Reptilicus
1961 · TMDB 3.7/10 · 105 votes
A portion of the tail of a prehistoric reptile is discovered in Denmark. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Science Fiction Movies
Discover popular and highly rated science fiction movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
Battle of Los Angeles
2011 · TMDB 3.5/10 · 119 votes
In February 1942 US forces engaged an unidentified flying object above Los Angeles. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Devil-Doll
1936 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 121 votes
Respected Parisian banker Paul Lavond is framed for robbery and murder by crooked associates and sent to prison. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Cloud
2006 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 126 votes
DIE WOLKE (The Cloud) is about a breakdown of a nuclear power station in Germany and the story of two teenager-lovers Hannah and Elmar who take refuge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
X-Men: First Class
2011 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 13,695 votes
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Perfect Creature
2007 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 100 votes
The vampire myth is given a stylish 1960s treatment, where a human cop partners with a vampire cop to stop a vamp bent on creating a war between the two "separate but equal" races. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Stasis
2017 · TMDB 3.6/10 · 176 votes
After a night out of partying and left behind by her friends, Ava wakes up and sneaks back home only to find that she's already safe in bed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Project Ithaca
2019 · TMDB 5.8/10 · 114 votes
Five strangers awaken to find themselves trapped aboard an alien spaceship that seems to be harnessing their terror to power the ship. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mondocane
2021 · TMDB 6.3/10 · 157 votes
In the near future, the southern Italian city of Taranto is surrounded by barbed wire that no one, not even the police, dares to cross. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Angry Video Game Nerd: The Movie
2014 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 155 votes
Based on the hit web series of the same name, a disgruntled gamer must overcome his fear of the worst video game of all time in order to save his fans. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beyond
2003 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 150 votes
While looking for her cat, a young woman and some kids find an abandoned building where strange things happen and the rules of physics don't always apply. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scream and Scream Again
1970 · TMDB 5.3/10 · 107 votes
A serial killer who drains his victims of blood is on the loose and London police follow him to a house owned by an eccentric scientist. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Galaxy
1981 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 160 votes
An Earth Man and his alien friend escape an exploding Earth, and set forth on an odd adventure across the universe with a known fugitive. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Snatchers
2019 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 170 votes
After status-obsessed teen Sara has sex for the first time, she wakes up the next day nine months pregnant-with an alien. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Man Who Saved the World
1982 · TMDB 4.8/10 · 115 votes
Two space cadets crash-land on a desert planet, where an evil wizard seeks the ultimate power to take over the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Beast Within
1982 · TMDB 5.5/10 · 129 votes
A horrified teen mutates into a crazed cannibalistic swamp creature, and must uncover the terrifying secret identity of his father before his nasty natural tendencies force him to make jambalaya out of the locals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Final Flight of the Osiris
2003 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 189 votes
Immediately before the events of The Matrix Reloaded, the crew of the hovercraft Osiris discovers a quarter of a million sentinels drilling through the surface of the earth towards the last human city of Zion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Superman
1941 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 122 votes
After The Daily Planet receives a letter from a mad scientist threatening to wreak destruction with his Electrothanasia Ray, Lois Lane heads out in the hopes of getting more information for a news story. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The End
2012 · TMDB 5.1/10 · 138 votes
One weekend, after years without seeing each other, several friends, over whom hangs the shadow of a murky episode of the past, meet in a house in the mountains. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Prize of Peril
1983 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 110 votes
In a futuristic society, contestants pit their survival skills against each other in a fight to the death for cash prizes, and the contest is aired live on television. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.