disney animated film, a little boy named Hiro, his inflatable robot and his group of clever friends form an unlikely group of superheroes. Based on the Marvel Comics series, Big Hero 6 ended in San Francisco, representing the fusion of two different cultures. In 2017, a TV series on Disney Channel was aired, and its spinoff will be released in 2022.
5. 2046 (2004)- Director: Wong Kar-wai
- Stacker Rating: 84.0
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Duration: 129 minutes
Director Wong Kar-wai created a visually stunning film using three different photographers, telling the story of a science fiction writer and his relationship with several women who lived in the same Hong Kong hotel. The film arrived just three hours before the premiere of the Cannes Film Festival, setting a record for the Cannes Film Festival, and its public premiere had to be rescheduled.
4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 68
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 149 minutes
The Avengers, released in 2018, found that the villain Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) is looking for six Infinity Stones that will bring him unspeakable power. The fate of the galaxy is undecided, and the world's most important superheroes team up to stop Thanos from moving forward. This Marvel epic is the fastest global box office hitting the $1 billion mark ever.
3. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)- Director: Taika Waititi
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 130 minutes
2017's Thor: Ragnarok found its titular hero racing against time before his hometown planet was destroyed by Hela, the goddess of death of Asgard. What makes the film different from its predecessor is the humorous tone and striking neon tones of director Taika Waititi. Due to the infectiousness of the film, the Thor series itself is arguably gaining new vitality, with the sequel directed by Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder, which will be released in 2022.
2. Captain America: Civil War (2016)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 147 minutes
This 2016 action movie is the next best choice for a complete "Avengers" movie, and this 2016 action movie finds members of the beloved superhero squad are divided on a new government agreement that will hold them accountable for their actions. As a compromise cannot be reached, Captain America ( Chris Evans ) and Iron Man ( Robert Downey Jr. ) lead their respective sides into a civil war. Worse, a new villain emerged, and his secret could tear the Avengers apart further.
1. Road Warriors (1981)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Run Time: 96 Minutes
1979 Follow-up of the movie " Mad Max ", Mel Gibson helps a small community deal with a group of cycling bandits on post-apocalyptic land. Gibson talks only 16 lines of dialogue throughout the film.
0. Godzilla (1954)- Director: Ishirô Honda
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 96 minutes
A atomic bomb awakens a beast from his hundreds of years of sleep, and he wakes up to intimidate Japan. The first film in the prolific Godzilla series was released by Toho Studios, a well-known Japanese production studio.
9. Lobster (2015)- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 119 minutes
In this unique love story set against the dystopian future, singles are forced to go to a hotel to find a partner in 45 days, otherwise they are destined to become animals and sent into the forest. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Cannes Jury Award.
8. Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi (2017)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 152 minutes
In this part of the Star Wars movie series, Rey trains under Luke Skywalker to develop her newly discovered abilities, while the Resistance and the First Order prepare for the epic battle. Of the 11 Star Wars movies so far, The Last Jedi has a maximum playback time of 2 hours and 32 minutes. "New Hope" is the shortest, and it is still longer than most movies, only two hours and five minutes.
7. 12 Monkeys (1995)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 85.1
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 129 minutes
This puzzling film starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis , inspired by the 1962 French short film "La Jetée". A man returned in time to stop the virus that wiped out most of the world's population.
6.Spider-Man: No Way to Go (2021)- Director: Jon Watts
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 148 minutes
Tom Holland (Tom Holland) The explosive pandemic as Spider-Man's third turning point pushed the pandemic-induced ticket sales back to the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland almost pre-COVID-19 pandemic. Spider-Man: No Way to Go also stars Zandaya and Benedict Cumberbatch , who once again plays the role of Doctor Strange and discovers that Peter Parker is trying to restore his secret identity, causing more chaos inadvertently.
5. Dunes (2021)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 155 minutes
"Dunes" starring Timothy Chalamet tells the story of Paul Atredis, a young man from a noble family who faces the end of a deadly war to control the desert planet Arakis. The film received 6 of 10 Oscar nominations in 2022, including Best Photography and Best Visual Effects.
4. X-Men: The Future Past (2014)- Director: Bryan Singer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 132 minutes
The seventh movie in the "X-Men" series will be released in the future, with a series of indestructible robots known as Sentinels destroying everything on their way forward. To stop the robot, a group of heroic mutants discover a beautiful time travel hacker, including Jean Logan, aka Wolverine, who lives in his 1973 body. With the help of peers in the 1970s, i.e. players in "X-Men: First Class" ), Logan set out to stop the Sentinel Program from launching.
3. Ghost in the Shell (1995)- Director: Oshii Mori
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 83 minutes
Rescued from a horrible crash and equipped with a set of life-saving network enhancements, Major Mira Killian is now only able to act as a super soldier with a mission to stop the world's most dangerous criminals. The 2017 film adapted by Scarlett Johnson is adapted from the comic series of the same name by Shiro Masato.
2. Ex Machina (2014)- Director: Alex Garland
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 108 minutes
A young programmer won a job sponsorship and returned to the remote hut of the company's secluded CEO, where he participated in an experiment involving a beautiful "woman" and turned out to be the first real artificial intelligence . The film marks the directorial debut of Alex Garland ; Garland also wrote "28 Days Queen".
1. Fly (1986)- Director: David Cronenberg
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 96 minutes
Remake from the 1958 movie, "Fly" tells the story of a scientist who turned into a fly-man hybrid after an experiment went wrong. Actor Jeff Goldblum's fly makeup takes nearly five hours a day, but it's all worth it, as the film won the Oscar for Best Makeup in 1987. Three years after the original release, the sequel "Fly 2" appeared. ”
0. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 130 minutes
This 2014 film is a sequel to the 2011 "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" that takes place 10 years after the deadly virus is released to the world. As human survivors regroup and collect resources, a group of genetically evolved apes growing uneasyly in the woods, wondering if they can trust humans.Ape leader Caesar ( Andy Serkins ) would rather avoid violent confrontation, but according to his subordinates, the conflict between the two cultures is only a matter of time.
9. "Forbidden Planet" (1956)- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 98 minutes
"Forbidden Planet" is known as the transformation of science fiction movies from vulgar B-level film materials to "mainstream decent": something that is the main studio and astronomical budget. It influenced many of the subsequent major sci-fi series, including Star Trek , Doctor Who, and Star Wars. The film tells the story of an expedition planet Altair IV, which ventures to investigate what happened to the expedition that had never returned before.
8. Superman (1978)- Director: Richard Donner
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 143 minutes
This origin film tells the story of Superman coming to Earth, his childhood as Clark Kent and his adoptive parents on the farm, and his career as a Daily Planet reporter, where he fell in love with Louis Lane. The opening sequence of the film was the most expensive of any movie at the time. It's very refined and aims to build the grandeur of a film that paves the way for the epic superhero movies of the future.
7. Face/Off (1997)- Director: John Woo
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 138 minutes
John Travolta played FBI Agent and Nicolas Cage played terrorists swapped positions in one of the highest-grossing movies in 1997. Many fans think this is the best work of director Wu - and there may be a sequel.
6. " Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea " 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Running Duration: 127 minutes
Adapted from Jules Verne's famous novel "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea", tells the story of a crew member investigating a series of sunk incidents and encountering a submarine driven by Captain Nemo. The Disney production has only two women throughout the film, one of which is actress Laurie Mitchell’s debut in her unrecognized feature film.
5. Snow Country Train (2013)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 126 minutes
After the failure of climate change experiments caused a global freeze, a train named Snowpiercer accommodated the last batch of humans. As the train travels the world, the class struggle of survivors emerges. The 2013 film spawned a TNT TV series starring Jennifer Connery and Dave Diggs.
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)- Director: James Gunn
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 121 minutes
As one of the biggest surprises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this 2014 hit film centers on a group of interstellar criminals who have to team up to stop an evil villain before taking over the entire Galaxy. Leading the way is the bounty hunter born on Earth, named Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), also known as Star Lord. Quill's Variety Cruise consists of a talking raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), a sentient tree (voiced by Ven Diesel), a Greenskin Warrior ( Zoe Saldana ), and a destroyer named Drax (Dave Bautista).
3. Superman 2 (2018)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 118 minutes
The most popular superhero family in the world is back to the Pixar This hugely successful sequel, which soared to the $1 billion mark faster than any other animated movie in history. The film is written and directed by Brad Bird , and the incredible gentleman stays at home to watch the kids while his wife Elastigirl embarks on an adventure to save the world. Of course, it won’t take long to get to know this family and they will fight side by side.
2. Planet of the Apes (2017)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 140 minutes
After the Colonel launched an epic fierce battle, the leader of the apes, Caesar, woke up from his failure and finally decided that he must avenge his humanity. The Colonel and Caesar finally confronted, and the future of both species was in jeopardy. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
1. Beauty Belle (2021)- Director: Hoshida Mori
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 121 minutes
This Japanese anime adapted from "Beauty and the Beast" mainly takes place in a digital virtual world called "U", in which high school student Suzu created an incarnation of Bell and became a star in the singing world. But when a monster interrupts her performance, Ring starts looking for his identity. "Beauty" received a 14-minute standing ovation when premiered in Cannes.
0. Host (2006)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 120 minutes
This Korean movie tells the story of a creature living in the Han River that scares people and eventually kidnaps a man's daughter. The man tried to rescue her, but things didn't go well. Jim Emerson, who wrote for RogerEbert.com, said: "A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho's Master is also a hell movie."
9. Difficult to God (2013)- Director: Aleksey German
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 177 minutes
This movie is shot in black and white, inspired by the novel of the same name, tells the story of a space traveler from the earth who interferes with life on a medieval planet. Director Aleksey German died before he could finish the film’s post-production.
8. Minority Report (2002)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 145 minutes
Like some of his previous writers, science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is no stranger to many big-screen adaptations. These include a 2002 film by Steven Spielberg, who plays Tom Cruise as a policeman named John Anderton. To accomplish his work, Anderton relies on clairvoyances of beings known as the transcendent, who can see them before the crime actually happens. After the Foresighter foresaw Anderton himself, he continued to flee to prove his future innocence.
7. Silent Land (2018)- Director: John Krasinski
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
Silent Land, starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, combines science fiction with horror, tells the story of parents raising their children in the post-apocalyptic world. The deadly aliens use their keen hearing to hunt humans, forcing their families to adapt to a quiet life in order to survive.Roger Ebert critic Brian Tallerico calls the film a “Neuro Crusher” and follows the lineage of “Alien” and “Jurassic Park.”
6. Spider-Man 2 (2004)- Director: Sam Raimi
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 127 minutes
The second movie in the "Spider-Man" movie series features Peter Parker's ongoing adventure as the superhero Spider-Man. In this section, Spider-Man fights villain Oak, who accuses the network thrower of a failed experiment that kills the doctor's wife. The trilogy ends with Spider-Man 3, which was released in 2007.
5. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)- Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Runtime: 105 minutes
In this animated film, a girl searches for her scientist parents in France in the 1940s. However, France seemed to be trapped in the 19th century, as the country operated without technology, ruled by Napoleon V, and continued to see the disappearance of scholars. The famous French cartoonist Jacques Tady helped the film's visual style.
4. Memoirs (2021)- Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Stacker Rating: 86.7
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 136 minutes
In "Memoirs", Tilda Swinton plays Jessica Holland, a Scottish woman living in Bogota, Colombia, and she begins to hear weird rumblings that others cannot hear. Soon, other incredible and inexplicable things began to happen, causing Jessica and the audience to question her sense of reality.
3. Logan (2017)- Director: James Mangold
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 137 minutes
The final movie of the "Wolverine" trilogy is also the best, and Hugh Jackman reportedly wore his deadly paw for the last time. Set in a future wasteland with a reduced mutant population, Logan strives to protect the sick Professor Xavier and often succumb to the temptation of alcoholism. However, when he was asked to escort a young female mutant to the Canadian border, Logan discovered that he still had some life.
2. Iron Man (2008)- Director: Jon Favreau
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 126 minutes
Starting this Marvel movie, 2008's "Iron Man" is still one of the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At the heart of the film is weapons tycoon Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who was imprisoned on a trip to Afghanistan. To escape incarceration, Stark designed and manufactured a weaponized set of armor that gave birth to his new discovery as a superhero and also gave birth to Marvel's dominance in the live-action film industry.
1. Paprika Paprika (2006)- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
When a machine used to help a psychopath is stolen, it is a scientist during the day and a dream detective at night, Dr. Chiba Atsuko tries to retrieve the machine before any real damage is caused by the machine. "Caipes" inspired director Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception."
0. Mitchell and the Machine (2021)- Director: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 113 minutes
"Mitchell and the Machine" is an animated film that tells the story of the Mitchell family embarking on a road trip, but finds that they and the rest of the world are attacked by robots. The film's voice actors include Abby Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Olivia Coleman and Fred Armisen.The film swept the Anne Awards and won eight major awards including Best Animated Feature.
9. Looper(2012)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 119 minutes
A man named Joe (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) plays the role of "Love" and kills people from the past for the thugs from the future. One day, the thug turned to Joe and sent his future self back in time to be killed. Michael Phillips wrote for the Chicago Tribune, "The first hour of cooking. The second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a good thing for any second half."
8. Sanctuary (2011)- Director: Jeff Nichols
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 120 minutes
A young husband and father have hallucinations about the end of the world. Not sure if he has a mental illness or sees the future unfold in his dreams, he builds a storm shelter that causes every part of his life to fall into chaos. "The Refuge" won two Saturn Awards, one for Michael Shannon's Best Actor Award and the other for Jeff Nichols' Best Screenwriter, who was the film's screenwriter and director.
7. Planet of the Apes (1968)- Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 112 Minutes
Original Planet of the Apes has one of the most surprising endings in film history, paving the way for a series of sequels, not to mention a 2001 remake or the recent franchise reboot. In the film, an astronaut (Charlton Heston) crashes on a strange planet, where super intelligent apes are staged, and humans are considered inferior species. The film, co-written by "Twilight" creator Rod Selin, offers a series of prescient allegorical allegories.
6. Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens (2015)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 138 minutes
When the galaxy is threatened, a desert scavenger and a former stormtrooper team up with Chubaka and Han Soro. The film also features Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd's film virgin. Lourd wrote about filming the movie with her mother and her mini Leia buns for Time magazine, sharing: "Some people have inherited their last name, some have inherited the festive tradition - I intend to inherit the family's hairstyle."
5. The Matrix (1999)- Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 136 minutes
During the 1999 Super Bowl, a movie trailer flashed a series of engaging images on the screen, all of which revealed no aspect of the plot. Just a few months later, people lined up in groups to uncover the mystery of the "Matrix". Their rewards are one of the greatest movies of the modern day, about a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) revealing the true nature of reality. Next are two sequels, neither of which is close to the wonderful combination of original sci-fi, philosophy and action.
4. Interstellar Interstellar (2014)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 169 minutes
This 2014 Christopher Nolan film is set in a future that may be too close to comfort and finds that humanity is threatened by a series of climate-related disasters. To find a solution, a team of explorers travel through space, where they hope to find a habitable planet. Next is a mixture of hard science and serious philosophy, some of which are accurate and most are confusing.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway.
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 136 minutes
After sending viewers into space in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick brought them to Earth with a cruel impact through this 1971 cult classic. Clockwork Orange is set in the future England and records the extreme violent adventures of the protagonist Alex (Malcolm McDowell). Alex and his comrades committed a series of atrocities, sometimes singing happy tunes. Eventually, he was sent to prison, where he participated in a conditioning program designed to deprive him of his ability to commit crime. After being released back into society, Alex finds that the situation has reversed and his former victims become the ones who tortured him.
2. Martian (2015)- Director: Ridley Scottt
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 144 minutes
This equally successful film is adapted from Andy Will's best-selling novel, opening on Mars and taking action directly, a huge storm separates an astronaut (Matt Damon) from his team. The astronaut was presumed dead and abandoned as a result, finds himself alone on a strange planet and must learn how to survive using the most efficient means.
1. Arrival 2 Arrival (II) (2016) - Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 116 minutes
In the spirit of movies such as "The Third Category of Intimacy", this 2016 film began with a huge alien spacecraft reaching the earth. Unable to understand the alien motives, the U.S. government hired a linguist (Amy Adams) to decipher their language. Can she learn how to communicate before it’s too late? To add a real vibe to the film, director Dennis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Heather actually created a whole new language.
0. District 9 (2009)- Director: Neill Blomkamp
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 112 minutes
This unexpected hit film in 2009 is full of sociological colors, imagining a society where aliens exist on Earth but are forced to live in a militarized slum called District 9. When government agents were hired to drive aliens out of their homes, he eventually exposed some of their biotech, causing a fundamental shift in his views. The film was filmed in the slums of Johannesburg and explores the prescient themes of racial division.
9. Isle of Dogs (2018)- Director: Wes Anderson
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 101 minutes
Back to the aesthetic he had explored before in "The Great Mr. Fox", Wes Anderson released this freeze-format sci-fi comedy adventure in 2018. The film takes place in a futuristic Japan where the flu outbreak has banished all the canines to the garbage island, following a little boy in search of his missing dog. Providing their voice are a variety of famous actors, including Brian Cranston, Bill Murray, Greta Gerwig and Edward Norton.
8. LEGO Movie (2014)- Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 100 minutes
In LEGO Movie, construction worker Emmett (voiced by Chris Pratt) tries to fight against the evil Lord of Business, who plans to use superglue to freeze the world in place. Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett also form voice actors.
7.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 137 minutes
With a larger budget and more experience, James Cameron followed up with his original cult classic with this groundbreaking sequel. In the movie, two cyborgs are sent back from the future, one to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong) and the other to protect him. Surprisingly, Arnold Schwarzenegger played an excellent robot this time. But can he match the T-1000 (Robert Patrick)? Is the T-1000 an extremely advanced robot made of liquid metal?
6. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 164 minutes
This sequel to the cult science fiction movie Blade Runner takes place 30 years later, telling the story of a young bounty hunter (Ryan Gosling) tracks the copyist and discovers a huge plot in the process. Halfway through the movie is actor Harrison Ford, who reprises Rick DeCard’s role. While the movie does give a clear sense of anticipation, it has a poor box office performance, meaning Blade Runner 2079 may not be coming anytime soon.
5. Star Trek (2009)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 127 minutes
JJ Abrams launched this dynamic prequel in 2009, reviving the Star Trek movie series in a rather gorgeous way. It plays Chris Pine as a young and rebellious James T. Kirk who strives to fill the position of his late father, the captain of the Starship. After the U.S. Vulcan emergency, Kirk joined the team of young cadets on the U.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier to begin one of the most enduring science fiction legends of all time.
4. Avatar (2009)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 162 minutes
This extremely successful adventure film directed by James Cameron has taken 3D technology to new heights, centered on paraplegic Marine Jack Sully (played by Sam Worthington). At the request of his superiors, Sally resides in the body of a Nami, a native humanoid species on the Pandora satellite. While Sally’s initial mission was to help his boss eradicate Namei and give them a mastery of a precious mineral, he soon found himself pledging allegiance to his fellow blue-skinned. Up to four sequels are in different production statuses, with the next issue scheduled to premiere in 2022.
3. Black Panther (2018)- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 134 minutes
When Prince Techara's right to the throne of the advanced African country Wakanda is challenged, the Black Panther must fight back to prevent Wakanda from being involved in a deadly world war. The movie’s star, Chadwick Boseman, died two years after the film was released. Marvel Studios said it will not recreate Techara's character for any subsequent films in honor of Boseman's legacy.
2. Founded Inception (2010)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.8
- Runtime: 148 minutes
This exciting science fiction thriller plays Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who is proficient in extracting arts, meaning he is able to enter other people's dream world to retrieve information and change their minds. After being hired for a dangerous mission, the thief and his team find themselves increasingly deep into the dream world of their targets, which may have reached the point of no return.Christopher Nolan initially conceived the idea as a horror movie in the early 2000s and continued to play with it until the final version landed.
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 181 minutes
As a follow-up to Marvel's 2018 "Avengers: Infinity War", Endgame tells the destruction of a chaotic and devastating universe. The scarred Avengers gathered to restore order and tried to eliminate the damage caused by Thanos. The film marks the last cameo appearance of comics icon Stan Lee in a Marvel movie, although it is not his last cameo appearance. Lee died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95.
0. Brazil (1985)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 132 minutes
Former "Pyra" member Terry Gilliam injects George Orwell's "1984" into this cult classic. Set in an overly bureaucratic future society, Brazil is centered on a low-level government employee named Sam Lowry (Jonathan Price), who dreams of heroism and gets rid of the downturn in the claustrophobic office. After manipulating documents for the love of a woman, Lowry finds herself fleeing government officials. It can be said that this was not exactly the escape he hoped for.
9. Men's Children (2006) - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
Based on the novel by PD James, this exciting science fiction thriller takes place in a future where humans can no longer reproduce. In chaos in all directions, a man (Clive Irving) risked his life to transport a woman to a shelter. What's special about women? She is pregnant and everyone wants her baby.
8. Invisible Man (1933)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 71 minutes
Writer HG Wells tells some of the most enduring science fiction novels ever written, and Invisible Man is no exception. In this 1933 big-screen adaptation, actor Claude Rains plays the lead role as a scientist who unlocks the power of invisibility. Unfortunately, side effects can include complete insanity.
7. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)- Director: Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
- Stacker Score: 90.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 154 minutes
The fourth and last part of the "Evangelion" series, "Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times" has the highest box office revenue in Japan in 2021, equivalent to exceeding the $92 million. Starting in the 1990s, the “Evangelion” series began with a show called “Evangelion”, rapidly growing a loyal fan base and becoming a cultural phenomenon in Japan.
6. Blade Runner (1982)- Director: Ridley Scott t
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Ridley Scott's artistic answer to Star Wars follows a Blade Runner named Rick Decard (Harrison Ford) who tracks down four rogue replicas. Replicas are genetically modified humans created for hard labor in distant colonies, and their DNA contains four years of life. Against the backdrop of jaw-dropping visuals and pleasant music, Deckard hunts down the copyists one by one, working hard to solve some philosophical problems along the way.
5.Terminator (1984)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 107 minutes
Inspired by his own fanatical nightmare, director James Cameron created this iconic sci-fi thriller, telling the story of a robot (Arnold Schwarzenegger) traveling back to the past to assassinate the waitress (Linda Hamilton). In order to fight against the cyborg, a human resistance fighter (Michael Bean) was also sent back in time, explaining to the waitress that her future son, John Connor, will one day lead humans to fight machines.
is faithful to its origins, and the film gives a nightmare atmosphere and triggers an incredible paradox of fate. There were many sequels and video games followed, and a short-lived live-action TV series. The 2019 reboot, Terminator: Dark Destiny, was disappointing at the box office, leaving people hopeful for its planned sequel, but Netflix announced the development of a new Terminator anime series.
4. The Iron Giant Steel Giant (1999)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 86 minutes
Before movies such as "Superman" and "Rat King" dazzled the audience, animation veteran Brad Bird released this cult classic in 1999. The film, based on a 1968 novel, follows a little boy and his giant robot friend who creates a close relationship when they escape the paranoid government agents. Vin Diesel voices the Giant, who mainly makes guttural sounds in place of actual conversations. Diesel later applied the same skills to work while voiced Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy series.
3. The Valley of Wind (1984)- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Stacker Rating: 91.7
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 117 minutes
The famous Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki may be famous for works such as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Ghost", but it is also worth noting that this 1984 fantasy movie, which incorporates ecological themes into Miyazaki's amazing visual effects. It tells the adventure of a peace-loving warrior named Princess Nausica, who tries to stop the two nations from fighting each other before the earth itself is destroyed. After his success, Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli, the production company behind his most iconic films.
2. The Third Category of Intimacy (1977)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 138 minutes
Started in a political UFO thriller called "The Blue Book Project" in the early 1970s and eventually became this family-friendly classic by Steven Spielberg. In the film, a normal man and his family play a central role in the first encounter between humans and aliens. Like many of Spielberg's early works, this work is full of a wonderful feeling. Furthermore, it distinguishes itself from the common “alien invasion” metaphor with an optimistic outlook.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 92.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 149 minutes
2001 There may be a rush, without any star kids or boulders, but this science fiction masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick is still as visionary as ever. After opening the evolution of the ancestors of human apes, the film flew into space and followed a small group of astronauts on a secret mission to Jupiter…and even further away. There was an advanced computer system called the HAL 9000 on board, and as the mission progressed, it began to show some disturbing behavior.
0.Alien (1986)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 137 minutes
For this 1979 "Alien" blockbuster sequel, director James Cameron has raised the dial in almost every department, providing longer runtime, more action and more aliens, including a big mom alien. 57 years later, the film finds Ripley (Sigorne Weaver) awakening on a rescue ship. Soon, what she feared the most came true, as she joined a Marine Corps on a trip to the moon that she was very familiar with, where acid-squirting creatures were waiting for her.
9. Donnie Dako (2001)- Director: Richard Kelly
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 113 minutes
Ultimate Modern Cult Classic, "Donnie Dako" tells the story of a troubled teenager (Jack Gyllenhaal) who nearly escapes death and continues to fight metaphysical phenomena and hallucinatory rabbits. Due to the film’s puzzling premise, there are many theories about the meaning of it all. Subsequent directorial edits provide more questions and frustration than answers.
8. Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)- Director: Irvin Kershner
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 124 minutes
For countless fans, this 1980 "Star Wars" series is as good as the never-ending franchise. After seeing their precious Death Star destroyed, Darth Vader and the Imperialist army continue to hunt down Luke Skywalker and his fellow rebels. Meanwhile, Luke visits an ancient Jedi named Yoda who helps him unravel the secrets of the Force. The climax of the action is a revelation that still impresses the new generation of audiences.
7. King Kong (1933)- Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Run time: 100 minutes
Former Army pilot Merian C. Cooper, who lived in New York City at the time, was writing a script about gorillas, looked up and saw an airplane flying over a skyscraper. At that moment, the seeds of "King Kong" were planted in his heart. Soon Cooper co-directed the 1933 classic, which tells the story of a giant ape falling in love with a young actress and ultimately intimidating the Big Apple. There were countless remakes followed, but none of them really captured the magic of the original.
6. Frankenstein (1931)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 70 minutes
This 1931 science fiction horror movie labeled Boris Karloff's debut as the Monster of Frankenstein, bringing Mary Shelley's classic story into life in a timeless way. Karov is such an inconspicuous actor, and his name was replaced by a question mark at the opening. Thanks to the subsequent horror craze in Hollywood, partly due to the success of Frankenstein, Karloff quickly became one of the industry’s biggest stars. Needless to say, the day he was questioned was over.
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - Director: Don Siegel
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 80 minutes
This horrifying alien invasion film has been remade several times, but most fans consider it to be the 1956 original supremacy – although the 1978 version is equally highly valued. In the video, a small town doctor begins to suspect that his friends and neighbors are not what they look like. His worst nightmare was confirmed when he discovered that aliens were actually replacing humans with drone-like clones.The film, released after McCarthyism, is often considered a subtle warning of harmful ideological spread.
4. Solaris (1972)- Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 167 minutes
On a space station orbiting a distant planet, the crew is working to restore pent-up memories and wondering if this is related to the mysterious ocean. This Russian film is adapted from the novel by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem. American director Steven Soderbergh restarted the film in 2002.
3. ET Alien (1982)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 115 minutes
This 1982 film provides a typical way to watch for children of all ages, recording the symbiotic relationship between a little boy named Elliot (Henry Thomas) and his androgynous alien friends. The scenes that appear in the film are very iconic and later became a hallmark of Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment. Of course, Elliott and ET Flying Over the Full Moon is just one of the myriad memorable moments in this timeless classic.
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)- Director: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.9
- Runtime: 139 minutes
Michelle Yeoh plays a Chinese-American woman in "Everything". She wakes up from her seemingly ordinary daily life and is involved in a chaotic plan to save the world. Calling her own version from several parallel universes, she must save her family and extend her limits beyond what she thinks is possible. It blends a variety of genres, covering the theme range from family struggles to immigration stories to superhero comedy. Roger Ebert critic Marya E. Gates called Yeoh's performance "superb".
1. Spider-Man: Parallel Universe (2018)- Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 117 minutes
In this part of the "Spider-Man" series of movies, teenage Miles Morales is bitten by a spider on the subway and becomes the only Spider-Man—at least that's what he thinks until he meets Peter Parker and realizes that there may be more than a Spider-Man. Miles fights evil Jin and his secret weapon can pull different Spider-Man from other universes to our world. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animation Feature in 2019.
0. Mad Max: The Road to the Furious (2015)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Run Time: 120 Minutes
Who knows George Miller's original Max Max—which cost only $350,000—that ended up paving the way for this $150 million epic? The film stars Tom Hardy as a post-apocalyptic warrior and introduces Charlize Theron as his traitor rival Furiosa, which sends two heroes to an epic desert chase. Following closely behind is a vicious warlord and his endless stream of pale slaves.
. She (2013)- Director: Spike Jonze
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 126 minutes
This 2013 science fiction drama may happen in the future, but in some aspects, its premise has arrived. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Twombly, depicting a romantic love story between Tombray and his perceived operating system Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johnson).In all the conceivable situations, the two formed a true romantic relationship, but can it last?
. Back to the Future (1985)- Director: Robert Zemeckish
- Stacker Rating: 95.0
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 116 minutes
In this truly timeless science fiction comedy, Marty McFry (Michael J. Fox) travels through the last 30 years with an enhanced version of Delorian. When he got there, he ended up being romantically pursued by his teenage mother, thus damaging his own existence. With the help of Dr. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Marty is committed to getting his parents back for the first time and bringing herself back to the future.
. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)- Director: Michel Gondry
- Stacker Rating: 95.0
- Metascore: 89
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 108 minutes
If you want to believe the headlines, this surreal film may one day become something scientific soon, minus the novel. Directed by Michelle Gondry of Charlie Kaufman's script, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" stars Jim Carrey as Joel Barish, a man who hopes he can erase his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) from his memory. It turns out that there is a medical procedure that can do this. Things only get weirder from there.
. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 95.6
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 75 minutes
Comments generally believe that the sequel to Frankenstein is an improvement to the original work. The film begins where "Frankenstein" stops, with the monsters of Frankenstein survived the thug attack, and Dr. Praetorious plans to mating Frankenstein's monsters. The film stars Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Cesig, Valerie Hobson and Elsa Lanchester.
. Gravity (2013)- Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Stacker Score: 95.6
- Metascore: 96
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 91 minutes
2013's 3D space adventure flocked to the crowd, seeing two astronauts (Sandra Brock and George Clooney) fighting for survival after the shuttle was destroyed. To prepare for her role, Brock works with the Australian dancer to retrain her body to “below the neck, react and move as if it were in a zero gravity environment”. Alfonso Caron directed the film and co-wrote the script with his son Jonas.
. Alien (1979)- Director: Ridley Scottt
- Stacker Score: 96.1
- Metascore: 89
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Before fighting dozens of aliens in the 1986 sequel, Ripley fought only one alien in this 1979 original. It all begins with the crew of the spacecraft Nostromo picking up a deadly form of life that continues to cause complete destruction in the way of a serial killer who spits acid. The film is a milestone in the horror sci-fi genre with nauseating historical scenes.
. Star Wars: Episode 4 - New Hope (1977)- Director: George Lucas
- Stacker Score: 97.2
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 121 minutes
Hollywood's Endless Space Opera began with this game-changing movie by George Lucas in 1977, in which a young man named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) joins the Rebels to fight Darth Vader and the Imperial Army. What’s having fun is a series of characters who become immortal characters in various imaginable ways, including the waffle maker. Sir Alec Guinness (played by Obi-Wan Kenobi) once called Star Wars "fairy tale garbage." Millions of fans will beg for the difference.
.Wall E (2008)- Director: Andrew Stanton
- Stacker Score: 98.9
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 98 minutes
Pixar The 2008 film has put the usually optimistic studio in a downright stern mood. Specifically, it opens up on the future Earth, where the garbage problem becomes so severe that humans take off. The cute robot Vari E is alone through the garbage dump on Earth and finds the way to board the manned spacecraft. Finally, the audience can see what humans have done since the destruction of the earth - naturally watching TV and eating.
. Metropolis (1927)- Director: Fritz Lang
- Stacker Score: 100.0
- Metascore: 98
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 153 minutes
This early film tells the story of a future city with obvious class differentiation. At the heart of Metropolis is a love story between the rich and the poor, and a prophecy of the coming savior. The city of New York in circa 1924 inspired the city’s appearance in the film and influenced pop culture in many ways.
3. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)- Director: Taika Waititi
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 130 minutes
2017's Thor: Ragnarok found its titular hero racing against time before his hometown planet was destroyed by Hela, the goddess of death of Asgard. What makes the film different from its predecessor is the humorous tone and striking neon tones of director Taika Waititi. Due to the infectiousness of the film, the Thor series itself is arguably gaining new vitality, with the sequel directed by Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder, which will be released in 2022.
2. Captain America: Civil War (2016)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 147 minutes
This 2016 action movie is the next best choice for a complete "Avengers" movie, and this 2016 action movie finds members of the beloved superhero squad are divided on a new government agreement that will hold them accountable for their actions. As a compromise cannot be reached, Captain America ( Chris Evans ) and Iron Man ( Robert Downey Jr. ) lead their respective sides into a civil war. Worse, a new villain emerged, and his secret could tear the Avengers apart further.
1. Road Warriors (1981)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Run Time: 96 Minutes
1979 Follow-up of the movie " Mad Max ", Mel Gibson helps a small community deal with a group of cycling bandits on post-apocalyptic land. Gibson talks only 16 lines of dialogue throughout the film.
0. Godzilla (1954)- Director: Ishirô Honda
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 96 minutes
A atomic bomb awakens a beast from his hundreds of years of sleep, and he wakes up to intimidate Japan. The first film in the prolific Godzilla series was released by Toho Studios, a well-known Japanese production studio.
9. Lobster (2015)- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 119 minutes
In this unique love story set against the dystopian future, singles are forced to go to a hotel to find a partner in 45 days, otherwise they are destined to become animals and sent into the forest. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Cannes Jury Award.
8. Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi (2017)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 152 minutes
In this part of the Star Wars movie series, Rey trains under Luke Skywalker to develop her newly discovered abilities, while the Resistance and the First Order prepare for the epic battle. Of the 11 Star Wars movies so far, The Last Jedi has a maximum playback time of 2 hours and 32 minutes. "New Hope" is the shortest, and it is still longer than most movies, only two hours and five minutes.
7. 12 Monkeys (1995)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 85.1
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 129 minutes
This puzzling film starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis , inspired by the 1962 French short film "La Jetée". A man returned in time to stop the virus that wiped out most of the world's population.
6.Spider-Man: No Way to Go (2021)- Director: Jon Watts
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 148 minutes
Tom Holland (Tom Holland) The explosive pandemic as Spider-Man's third turning point pushed the pandemic-induced ticket sales back to the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland almost pre-COVID-19 pandemic. Spider-Man: No Way to Go also stars Zandaya and Benedict Cumberbatch , who once again plays the role of Doctor Strange and discovers that Peter Parker is trying to restore his secret identity, causing more chaos inadvertently.
5. Dunes (2021)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 155 minutes
"Dunes" starring Timothy Chalamet tells the story of Paul Atredis, a young man from a noble family who faces the end of a deadly war to control the desert planet Arakis. The film received 6 of 10 Oscar nominations in 2022, including Best Photography and Best Visual Effects.
4. X-Men: The Future Past (2014)- Director: Bryan Singer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 132 minutes
The seventh movie in the "X-Men" series will be released in the future, with a series of indestructible robots known as Sentinels destroying everything on their way forward. To stop the robot, a group of heroic mutants discover a beautiful time travel hacker, including Jean Logan, aka Wolverine, who lives in his 1973 body. With the help of peers in the 1970s, i.e. players in "X-Men: First Class" ), Logan set out to stop the Sentinel Program from launching.
3. Ghost in the Shell (1995)- Director: Oshii Mori
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 83 minutes
Rescued from a horrible crash and equipped with a set of life-saving network enhancements, Major Mira Killian is now only able to act as a super soldier with a mission to stop the world's most dangerous criminals. The 2017 film adapted by Scarlett Johnson is adapted from the comic series of the same name by Shiro Masato.
2. Ex Machina (2014)- Director: Alex Garland
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 108 minutes
A young programmer won a job sponsorship and returned to the remote hut of the company's secluded CEO, where he participated in an experiment involving a beautiful "woman" and turned out to be the first real artificial intelligence . The film marks the directorial debut of Alex Garland ; Garland also wrote "28 Days Queen".
1. Fly (1986)- Director: David Cronenberg
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 96 minutes
Remake from the 1958 movie, "Fly" tells the story of a scientist who turned into a fly-man hybrid after an experiment went wrong. Actor Jeff Goldblum's fly makeup takes nearly five hours a day, but it's all worth it, as the film won the Oscar for Best Makeup in 1987. Three years after the original release, the sequel "Fly 2" appeared. ”
0. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 130 minutes
This 2014 film is a sequel to the 2011 "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" that takes place 10 years after the deadly virus is released to the world. As human survivors regroup and collect resources, a group of genetically evolved apes growing uneasyly in the woods, wondering if they can trust humans.Ape leader Caesar ( Andy Serkins ) would rather avoid violent confrontation, but according to his subordinates, the conflict between the two cultures is only a matter of time.
9. "Forbidden Planet" (1956)- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 98 minutes
"Forbidden Planet" is known as the transformation of science fiction movies from vulgar B-level film materials to "mainstream decent": something that is the main studio and astronomical budget. It influenced many of the subsequent major sci-fi series, including Star Trek , Doctor Who, and Star Wars. The film tells the story of an expedition planet Altair IV, which ventures to investigate what happened to the expedition that had never returned before.
8. Superman (1978)- Director: Richard Donner
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 143 minutes
This origin film tells the story of Superman coming to Earth, his childhood as Clark Kent and his adoptive parents on the farm, and his career as a Daily Planet reporter, where he fell in love with Louis Lane. The opening sequence of the film was the most expensive of any movie at the time. It's very refined and aims to build the grandeur of a film that paves the way for the epic superhero movies of the future.
7. Face/Off (1997)- Director: John Woo
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 138 minutes
John Travolta played FBI Agent and Nicolas Cage played terrorists swapped positions in one of the highest-grossing movies in 1997. Many fans think this is the best work of director Wu - and there may be a sequel.
6. " Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea " 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Running Duration: 127 minutes
Adapted from Jules Verne's famous novel "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea", tells the story of a crew member investigating a series of sunk incidents and encountering a submarine driven by Captain Nemo. The Disney production has only two women throughout the film, one of which is actress Laurie Mitchell’s debut in her unrecognized feature film.
5. Snow Country Train (2013)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 126 minutes
After the failure of climate change experiments caused a global freeze, a train named Snowpiercer accommodated the last batch of humans. As the train travels the world, the class struggle of survivors emerges. The 2013 film spawned a TNT TV series starring Jennifer Connery and Dave Diggs.
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)- Director: James Gunn
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 121 minutes
As one of the biggest surprises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this 2014 hit film centers on a group of interstellar criminals who have to team up to stop an evil villain before taking over the entire Galaxy. Leading the way is the bounty hunter born on Earth, named Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), also known as Star Lord. Quill's Variety Cruise consists of a talking raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), a sentient tree (voiced by Ven Diesel), a Greenskin Warrior ( Zoe Saldana ), and a destroyer named Drax (Dave Bautista).
3. Superman 2 (2018)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 118 minutes
The most popular superhero family in the world is back to the Pixar This hugely successful sequel, which soared to the $1 billion mark faster than any other animated movie in history. The film is written and directed by Brad Bird , and the incredible gentleman stays at home to watch the kids while his wife Elastigirl embarks on an adventure to save the world. Of course, it won’t take long to get to know this family and they will fight side by side.
2. Planet of the Apes (2017)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 140 minutes
After the Colonel launched an epic fierce battle, the leader of the apes, Caesar, woke up from his failure and finally decided that he must avenge his humanity. The Colonel and Caesar finally confronted, and the future of both species was in jeopardy. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
1. Beauty Belle (2021)- Director: Hoshida Mori
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 121 minutes
This Japanese anime adapted from "Beauty and the Beast" mainly takes place in a digital virtual world called "U", in which high school student Suzu created an incarnation of Bell and became a star in the singing world. But when a monster interrupts her performance, Ring starts looking for his identity. "Beauty" received a 14-minute standing ovation when premiered in Cannes.
0. Host (2006)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 120 minutes
This Korean movie tells the story of a creature living in the Han River that scares people and eventually kidnaps a man's daughter. The man tried to rescue her, but things didn't go well. Jim Emerson, who wrote for RogerEbert.com, said: "A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho's Master is also a hell movie."
9. Difficult to God (2013)- Director: Aleksey German
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 177 minutes
This movie is shot in black and white, inspired by the novel of the same name, tells the story of a space traveler from the earth who interferes with life on a medieval planet. Director Aleksey German died before he could finish the film’s post-production.
8. Minority Report (2002)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 145 minutes
Like some of his previous writers, science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is no stranger to many big-screen adaptations. These include a 2002 film by Steven Spielberg, who plays Tom Cruise as a policeman named John Anderton. To accomplish his work, Anderton relies on clairvoyances of beings known as the transcendent, who can see them before the crime actually happens. After the Foresighter foresaw Anderton himself, he continued to flee to prove his future innocence.
7. Silent Land (2018)- Director: John Krasinski
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
Silent Land, starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, combines science fiction with horror, tells the story of parents raising their children in the post-apocalyptic world. The deadly aliens use their keen hearing to hunt humans, forcing their families to adapt to a quiet life in order to survive.Roger Ebert critic Brian Tallerico calls the film a “Neuro Crusher” and follows the lineage of “Alien” and “Jurassic Park.”
6. Spider-Man 2 (2004)- Director: Sam Raimi
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 127 minutes
The second movie in the "Spider-Man" movie series features Peter Parker's ongoing adventure as the superhero Spider-Man. In this section, Spider-Man fights villain Oak, who accuses the network thrower of a failed experiment that kills the doctor's wife. The trilogy ends with Spider-Man 3, which was released in 2007.
5. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)- Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Runtime: 105 minutes
In this animated film, a girl searches for her scientist parents in France in the 1940s. However, France seemed to be trapped in the 19th century, as the country operated without technology, ruled by Napoleon V, and continued to see the disappearance of scholars. The famous French cartoonist Jacques Tady helped the film's visual style.
4. Memoirs (2021)- Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Stacker Rating: 86.7
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 136 minutes
In "Memoirs", Tilda Swinton plays Jessica Holland, a Scottish woman living in Bogota, Colombia, and she begins to hear weird rumblings that others cannot hear. Soon, other incredible and inexplicable things began to happen, causing Jessica and the audience to question her sense of reality.
3. Logan (2017)- Director: James Mangold
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 137 minutes
The final movie of the "Wolverine" trilogy is also the best, and Hugh Jackman reportedly wore his deadly paw for the last time. Set in a future wasteland with a reduced mutant population, Logan strives to protect the sick Professor Xavier and often succumb to the temptation of alcoholism. However, when he was asked to escort a young female mutant to the Canadian border, Logan discovered that he still had some life.
2. Iron Man (2008)- Director: Jon Favreau
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 126 minutes
Starting this Marvel movie, 2008's "Iron Man" is still one of the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At the heart of the film is weapons tycoon Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who was imprisoned on a trip to Afghanistan. To escape incarceration, Stark designed and manufactured a weaponized set of armor that gave birth to his new discovery as a superhero and also gave birth to Marvel's dominance in the live-action film industry.
1. Paprika Paprika (2006)- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
When a machine used to help a psychopath is stolen, it is a scientist during the day and a dream detective at night, Dr. Chiba Atsuko tries to retrieve the machine before any real damage is caused by the machine. "Caipes" inspired director Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception."
0. Mitchell and the Machine (2021)- Director: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 113 minutes
"Mitchell and the Machine" is an animated film that tells the story of the Mitchell family embarking on a road trip, but finds that they and the rest of the world are attacked by robots. The film's voice actors include Abby Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Olivia Coleman and Fred Armisen.The film swept the Anne Awards and won eight major awards including Best Animated Feature.
9. Looper(2012)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 119 minutes
A man named Joe (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) plays the role of "Love" and kills people from the past for the thugs from the future. One day, the thug turned to Joe and sent his future self back in time to be killed. Michael Phillips wrote for the Chicago Tribune, "The first hour of cooking. The second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a good thing for any second half."
8. Sanctuary (2011)- Director: Jeff Nichols
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 120 minutes
A young husband and father have hallucinations about the end of the world. Not sure if he has a mental illness or sees the future unfold in his dreams, he builds a storm shelter that causes every part of his life to fall into chaos. "The Refuge" won two Saturn Awards, one for Michael Shannon's Best Actor Award and the other for Jeff Nichols' Best Screenwriter, who was the film's screenwriter and director.
7. Planet of the Apes (1968)- Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 112 Minutes
Original Planet of the Apes has one of the most surprising endings in film history, paving the way for a series of sequels, not to mention a 2001 remake or the recent franchise reboot. In the film, an astronaut (Charlton Heston) crashes on a strange planet, where super intelligent apes are staged, and humans are considered inferior species. The film, co-written by "Twilight" creator Rod Selin, offers a series of prescient allegorical allegories.
6. Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens (2015)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 138 minutes
When the galaxy is threatened, a desert scavenger and a former stormtrooper team up with Chubaka and Han Soro. The film also features Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd's film virgin. Lourd wrote about filming the movie with her mother and her mini Leia buns for Time magazine, sharing: "Some people have inherited their last name, some have inherited the festive tradition - I intend to inherit the family's hairstyle."
5. The Matrix (1999)- Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 136 minutes
During the 1999 Super Bowl, a movie trailer flashed a series of engaging images on the screen, all of which revealed no aspect of the plot. Just a few months later, people lined up in groups to uncover the mystery of the "Matrix". Their rewards are one of the greatest movies of the modern day, about a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) revealing the true nature of reality. Next are two sequels, neither of which is close to the wonderful combination of original sci-fi, philosophy and action.
4. Interstellar Interstellar (2014)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 169 minutes
This 2014 Christopher Nolan film is set in a future that may be too close to comfort and finds that humanity is threatened by a series of climate-related disasters. To find a solution, a team of explorers travel through space, where they hope to find a habitable planet. Next is a mixture of hard science and serious philosophy, some of which are accurate and most are confusing.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway.
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 136 minutes
After sending viewers into space in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick brought them to Earth with a cruel impact through this 1971 cult classic. Clockwork Orange is set in the future England and records the extreme violent adventures of the protagonist Alex (Malcolm McDowell). Alex and his comrades committed a series of atrocities, sometimes singing happy tunes. Eventually, he was sent to prison, where he participated in a conditioning program designed to deprive him of his ability to commit crime. After being released back into society, Alex finds that the situation has reversed and his former victims become the ones who tortured him.
2. Martian (2015)- Director: Ridley Scottt
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 144 minutes
This equally successful film is adapted from Andy Will's best-selling novel, opening on Mars and taking action directly, a huge storm separates an astronaut (Matt Damon) from his team. The astronaut was presumed dead and abandoned as a result, finds himself alone on a strange planet and must learn how to survive using the most efficient means.
1. Arrival 2 Arrival (II) (2016) - Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 116 minutes
In the spirit of movies such as "The Third Category of Intimacy", this 2016 film began with a huge alien spacecraft reaching the earth. Unable to understand the alien motives, the U.S. government hired a linguist (Amy Adams) to decipher their language. Can she learn how to communicate before it’s too late? To add a real vibe to the film, director Dennis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Heather actually created a whole new language.
0. District 9 (2009)- Director: Neill Blomkamp
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 112 minutes
This unexpected hit film in 2009 is full of sociological colors, imagining a society where aliens exist on Earth but are forced to live in a militarized slum called District 9. When government agents were hired to drive aliens out of their homes, he eventually exposed some of their biotech, causing a fundamental shift in his views. The film was filmed in the slums of Johannesburg and explores the prescient themes of racial division.
9. Isle of Dogs (2018)- Director: Wes Anderson
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 101 minutes
Back to the aesthetic he had explored before in "The Great Mr. Fox", Wes Anderson released this freeze-format sci-fi comedy adventure in 2018. The film takes place in a futuristic Japan where the flu outbreak has banished all the canines to the garbage island, following a little boy in search of his missing dog. Providing their voice are a variety of famous actors, including Brian Cranston, Bill Murray, Greta Gerwig and Edward Norton.
8. LEGO Movie (2014)- Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 100 minutes
In LEGO Movie, construction worker Emmett (voiced by Chris Pratt) tries to fight against the evil Lord of Business, who plans to use superglue to freeze the world in place. Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett also form voice actors.
7.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 137 minutes
With a larger budget and more experience, James Cameron followed up with his original cult classic with this groundbreaking sequel. In the movie, two cyborgs are sent back from the future, one to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong) and the other to protect him. Surprisingly, Arnold Schwarzenegger played an excellent robot this time. But can he match the T-1000 (Robert Patrick)? Is the T-1000 an extremely advanced robot made of liquid metal?
6. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 164 minutes
This sequel to the cult science fiction movie Blade Runner takes place 30 years later, telling the story of a young bounty hunter (Ryan Gosling) tracks the copyist and discovers a huge plot in the process. Halfway through the movie is actor Harrison Ford, who reprises Rick DeCard’s role. While the movie does give a clear sense of anticipation, it has a poor box office performance, meaning Blade Runner 2079 may not be coming anytime soon.
5. Star Trek (2009)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 127 minutes
JJ Abrams launched this dynamic prequel in 2009, reviving the Star Trek movie series in a rather gorgeous way. It plays Chris Pine as a young and rebellious James T. Kirk who strives to fill the position of his late father, the captain of the Starship. After the U.S. Vulcan emergency, Kirk joined the team of young cadets on the U.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier to begin one of the most enduring science fiction legends of all time.
4. Avatar (2009)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 162 minutes
This extremely successful adventure film directed by James Cameron has taken 3D technology to new heights, centered on paraplegic Marine Jack Sully (played by Sam Worthington). At the request of his superiors, Sally resides in the body of a Nami, a native humanoid species on the Pandora satellite. While Sally’s initial mission was to help his boss eradicate Namei and give them a mastery of a precious mineral, he soon found himself pledging allegiance to his fellow blue-skinned. Up to four sequels are in different production statuses, with the next issue scheduled to premiere in 2022.
3. Black Panther (2018)- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 134 minutes
When Prince Techara's right to the throne of the advanced African country Wakanda is challenged, the Black Panther must fight back to prevent Wakanda from being involved in a deadly world war. The movie’s star, Chadwick Boseman, died two years after the film was released. Marvel Studios said it will not recreate Techara's character for any subsequent films in honor of Boseman's legacy.
2. Founded Inception (2010)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.8
- Runtime: 148 minutes
This exciting science fiction thriller plays Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who is proficient in extracting arts, meaning he is able to enter other people's dream world to retrieve information and change their minds. After being hired for a dangerous mission, the thief and his team find themselves increasingly deep into the dream world of their targets, which may have reached the point of no return.Christopher Nolan initially conceived the idea as a horror movie in the early 2000s and continued to play with it until the final version landed.
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 181 minutes
As a follow-up to Marvel's 2018 "Avengers: Infinity War", Endgame tells the destruction of a chaotic and devastating universe. The scarred Avengers gathered to restore order and tried to eliminate the damage caused by Thanos. The film marks the last cameo appearance of comics icon Stan Lee in a Marvel movie, although it is not his last cameo appearance. Lee died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95.
0. Brazil (1985)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 132 minutes
Former "Pyra" member Terry Gilliam injects George Orwell's "1984" into this cult classic. Set in an overly bureaucratic future society, Brazil is centered on a low-level government employee named Sam Lowry (Jonathan Price), who dreams of heroism and gets rid of the downturn in the claustrophobic office. After manipulating documents for the love of a woman, Lowry finds herself fleeing government officials. It can be said that this was not exactly the escape he hoped for.
9. Men's Children (2006) - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
Based on the novel by PD James, this exciting science fiction thriller takes place in a future where humans can no longer reproduce. In chaos in all directions, a man (Clive Irving) risked his life to transport a woman to a shelter. What's special about women? She is pregnant and everyone wants her baby.
8. Invisible Man (1933)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 71 minutes
Writer HG Wells tells some of the most enduring science fiction novels ever written, and Invisible Man is no exception. In this 1933 big-screen adaptation, actor Claude Rains plays the lead role as a scientist who unlocks the power of invisibility. Unfortunately, side effects can include complete insanity.
7. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)- Director: Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
- Stacker Score: 90.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 154 minutes
The fourth and last part of the "Evangelion" series, "Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times" has the highest box office revenue in Japan in 2021, equivalent to exceeding the $92 million. Starting in the 1990s, the “Evangelion” series began with a show called “Evangelion”, rapidly growing a loyal fan base and becoming a cultural phenomenon in Japan.
6. Blade Runner (1982)- Director: Ridley Scott t
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Ridley Scott's artistic answer to Star Wars follows a Blade Runner named Rick Decard (Harrison Ford) who tracks down four rogue replicas. Replicas are genetically modified humans created for hard labor in distant colonies, and their DNA contains four years of life. Against the backdrop of jaw-dropping visuals and pleasant music, Deckard hunts down the copyists one by one, working hard to solve some philosophical problems along the way.
5.Terminator (1984)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 107 minutes
Inspired by his own fanatical nightmare, director James Cameron created this iconic sci-fi thriller, telling the story of a robot (Arnold Schwarzenegger) traveling back to the past to assassinate the waitress (Linda Hamilton). In order to fight against the cyborg, a human resistance fighter (Michael Bean) was also sent back in time, explaining to the waitress that her future son, John Connor, will one day lead humans to fight machines.
is faithful to its origins, and the film gives a nightmare atmosphere and triggers an incredible paradox of fate. There were many sequels and video games followed, and a short-lived live-action TV series. The 2019 reboot, Terminator: Dark Destiny, was disappointing at the box office, leaving people hopeful for its planned sequel, but Netflix announced the development of a new Terminator anime series.
4. The Iron Giant Steel Giant (1999)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 86 minutes
Before movies such as "Superman" and "Rat King" dazzled the audience, animation veteran Brad Bird released this cult classic in 1999. The film, based on a 1968 novel, follows a little boy and his giant robot friend who creates a close relationship when they escape the paranoid government agents. Vin Diesel voices the Giant, who mainly makes guttural sounds in place of actual conversations. Diesel later applied the same skills to work while voiced Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy series.
3. The Valley of Wind (1984)- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Stacker Rating: 91.7
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 117 minutes
The famous Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki may be famous for works such as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Ghost", but it is also worth noting that this 1984 fantasy movie, which incorporates ecological themes into Miyazaki's amazing visual effects. It tells the adventure of a peace-loving warrior named Princess Nausica, who tries to stop the two nations from fighting each other before the earth itself is destroyed. After his success, Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli, the production company behind his most iconic films.
2. The Third Category of Intimacy (1977)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 138 minutes
Started in a political UFO thriller called "The Blue Book Project" in the early 1970s and eventually became this family-friendly classic by Steven Spielberg. In the film, a normal man and his family play a central role in the first encounter between humans and aliens. Like many of Spielberg's early works, this work is full of a wonderful feeling. Furthermore, it distinguishes itself from the common “alien invasion” metaphor with an optimistic outlook.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 92.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 149 minutes
2001 There may be a rush, without any star kids or boulders, but this science fiction masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick is still as visionary as ever. After opening the evolution of the ancestors of human apes, the film flew into space and followed a small group of astronauts on a secret mission to Jupiter…and even further away. There was an advanced computer system called the HAL 9000 on board, and as the mission progressed, it began to show some disturbing behavior.
0.Alien (1986)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 137 minutes
For this 1979 "Alien" blockbuster sequel, director James Cameron has raised the dial in almost every department, providing longer runtime, more action and more aliens, including a big mom alien. 57 years later, the film finds Ripley (Sigorne Weaver) awakening on a rescue ship. Soon, what she feared the most came true, as she joined a Marine Corps on a trip to the moon that she was very familiar with, where acid-squirting creatures were waiting for her.
9. Donnie Dako (2001)- Director: Richard Kelly
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 113 minutes
Ultimate Modern Cult Classic, "Donnie Dako" tells the story of a troubled teenager (Jack Gyllenhaal) who nearly escapes death and continues to fight metaphysical phenomena and hallucinatory rabbits. Due to the film’s puzzling premise, there are many theories about the meaning of it all. Subsequent directorial edits provide more questions and frustration than answers.
8. Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)- Director: Irvin Kershner
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 124 minutes
For countless fans, this 1980 "Star Wars" series is as good as the never-ending franchise. After seeing their precious Death Star destroyed, Darth Vader and the Imperialist army continue to hunt down Luke Skywalker and his fellow rebels. Meanwhile, Luke visits an ancient Jedi named Yoda who helps him unravel the secrets of the Force. The climax of the action is a revelation that still impresses the new generation of audiences.
7. King Kong (1933)- Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Run time: 100 minutes
Former Army pilot Merian C. Cooper, who lived in New York City at the time, was writing a script about gorillas, looked up and saw an airplane flying over a skyscraper. At that moment, the seeds of "King Kong" were planted in his heart. Soon Cooper co-directed the 1933 classic, which tells the story of a giant ape falling in love with a young actress and ultimately intimidating the Big Apple. There were countless remakes followed, but none of them really captured the magic of the original.
6. Frankenstein (1931)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 70 minutes
This 1931 science fiction horror movie labeled Boris Karloff's debut as the Monster of Frankenstein, bringing Mary Shelley's classic story into life in a timeless way. Karov is such an inconspicuous actor, and his name was replaced by a question mark at the opening. Thanks to the subsequent horror craze in Hollywood, partly due to the success of Frankenstein, Karloff quickly became one of the industry’s biggest stars. Needless to say, the day he was questioned was over.
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - Director: Don Siegel
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 80 minutes
This horrifying alien invasion film has been remade several times, but most fans consider it to be the 1956 original supremacy – although the 1978 version is equally highly valued. In the video, a small town doctor begins to suspect that his friends and neighbors are not what they look like. His worst nightmare was confirmed when he discovered that aliens were actually replacing humans with drone-like clones.The film, released after McCarthyism, is often considered a subtle warning of harmful ideological spread.
4. Solaris (1972)- Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 167 minutes
On a space station orbiting a distant planet, the crew is working to restore pent-up memories and wondering if this is related to the mysterious ocean. This Russian film is adapted from the novel by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem. American director Steven Soderbergh restarted the film in 2002.
3. ET Alien (1982)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 115 minutes
This 1982 film provides a typical way to watch for children of all ages, recording the symbiotic relationship between a little boy named Elliot (Henry Thomas) and his androgynous alien friends. The scenes that appear in the film are very iconic and later became a hallmark of Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment. Of course, Elliott and ET Flying Over the Full Moon is just one of the myriad memorable moments in this timeless classic.
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)- Director: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.9
- Runtime: 139 minutes
Michelle Yeoh plays a Chinese-American woman in "Everything". She wakes up from her seemingly ordinary daily life and is involved in a chaotic plan to save the world. Calling her own version from several parallel universes, she must save her family and extend her limits beyond what she thinks is possible. It blends a variety of genres, covering the theme range from family struggles to immigration stories to superhero comedy. Roger Ebert critic Marya E. Gates called Yeoh's performance "superb".
1. Spider-Man: Parallel Universe (2018)- Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 117 minutes
In this part of the "Spider-Man" series of movies, teenage Miles Morales is bitten by a spider on the subway and becomes the only Spider-Man—at least that's what he thinks until he meets Peter Parker and realizes that there may be more than a Spider-Man. Miles fights evil Jin and his secret weapon can pull different Spider-Man from other universes to our world. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animation Feature in 2019.
0. Mad Max: The Road to the Furious (2015)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Run Time: 120 Minutes
Who knows George Miller's original Max Max—which cost only $350,000—that ended up paving the way for this $150 million epic? The film stars Tom Hardy as a post-apocalyptic warrior and introduces Charlize Theron as his traitor rival Furiosa, which sends two heroes to an epic desert chase. Following closely behind is a vicious warlord and his endless stream of pale slaves.
. She (2013)- Director: Spike Jonze
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 126 minutes
This 2013 science fiction drama may happen in the future, but in some aspects, its premise has arrived. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Twombly, depicting a romantic love story between Tombray and his perceived operating system Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johnson).
Like most movie genres, science fiction goes back almost to the media itself, 1902 to be precise. That’s when Georges Méliès – a versatile innovative genius – unleashed his 14-minute masterpiece: “The Moon Journey.” This Surrealism short film is inspired by the written works of Jules Verne, and has a satirical and slammed scientific community, telling a group of astronomers who landed on the moon. While not scientifically accurate in any way – after all astronomers do travel by cannon shooting – the film does open up a cinematic trend of hypothetical ideas that portray predictions of future reality.
We compiled a list of 100 best science fiction movies of all time based on Stacker ratings, a weighted index that is evenly distributed between IMDb and Metacritic ratings. To qualify, the film must be listed as a science fiction movie on IMDb, have Metascore, and have at least 5,000 votes. Metascore broke the draw and IMDb users voted to break a further draw. Each movie on the list is considered based on the history of the film and the development of science fiction. The data is the latest data as of April 2022.
To this day, the trend of exploring the future of humanity and our own inventions continues. Contemporary scientific breakthroughs like gene editing , as well as the development of robots, virtual reality, cloning and wearable technologies, are all foreshadowed by science fiction genres. Great science fiction movies are not just a qualitative way to pass the time, but a way to explore the entire realm of human potential, because today’s ideas are likely to become tomorrow’s reality. That said, sometimes a great science fiction movie is a great science fiction movie—especially when comic adaptations come to the market.
Countdown from #100, here are the 100 best science fiction movies ever.
00. Ghostbusters (1984)- Director: Ivan Reitman
- Stacker Score: 82.3
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 105 minutes
This iconic comedy horror blockbuster starring Bill Murray, Dan Akroyd and Harold Ramis. Former parapsychology professor carried out paranormal investigation services in New York City, creating a special effects-driven comedy genre and inspired several sequels and derivative works. In 2015, Ghostbusters was added to the National Film Registry in the Library of Congress for preservation.
9. Jurassic Park (1993)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 68
- IMDb User Rating: 8.2
- Runtime: 127 minutes
When "Jurassic Park" was released in 1993, it broke the box office record and completely changed the use of computer-generated imaging (CGI) in movies through frightening dinosaur renderings. The film is based on the novel of the same name by Michael Clayton. The story takes place on an island, with prehistoric DNA already cloned to produce real dinosaurs for safari . Three experts played by Jeff Goldblum, Laura Dern and Sam Neill were taken to investigate the safety of the park after one of the administrators was killed, causing a series of chaotic and dangerous events.
8. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)- Director: Doug Liman
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 113 minutes
initially performed poorly in theaters, and this wild sci-fi adventure ended up attracting audiences. The film is based on a graphic novel and takes place in a future war between humans and alien invaders. After a man (Tom Cruise) is called to fight against his will, he inherits his unique ability to live on the same day again and again, and eventually he takes advantage of that.
7.Fantastic Planet (1973)- Director: René Laloux
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 72 minutes
This French film is based on the novel by Stefan Wul and tells the story of humanoid creatures revolting against their tyrannical leaders, who are giant blue aliens. This counterculture classic animation won a special award at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival .
6. Wonder Woman (2017)- Director: Patty Jenkins
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 141 minutes
In this very successful comic book adaptation by Patty Jenkins, the sisters are doing this for themselves. Set in the setting of World War I, the film begins in a distant island paradise where Amazon Princess Diana (Hotel Gadot) hones her indomitable power. After discovering evil in the world, Diana begins to seek to end all wars forever and uncover her true identity in the process. The sequel, Wonder Woman 1984, premiered on Christmas 2020.
5. Cursed Village (1960)- Director: Wolf Rilla
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 77 minutes
This savage cult classic depicts creepy blonde kids with glowing eyes and unusual abilities that were born after all women of childbearing age in town were pregnant fairly mysteriously. It is based on John Wyndham's novel The Meadwich Cuckoo.
4. The End of the World (2013)- Director: Edgar Wright
- Stacker Score: 82.9
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
The only hope for human beings is that five reunited childhood friends try to reappear for a moment from their lost youth and find a legendary bar, the End of the World. The film is part of the theme trilogy of “Shaun the Dead” and “Gefaz”.
3. The Secret of NIMH (1982)- Director: Don Bluth
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 82 minutes
In this dark animated adventure, a voles must cure her son's illness before their home is destroyed by a plow. Desperately seeking help, she visited a group of super smart mice and soon discovered the secret of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The film marks the directorial debut of former Disney animator Don Bruce, who went on to produce animated feature films such as American Tail and Land Before Time.
2. The Hunger Games: Fire (2013)- Director: Francis Lawrence
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 146 minutes
Jennifer Lawrence Again in this highly acclaimed sequel, taking place 12 months after the 74th Hunger Games. Katniss and Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) embark on a victory journey, and Katniss discovers her previous act of resistance triggers an uprising against the Capitol. After refusing to quell the rebellion, the two champions were thrown into another Hunger Games and they had to fight for survival again.
1. Depression (2011)- Director: Lars von Trier
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 135 minutes
Kirsten Dunst (Kirsten Dunst) plays a married woman, just like the planet of melancholy is flying toward the earth. While doing news for the film, director Las von Tyre was notoriously banned from attending the Cannes Film Festival, the first time in the history of the Cannes Film Festival.
0.Repurchase (1984)- Director: Alex Cox
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 92 minutes
This science fiction black comedy marks Alex Cox's directorial debut. Emilio Estevez plays a buyback who encounters a mysterious Chevrolet Malibu. Mike Nesmith of the music group The Monkees serves as executive producer.
9. Superman 2 Superman II (1980)- Director: Richard Lester, Richard Donner
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User rating: 6.8
- Runtime: 127 minutes
Iron Man gave up his power to be with his lover Lois Lane. Lex Luthor (Lex Luthor) Join forces with the prisoner who escaped Krypton to knock down the superhero once and for all. On August 1, 1981, the film's commercial was played in the first hour of its broadcast on TV.
8. Long Night (2019)- Director: Andrew Patterson
- Stacker Score: 83.4
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 6.7
- Runtime: 91 minutes
In 1950s New Mexico , the switchboard operator and radio DJ picked up an unusual audio. Could it be an alien origin? While radio stations call letter WOTW may be inaccurate, since 1912, almost all American radio stations west of Mississippi River have begun with "K", which is a deliberate tribute to HG Wells novel "War of War." The world's. ”
7. Silent (2005)- Director: Joss Whedon
- Stacker Score: 84.0
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 119 minutes
This cult science fiction adventure movie is written and directed by Joss Whedon (Joss Whedon), and follows the traitor crew of the spaceship Serenity to board the River Tam Telepathic fugitives. Due to their hospitality, the fleet soon finds itself at the crossroads of a ruthless regime that will take River back at all costs. Meanwhile, the real threat may have emerged. Set in the 26th century, the film continues Whedon's well-received but short-lived TV series " Firefly ".
6. Big Hero 6 Big Hero 6 (2014)- Director: Don Hall, Chris Williams
- Stacker Score: 84.0
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Run Duration: 102 Minutes
In this Disney animated film, a little boy named Hiro, his inflatable robot and his group of clever friends form an unlikely group of superheroes. Based on the Marvel Comics series, Big Hero 6 ended in San Francisco, representing the fusion of two different cultures. In 2017, a TV series on Disney Channel was aired, and its spinoff will be released in 2022.
5. 2046 (2004)- Director: Wong Kar-wai
- Stacker Rating: 84.0
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Duration: 129 minutes
Director Wong Kar-wai created a visually stunning film using three different photographers, telling the story of a science fiction writer and his relationship with several women who lived in the same Hong Kong hotel. The film arrived just three hours before the premiere of the Cannes Film Festival, setting a record for the Cannes Film Festival, and its public premiere had to be rescheduled.
4. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 68
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 149 minutes
The Avengers, released in 2018, found that the villain Thanos ( Josh Brolin ) is looking for six Infinity Stones that will bring him unspeakable power. The fate of the galaxy is undecided, and the world's most important superheroes team up to stop Thanos from moving forward. This Marvel epic is the fastest global box office hitting the $1 billion mark ever.
3. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)- Director: Taika Waititi
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 130 minutes
2017's Thor: Ragnarok found its titular hero racing against time before his hometown planet was destroyed by Hela, the goddess of death of Asgard. What makes the film different from its predecessor is the humorous tone and striking neon tones of director Taika Waititi. Due to the infectiousness of the film, the Thor series itself is arguably gaining new vitality, with the sequel directed by Waititi, Thor: Love and Thunder, which will be released in 2022.
2. Captain America: Civil War (2016)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 147 minutes
This 2016 action movie is the next best choice for a complete "Avengers" movie, and this 2016 action movie finds members of the beloved superhero squad are divided on a new government agreement that will hold them accountable for their actions. As a compromise cannot be reached, Captain America ( Chris Evans ) and Iron Man ( Robert Downey Jr. ) lead their respective sides into a civil war. Worse, a new villain emerged, and his secret could tear the Avengers apart further.
1. Road Warriors (1981)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Run Time: 96 Minutes
1979 Follow-up of the movie " Mad Max ", Mel Gibson helps a small community deal with a group of cycling bandits on post-apocalyptic land. Gibson talks only 16 lines of dialogue throughout the film.
0. Godzilla (1954)- Director: Ishirô Honda
- Stacker Rating: 84.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 96 minutes
A atomic bomb awakens a beast from his hundreds of years of sleep, and he wakes up to intimidate Japan. The first film in the prolific Godzilla series was released by Toho Studios, a well-known Japanese production studio.
9. Lobster (2015)- Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 119 minutes
In this unique love story set against the dystopian future, singles are forced to go to a hotel to find a partner in 45 days, otherwise they are destined to become animals and sent into the forest. The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Cannes Jury Award.
8. Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi (2017)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 84.5
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 6.9
- Runtime: 152 minutes
In this part of the Star Wars movie series, Rey trains under Luke Skywalker to develop her newly discovered abilities, while the Resistance and the First Order prepare for the epic battle. Of the 11 Star Wars movies so far, The Last Jedi has a maximum playback time of 2 hours and 32 minutes. "New Hope" is the shortest, and it is still longer than most movies, only two hours and five minutes.
7. 12 Monkeys (1995)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 85.1
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 129 minutes
This puzzling film starring Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis , inspired by the 1962 French short film "La Jetée". A man returned in time to stop the virus that wiped out most of the world's population.
6.Spider-Man: No Way to Go (2021)- Director: Jon Watts
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 71
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 148 minutes
Tom Holland (Tom Holland) The explosive pandemic as Spider-Man's third turning point pushed the pandemic-induced ticket sales back to the United States, the United Kingdom and Ireland almost pre-COVID-19 pandemic. Spider-Man: No Way to Go also stars Zandaya and Benedict Cumberbatch , who once again plays the role of Doctor Strange and discovers that Peter Parker is trying to restore his secret identity, causing more chaos inadvertently.
5. Dunes (2021)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 155 minutes
"Dunes" starring Timothy Chalamet tells the story of Paul Atredis, a young man from a noble family who faces the end of a deadly war to control the desert planet Arakis. The film received 6 of 10 Oscar nominations in 2022, including Best Photography and Best Visual Effects.
4. X-Men: The Future Past (2014)- Director: Bryan Singer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 132 minutes
The seventh movie in the "X-Men" series will be released in the future, with a series of indestructible robots known as Sentinels destroying everything on their way forward. To stop the robot, a group of heroic mutants discover a beautiful time travel hacker, including Jean Logan, aka Wolverine, who lives in his 1973 body. With the help of peers in the 1970s, i.e. players in "X-Men: First Class" ), Logan set out to stop the Sentinel Program from launching.
3. Ghost in the Shell (1995)- Director: Oshii Mori
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 83 minutes
Rescued from a horrible crash and equipped with a set of life-saving network enhancements, Major Mira Killian is now only able to act as a super soldier with a mission to stop the world's most dangerous criminals. The 2017 film adapted by Scarlett Johnson is adapted from the comic series of the same name by Shiro Masato.
2. Ex Machina (2014)- Director: Alex Garland
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 108 minutes
A young programmer won a job sponsorship and returned to the remote hut of the company's secluded CEO, where he participated in an experiment involving a beautiful "woman" and turned out to be the first real artificial intelligence . The film marks the directorial debut of Alex Garland ; Garland also wrote "28 Days Queen".
1. Fly (1986)- Director: David Cronenberg
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 96 minutes
Remake from the 1958 movie, "Fly" tells the story of a scientist who turned into a fly-man hybrid after an experiment went wrong. Actor Jeff Goldblum's fly makeup takes nearly five hours a day, but it's all worth it, as the film won the Oscar for Best Makeup in 1987. Three years after the original release, the sequel "Fly 2" appeared. ”
0. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 130 minutes
This 2014 film is a sequel to the 2011 "The Rise of the Planet of the Apes" that takes place 10 years after the deadly virus is released to the world. As human survivors regroup and collect resources, a group of genetically evolved apes growing uneasyly in the woods, wondering if they can trust humans.Ape leader Caesar ( Andy Serkins ) would rather avoid violent confrontation, but according to his subordinates, the conflict between the two cultures is only a matter of time.
9. "Forbidden Planet" (1956)- Director: Fred M. Wilcox
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Runtime: 98 minutes
"Forbidden Planet" is known as the transformation of science fiction movies from vulgar B-level film materials to "mainstream decent": something that is the main studio and astronomical budget. It influenced many of the subsequent major sci-fi series, including Star Trek , Doctor Who, and Star Wars. The film tells the story of an expedition planet Altair IV, which ventures to investigate what happened to the expedition that had never returned before.
8. Superman (1978)- Director: Richard Donner
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 143 minutes
This origin film tells the story of Superman coming to Earth, his childhood as Clark Kent and his adoptive parents on the farm, and his career as a Daily Planet reporter, where he fell in love with Louis Lane. The opening sequence of the film was the most expensive of any movie at the time. It's very refined and aims to build the grandeur of a film that paves the way for the epic superhero movies of the future.
7. Face/Off (1997)- Director: John Woo
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 138 minutes
John Travolta played FBI Agent and Nicolas Cage played terrorists swapped positions in one of the highest-grossing movies in 1997. Many fans think this is the best work of director Wu - and there may be a sequel.
6. " Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea " 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)- Director: Richard Fleischer
- Stacker Score: 85.6
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Running Duration: 127 minutes
Adapted from Jules Verne's famous novel "Twenty Thousand Miles Under the Sea", tells the story of a crew member investigating a series of sunk incidents and encountering a submarine driven by Captain Nemo. The Disney production has only two women throughout the film, one of which is actress Laurie Mitchell’s debut in her unrecognized feature film.
5. Snow Country Train (2013)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 85.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 126 minutes
After the failure of climate change experiments caused a global freeze, a train named Snowpiercer accommodated the last batch of humans. As the train travels the world, the class struggle of survivors emerges. The 2013 film spawned a TNT TV series starring Jennifer Connery and Dave Diggs.
4. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)- Director: James Gunn
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 76
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 121 minutes
As one of the biggest surprises in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this 2014 hit film centers on a group of interstellar criminals who have to team up to stop an evil villain before taking over the entire Galaxy. Leading the way is the bounty hunter born on Earth, named Peter Quill (Chris Pratt), also known as Star Lord. Quill's Variety Cruise consists of a talking raccoon (voiced by Bradley Cooper), a sentient tree (voiced by Ven Diesel), a Greenskin Warrior ( Zoe Saldana ), and a destroyer named Drax (Dave Bautista).
3. Superman 2 (2018)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 118 minutes
The most popular superhero family in the world is back to the Pixar This hugely successful sequel, which soared to the $1 billion mark faster than any other animated movie in history. The film is written and directed by Brad Bird , and the incredible gentleman stays at home to watch the kids while his wife Elastigirl embarks on an adventure to save the world. Of course, it won’t take long to get to know this family and they will fight side by side.
2. Planet of the Apes (2017)- Director: Matt Reeves
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 140 minutes
After the Colonel launched an epic fierce battle, the leader of the apes, Caesar, woke up from his failure and finally decided that he must avenge his humanity. The Colonel and Caesar finally confronted, and the future of both species was in jeopardy. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects.
1. Beauty Belle (2021)- Director: Hoshida Mori
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 121 minutes
This Japanese anime adapted from "Beauty and the Beast" mainly takes place in a digital virtual world called "U", in which high school student Suzu created an incarnation of Bell and became a star in the singing world. But when a monster interrupts her performance, Ring starts looking for his identity. "Beauty" received a 14-minute standing ovation when premiered in Cannes.
0. Host (2006)- Director: Bong Joon-ho
- Stacker Rating: 86.2
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.1
- Runtime: 120 minutes
This Korean movie tells the story of a creature living in the Han River that scares people and eventually kidnaps a man's daughter. The man tried to rescue her, but things didn't go well. Jim Emerson, who wrote for RogerEbert.com, said: "A horror thriller, a political satire, a dysfunctional family comedy and a touching melodrama, Bong Joon-ho's Master is also a hell movie."
9. Difficult to God (2013)- Director: Aleksey German
- Stacker Score: 86.2
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 177 minutes
This movie is shot in black and white, inspired by the novel of the same name, tells the story of a space traveler from the earth who interferes with life on a medieval planet. Director Aleksey German died before he could finish the film’s post-production.
8. Minority Report (2002)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 145 minutes
Like some of his previous writers, science fiction writer Philip K. Dick is no stranger to many big-screen adaptations. These include a 2002 film by Steven Spielberg, who plays Tom Cruise as a policeman named John Anderton. To accomplish his work, Anderton relies on clairvoyances of beings known as the transcendent, who can see them before the crime actually happens. After the Foresighter foresaw Anderton himself, he continued to flee to prove his future innocence.
7. Silent Land (2018)- Director: John Krasinski
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.5
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
Silent Land, starring John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, combines science fiction with horror, tells the story of parents raising their children in the post-apocalyptic world. The deadly aliens use their keen hearing to hunt humans, forcing their families to adapt to a quiet life in order to survive.Roger Ebert critic Brian Tallerico calls the film a “Neuro Crusher” and follows the lineage of “Alien” and “Jurassic Park.”
6. Spider-Man 2 (2004)- Director: Sam Raimi
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 127 minutes
The second movie in the "Spider-Man" movie series features Peter Parker's ongoing adventure as the superhero Spider-Man. In this section, Spider-Man fights villain Oak, who accuses the network thrower of a failed experiment that kills the doctor's wife. The trilogy ends with Spider-Man 3, which was released in 2007.
5. April and the Extraordinary World (2015)- Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
- Stacker Score: 86.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.2
- Runtime: 105 minutes
In this animated film, a girl searches for her scientist parents in France in the 1940s. However, France seemed to be trapped in the 19th century, as the country operated without technology, ruled by Napoleon V, and continued to see the disappearance of scholars. The famous French cartoonist Jacques Tady helped the film's visual style.
4. Memoirs (2021)- Director: Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Stacker Rating: 86.7
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 6.6
- Runtime: 136 minutes
In "Memoirs", Tilda Swinton plays Jessica Holland, a Scottish woman living in Bogota, Colombia, and she begins to hear weird rumblings that others cannot hear. Soon, other incredible and inexplicable things began to happen, causing Jessica and the audience to question her sense of reality.
3. Logan (2017)- Director: James Mangold
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 137 minutes
The final movie of the "Wolverine" trilogy is also the best, and Hugh Jackman reportedly wore his deadly paw for the last time. Set in a future wasteland with a reduced mutant population, Logan strives to protect the sick Professor Xavier and often succumb to the temptation of alcoholism. However, when he was asked to escort a young female mutant to the Canadian border, Logan discovered that he still had some life.
2. Iron Man (2008)- Director: Jon Favreau
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 126 minutes
Starting this Marvel movie, 2008's "Iron Man" is still one of the best movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At the heart of the film is weapons tycoon Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who was imprisoned on a trip to Afghanistan. To escape incarceration, Stark designed and manufactured a weaponized set of armor that gave birth to his new discovery as a superhero and also gave birth to Marvel's dominance in the live-action film industry.
1. Paprika Paprika (2006)- Director: Satoshi Kon
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Run Time: 90 Minutes
When a machine used to help a psychopath is stolen, it is a scientist during the day and a dream detective at night, Dr. Chiba Atsuko tries to retrieve the machine before any real damage is caused by the machine. "Caipes" inspired director Christopher Nolan's 2010 film "Inception."
0. Mitchell and the Machine (2021)- Director: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 113 minutes
"Mitchell and the Machine" is an animated film that tells the story of the Mitchell family embarking on a road trip, but finds that they and the rest of the world are attacked by robots. The film's voice actors include Abby Jacobson, Maya Rudolph, Eric Andre, Olivia Coleman and Fred Armisen.The film swept the Anne Awards and won eight major awards including Best Animated Feature.
9. Looper(2012)- Director: Rian Johnson
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.4
- Runtime: 119 minutes
A man named Joe (played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt) plays the role of "Love" and kills people from the past for the thugs from the future. One day, the thug turned to Joe and sent his future self back in time to be killed. Michael Phillips wrote for the Chicago Tribune, "The first hour of cooking. The second hour brings Emily Blunt into the story, which is a good thing for any second half."
8. Sanctuary (2011)- Director: Jeff Nichols
- Stacker Score: 87.3
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 120 minutes
A young husband and father have hallucinations about the end of the world. Not sure if he has a mental illness or sees the future unfold in his dreams, he builds a storm shelter that causes every part of his life to fall into chaos. "The Refuge" won two Saturn Awards, one for Michael Shannon's Best Actor Award and the other for Jeff Nichols' Best Screenwriter, who was the film's screenwriter and director.
7. Planet of the Apes (1968)- Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 79
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 112 Minutes
Original Planet of the Apes has one of the most surprising endings in film history, paving the way for a series of sequels, not to mention a 2001 remake or the recent franchise reboot. In the film, an astronaut (Charlton Heston) crashes on a strange planet, where super intelligent apes are staged, and humans are considered inferior species. The film, co-written by "Twilight" creator Rod Selin, offers a series of prescient allegorical allegories.
6. Star Wars: Episode 7 - The Force Awakens (2015)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 87.8
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 138 minutes
When the galaxy is threatened, a desert scavenger and a former stormtrooper team up with Chubaka and Han Soro. The film also features Carrie Fisher's daughter Billie Lourd's film virgin. Lourd wrote about filming the movie with her mother and her mini Leia buns for Time magazine, sharing: "Some people have inherited their last name, some have inherited the festive tradition - I intend to inherit the family's hairstyle."
5. The Matrix (1999)- Director: Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 73
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 136 minutes
During the 1999 Super Bowl, a movie trailer flashed a series of engaging images on the screen, all of which revealed no aspect of the plot. Just a few months later, people lined up in groups to uncover the mystery of the "Matrix". Their rewards are one of the greatest movies of the modern day, about a computer hacker named Neo (Keanu Reeves) revealing the true nature of reality. Next are two sequels, neither of which is close to the wonderful combination of original sci-fi, philosophy and action.
4. Interstellar Interstellar (2014)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 169 minutes
This 2014 Christopher Nolan film is set in a future that may be too close to comfort and finds that humanity is threatened by a series of climate-related disasters. To find a solution, a team of explorers travel through space, where they hope to find a habitable planet. Next is a mixture of hard science and serious philosophy, some of which are accurate and most are confusing.Starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain and Anne Hathaway.
3. A Clockwork Orange (1971)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 77
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 136 minutes
After sending viewers into space in 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick brought them to Earth with a cruel impact through this 1971 cult classic. Clockwork Orange is set in the future England and records the extreme violent adventures of the protagonist Alex (Malcolm McDowell). Alex and his comrades committed a series of atrocities, sometimes singing happy tunes. Eventually, he was sent to prison, where he participated in a conditioning program designed to deprive him of his ability to commit crime. After being released back into society, Alex finds that the situation has reversed and his former victims become the ones who tortured him.
2. Martian (2015)- Director: Ridley Scottt
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 80
- IMDb User rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 144 minutes
This equally successful film is adapted from Andy Will's best-selling novel, opening on Mars and taking action directly, a huge storm separates an astronaut (Matt Damon) from his team. The astronaut was presumed dead and abandoned as a result, finds himself alone on a strange planet and must learn how to survive using the most efficient means.
1. Arrival 2 Arrival (II) (2016) - Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 116 minutes
In the spirit of movies such as "The Third Category of Intimacy", this 2016 film began with a huge alien spacecraft reaching the earth. Unable to understand the alien motives, the U.S. government hired a linguist (Amy Adams) to decipher their language. Can she learn how to communicate before it’s too late? To add a real vibe to the film, director Dennis Villeneuve and screenwriter Eric Heather actually created a whole new language.
0. District 9 (2009)- Director: Neill Blomkamp
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 112 minutes
This unexpected hit film in 2009 is full of sociological colors, imagining a society where aliens exist on Earth but are forced to live in a militarized slum called District 9. When government agents were hired to drive aliens out of their homes, he eventually exposed some of their biotech, causing a fundamental shift in his views. The film was filmed in the slums of Johannesburg and explores the prescient themes of racial division.
9. Isle of Dogs (2018)- Director: Wes Anderson
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 101 minutes
Back to the aesthetic he had explored before in "The Great Mr. Fox", Wes Anderson released this freeze-format sci-fi comedy adventure in 2018. The film takes place in a futuristic Japan where the flu outbreak has banished all the canines to the garbage island, following a little boy in search of his missing dog. Providing their voice are a variety of famous actors, including Brian Cranston, Bill Murray, Greta Gerwig and Edward Norton.
8. LEGO Movie (2014)- Director: Christopher Miller, Phil Lord
- Stacker Score: 88.4
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 100 minutes
In LEGO Movie, construction worker Emmett (voiced by Chris Pratt) tries to fight against the evil Lord of Business, who plans to use superglue to freeze the world in place. Will Ferrell, Elizabeth Banks and Will Arnett also form voice actors.
7.Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 75
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 137 minutes
With a larger budget and more experience, James Cameron followed up with his original cult classic with this groundbreaking sequel. In the movie, two cyborgs are sent back from the future, one to kill John Connor (Edward Furlong) and the other to protect him. Surprisingly, Arnold Schwarzenegger played an excellent robot this time. But can he match the T-1000 (Robert Patrick)? Is the T-1000 an extremely advanced robot made of liquid metal?
6. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)- Director: Denis Villeneuve
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 81
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 164 minutes
This sequel to the cult science fiction movie Blade Runner takes place 30 years later, telling the story of a young bounty hunter (Ryan Gosling) tracks the copyist and discovers a huge plot in the process. Halfway through the movie is actor Harrison Ford, who reprises Rick DeCard’s role. While the movie does give a clear sense of anticipation, it has a poor box office performance, meaning Blade Runner 2079 may not be coming anytime soon.
5. Star Trek (2009)- Director: JJ Abrams
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 127 minutes
JJ Abrams launched this dynamic prequel in 2009, reviving the Star Trek movie series in a rather gorgeous way. It plays Chris Pine as a young and rebellious James T. Kirk who strives to fill the position of his late father, the captain of the Starship. After the U.S. Vulcan emergency, Kirk joined the team of young cadets on the U.S. Enterprise aircraft carrier to begin one of the most enduring science fiction legends of all time.
4. Avatar (2009)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 83
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 162 minutes
This extremely successful adventure film directed by James Cameron has taken 3D technology to new heights, centered on paraplegic Marine Jack Sully (played by Sam Worthington). At the request of his superiors, Sally resides in the body of a Nami, a native humanoid species on the Pandora satellite. While Sally’s initial mission was to help his boss eradicate Namei and give them a mastery of a precious mineral, he soon found himself pledging allegiance to his fellow blue-skinned. Up to four sequels are in different production statuses, with the next issue scheduled to premiere in 2022.
3. Black Panther (2018)- Director: Ryan Coogler
- Stacker Score: 89.0
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 7.3
- Runtime: 134 minutes
When Prince Techara's right to the throne of the advanced African country Wakanda is challenged, the Black Panther must fight back to prevent Wakanda from being involved in a deadly world war. The movie’s star, Chadwick Boseman, died two years after the film was released. Marvel Studios said it will not recreate Techara's character for any subsequent films in honor of Boseman's legacy.
2. Founded Inception (2010)- Director: Christopher Nolan
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 74
- IMDb User Rating: 8.8
- Runtime: 148 minutes
This exciting science fiction thriller plays Leonardo DiCaprio as a thief who is proficient in extracting arts, meaning he is able to enter other people's dream world to retrieve information and change their minds. After being hired for a dangerous mission, the thief and his team find themselves increasingly deep into the dream world of their targets, which may have reached the point of no return.Christopher Nolan initially conceived the idea as a horror movie in the early 2000s and continued to play with it until the final version landed.
1. Avengers: Endgame (2019)- Director: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
- Stacker Score: 89.5
- Metascore: 78
- IMDb User rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 181 minutes
As a follow-up to Marvel's 2018 "Avengers: Infinity War", Endgame tells the destruction of a chaotic and devastating universe. The scarred Avengers gathered to restore order and tried to eliminate the damage caused by Thanos. The film marks the last cameo appearance of comics icon Stan Lee in a Marvel movie, although it is not his last cameo appearance. Lee died on November 12, 2018 at the age of 95.
0. Brazil (1985)- Director: Terry Gilliam
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 132 minutes
Former "Pyra" member Terry Gilliam injects George Orwell's "1984" into this cult classic. Set in an overly bureaucratic future society, Brazil is centered on a low-level government employee named Sam Lowry (Jonathan Price), who dreams of heroism and gets rid of the downturn in the claustrophobic office. After manipulating documents for the love of a woman, Lowry finds herself fleeing government officials. It can be said that this was not exactly the escape he hoped for.
9. Men's Children (2006) - Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 109 minutes
Based on the novel by PD James, this exciting science fiction thriller takes place in a future where humans can no longer reproduce. In chaos in all directions, a man (Clive Irving) risked his life to transport a woman to a shelter. What's special about women? She is pregnant and everyone wants her baby.
8. Invisible Man (1933)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 90.1
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 71 minutes
Writer HG Wells tells some of the most enduring science fiction novels ever written, and Invisible Man is no exception. In this 1933 big-screen adaptation, actor Claude Rains plays the lead role as a scientist who unlocks the power of invisibility. Unfortunately, side effects can include complete insanity.
7. Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)- Director: Mahiro Maeda, Katsuichi Nakayama, Kazuya Tsurumaki, Hideaki Anno
- Stacker Score: 90.6
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 154 minutes
The fourth and last part of the "Evangelion" series, "Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Three times" has the highest box office revenue in Japan in 2021, equivalent to exceeding the $92 million. Starting in the 1990s, the “Evangelion” series began with a show called “Evangelion”, rapidly growing a loyal fan base and becoming a cultural phenomenon in Japan.
6. Blade Runner (1982)- Director: Ridley Scott t
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Ridley Scott's artistic answer to Star Wars follows a Blade Runner named Rick Decard (Harrison Ford) who tracks down four rogue replicas. Replicas are genetically modified humans created for hard labor in distant colonies, and their DNA contains four years of life. Against the backdrop of jaw-dropping visuals and pleasant music, Deckard hunts down the copyists one by one, working hard to solve some philosophical problems along the way.
5.Terminator (1984)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 91.2
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 107 minutes
Inspired by his own fanatical nightmare, director James Cameron created this iconic sci-fi thriller, telling the story of a robot (Arnold Schwarzenegger) traveling back to the past to assassinate the waitress (Linda Hamilton). In order to fight against the cyborg, a human resistance fighter (Michael Bean) was also sent back in time, explaining to the waitress that her future son, John Connor, will one day lead humans to fight machines.
is faithful to its origins, and the film gives a nightmare atmosphere and triggers an incredible paradox of fate. There were many sequels and video games followed, and a short-lived live-action TV series. The 2019 reboot, Terminator: Dark Destiny, was disappointing at the box office, leaving people hopeful for its planned sequel, but Netflix announced the development of a new Terminator anime series.
4. The Iron Giant Steel Giant (1999)- Director: Brad Bird
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 85
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Runtime: 86 minutes
Before movies such as "Superman" and "Rat King" dazzled the audience, animation veteran Brad Bird released this cult classic in 1999. The film, based on a 1968 novel, follows a little boy and his giant robot friend who creates a close relationship when they escape the paranoid government agents. Vin Diesel voices the Giant, who mainly makes guttural sounds in place of actual conversations. Diesel later applied the same skills to work while voiced Groot in the Guardians of the Galaxy series.
3. The Valley of Wind (1984)- Director: Hayao Miyazaki
- Stacker Rating: 91.7
- Metascore: 86
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 117 minutes
The famous Japanese artist Hayao Miyazaki may be famous for works such as "Spirited Away" and "Princess Ghost", but it is also worth noting that this 1984 fantasy movie, which incorporates ecological themes into Miyazaki's amazing visual effects. It tells the adventure of a peace-loving warrior named Princess Nausica, who tries to stop the two nations from fighting each other before the earth itself is destroyed. After his success, Miyazaki co-founded Studio Ghibli, the production company behind his most iconic films.
2. The Third Category of Intimacy (1977)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 91.7
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 7.6
- Runtime: 138 minutes
Started in a political UFO thriller called "The Blue Book Project" in the early 1970s and eventually became this family-friendly classic by Steven Spielberg. In the film, a normal man and his family play a central role in the first encounter between humans and aliens. Like many of Spielberg's early works, this work is full of a wonderful feeling. Furthermore, it distinguishes itself from the common “alien invasion” metaphor with an optimistic outlook.
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)- Director: Stanley Kubrick
- Stacker Score: 92.3
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 149 minutes
2001 There may be a rush, without any star kids or boulders, but this science fiction masterpiece by Stanley Kubrick is still as visionary as ever. After opening the evolution of the ancestors of human apes, the film flew into space and followed a small group of astronauts on a secret mission to Jupiter…and even further away. There was an advanced computer system called the HAL 9000 on board, and as the mission progressed, it began to show some disturbing behavior.
0.Alien (1986)- Director: James Cameron
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 84
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 137 minutes
For this 1979 "Alien" blockbuster sequel, director James Cameron has raised the dial in almost every department, providing longer runtime, more action and more aliens, including a big mom alien. 57 years later, the film finds Ripley (Sigorne Weaver) awakening on a rescue ship. Soon, what she feared the most came true, as she joined a Marine Corps on a trip to the moon that she was very familiar with, where acid-squirting creatures were waiting for her.
9. Donnie Dako (2001)- Director: Richard Kelly
- Stacker Score: 92.8
- Metascore: 88
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 113 minutes
Ultimate Modern Cult Classic, "Donnie Dako" tells the story of a troubled teenager (Jack Gyllenhaal) who nearly escapes death and continues to fight metaphysical phenomena and hallucinatory rabbits. Due to the film’s puzzling premise, there are many theories about the meaning of it all. Subsequent directorial edits provide more questions and frustration than answers.
8. Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)- Director: Irvin Kershner
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.7
- Runtime: 124 minutes
For countless fans, this 1980 "Star Wars" series is as good as the never-ending franchise. After seeing their precious Death Star destroyed, Darth Vader and the Imperialist army continue to hunt down Luke Skywalker and his fellow rebels. Meanwhile, Luke visits an ancient Jedi named Yoda who helps him unravel the secrets of the Force. The climax of the action is a revelation that still impresses the new generation of audiences.
7. King Kong (1933)- Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User rating: 7.9
- Run time: 100 minutes
Former Army pilot Merian C. Cooper, who lived in New York City at the time, was writing a script about gorillas, looked up and saw an airplane flying over a skyscraper. At that moment, the seeds of "King Kong" were planted in his heart. Soon Cooper co-directed the 1933 classic, which tells the story of a giant ape falling in love with a young actress and ultimately intimidating the Big Apple. There were countless remakes followed, but none of them really captured the magic of the original.
6. Frankenstein (1931)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 70 minutes
This 1931 science fiction horror movie labeled Boris Karloff's debut as the Monster of Frankenstein, bringing Mary Shelley's classic story into life in a timeless way. Karov is such an inconspicuous actor, and his name was replaced by a question mark at the opening. Thanks to the subsequent horror craze in Hollywood, partly due to the success of Frankenstein, Karloff quickly became one of the industry’s biggest stars. Needless to say, the day he was questioned was over.
5. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) - Director: Don Siegel
- Stacker Score: 93.4
- Metascore: 92
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 80 minutes
This horrifying alien invasion film has been remade several times, but most fans consider it to be the 1956 original supremacy – although the 1978 version is equally highly valued. In the video, a small town doctor begins to suspect that his friends and neighbors are not what they look like. His worst nightmare was confirmed when he discovered that aliens were actually replacing humans with drone-like clones.The film, released after McCarthyism, is often considered a subtle warning of harmful ideological spread.
4. Solaris (1972)- Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 167 minutes
On a space station orbiting a distant planet, the crew is working to restore pent-up memories and wondering if this is related to the mysterious ocean. This Russian film is adapted from the novel by Polish writer Stanislaw Lem. American director Steven Soderbergh restarted the film in 2002.
3. ET Alien (1982)- Director: Steven Spielberg
- Stacker Score: 93.9
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 7.9
- Runtime: 115 minutes
This 1982 film provides a typical way to watch for children of all ages, recording the symbiotic relationship between a little boy named Elliot (Henry Thomas) and his androgynous alien friends. The scenes that appear in the film are very iconic and later became a hallmark of Steven Spielberg’s production company Amblin Entertainment. Of course, Elliott and ET Flying Over the Full Moon is just one of the myriad memorable moments in this timeless classic.
2. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)- Director: Dan Kwan, Daniel Scheinert
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 82
- IMDb User Rating: 8.9
- Runtime: 139 minutes
Michelle Yeoh plays a Chinese-American woman in "Everything". She wakes up from her seemingly ordinary daily life and is involved in a chaotic plan to save the world. Calling her own version from several parallel universes, she must save her family and extend her limits beyond what she thinks is possible. It blends a variety of genres, covering the theme range from family struggles to immigration stories to superhero comedy. Roger Ebert critic Marya E. Gates called Yeoh's performance "superb".
1. Spider-Man: Parallel Universe (2018)- Director: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey, Rodney Rothman
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 117 minutes
In this part of the "Spider-Man" series of movies, teenage Miles Morales is bitten by a spider on the subway and becomes the only Spider-Man—at least that's what he thinks until he meets Peter Parker and realizes that there may be more than a Spider-Man. Miles fights evil Jin and his secret weapon can pull different Spider-Man from other universes to our world. The film won the Academy Award for Best Animation Feature in 2019.
0. Mad Max: The Road to the Furious (2015)- Director: George Miller
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.1
- Run Time: 120 Minutes
Who knows George Miller's original Max Max—which cost only $350,000—that ended up paving the way for this $150 million epic? The film stars Tom Hardy as a post-apocalyptic warrior and introduces Charlize Theron as his traitor rival Furiosa, which sends two heroes to an epic desert chase. Following closely behind is a vicious warlord and his endless stream of pale slaves.
. She (2013)- Director: Spike Jonze
- Stacker Score: 94.5
- Metascore: 91
- IMDb User Rating: 8.0
- Runtime: 126 minutes
This 2013 science fiction drama may happen in the future, but in some aspects, its premise has arrived. The film stars Joaquin Phoenix as Theodore Twombly, depicting a romantic love story between Tombray and his perceived operating system Samantha (voiced by Scarlett Johnson).In all the conceivable situations, the two formed a true romantic relationship, but can it last?
. Back to the Future (1985)- Director: Robert Zemeckish
- Stacker Rating: 95.0
- Metascore: 87
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 116 minutes
In this truly timeless science fiction comedy, Marty McFry (Michael J. Fox) travels through the last 30 years with an enhanced version of Delorian. When he got there, he ended up being romantically pursued by his teenage mother, thus damaging his own existence. With the help of Dr. Brown (Christopher Lloyd), Marty is committed to getting his parents back for the first time and bringing herself back to the future.
. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)- Director: Michel Gondry
- Stacker Rating: 95.0
- Metascore: 89
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 108 minutes
If you want to believe the headlines, this surreal film may one day become something scientific soon, minus the novel. Directed by Michelle Gondry of Charlie Kaufman's script, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" stars Jim Carrey as Joel Barish, a man who hopes he can erase his ex-girlfriend Clementine (Kate Winslet) from his memory. It turns out that there is a medical procedure that can do this. Things only get weirder from there.
. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)- Director: James Whale
- Stacker Score: 95.6
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb User Rating: 7.8
- Runtime: 75 minutes
Comments generally believe that the sequel to Frankenstein is an improvement to the original work. The film begins where "Frankenstein" stops, with the monsters of Frankenstein survived the thug attack, and Dr. Praetorious plans to mating Frankenstein's monsters. The film stars Boris Karloff, Colin Clive, Ernest Cesig, Valerie Hobson and Elsa Lanchester.
. Gravity (2013)- Director: Alfonso Cuarón
- Stacker Score: 95.6
- Metascore: 96
- IMDb User Rating: 7.7
- Runtime: 91 minutes
2013's 3D space adventure flocked to the crowd, seeing two astronauts (Sandra Brock and George Clooney) fighting for survival after the shuttle was destroyed. To prepare for her role, Brock works with the Australian dancer to retrain her body to “below the neck, react and move as if it were in a zero gravity environment”. Alfonso Caron directed the film and co-wrote the script with his son Jonas.
. Alien (1979)- Director: Ridley Scottt
- Stacker Score: 96.1
- Metascore: 89
- IMDb User Rating: 8.5
- Runtime: 117 minutes
Before fighting dozens of aliens in the 1986 sequel, Ripley fought only one alien in this 1979 original. It all begins with the crew of the spacecraft Nostromo picking up a deadly form of life that continues to cause complete destruction in the way of a serial killer who spits acid. The film is a milestone in the horror sci-fi genre with nauseating historical scenes.
. Star Wars: Episode 4 - New Hope (1977)- Director: George Lucas
- Stacker Score: 97.2
- Metascore: 90
- IMDb User Rating: 8.6
- Runtime: 121 minutes
Hollywood's Endless Space Opera began with this game-changing movie by George Lucas in 1977, in which a young man named Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) joins the Rebels to fight Darth Vader and the Imperial Army. What’s having fun is a series of characters who become immortal characters in various imaginable ways, including the waffle maker. Sir Alec Guinness (played by Obi-Wan Kenobi) once called Star Wars "fairy tale garbage." Millions of fans will beg for the difference.
.Wall E (2008)- Director: Andrew Stanton
- Stacker Score: 98.9
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 98 minutes
Pixar The 2008 film has put the usually optimistic studio in a downright stern mood. Specifically, it opens up on the future Earth, where the garbage problem becomes so severe that humans take off. The cute robot Vari E is alone through the garbage dump on Earth and finds the way to board the manned spacecraft. Finally, the audience can see what humans have done since the destruction of the earth - naturally watching TV and eating.
. Metropolis (1927)- Director: Fritz Lang
- Stacker Score: 100.0
- Metascore: 98
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 153 minutes
This early film tells the story of a future city with obvious class differentiation. At the heart of Metropolis is a love story between the rich and the poor, and a prophecy of the coming savior. The city of New York in circa 1924 inspired the city’s appearance in the film and influenced pop culture in many ways.
Wall E (2008)- Director: Andrew Stanton
- Stacker Score: 98.9
- Metascore: 95
- IMDb User Rating: 8.4
- Runtime: 98 minutes
Pixar The 2008 film has put the usually optimistic studio in a downright stern mood. Specifically, it opens up on the future Earth, where the garbage problem becomes so severe that humans take off. The cute robot Vari E is alone through the garbage dump on Earth and finds the way to board the manned spacecraft. Finally, the audience can see what humans have done since the destruction of the earth - naturally watching TV and eating.
. Metropolis (1927)- Director: Fritz Lang
- Stacker Score: 100.0
- Metascore: 98
- IMDb User Rating: 8.3
- Runtime: 153 minutes
This early film tells the story of a future city with obvious class differentiation. At the heart of Metropolis is a love story between the rich and the poor, and a prophecy of the coming savior. The city of New York in circa 1924 inspired the city’s appearance in the film and influenced pop culture in many ways.
