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Discover popular and highly rated science fiction movies. This page focuses on useful, popular choices for viewers in the United States.
Updated 2026-08-03 · Ratings from TMDB
Eligible titles are ranked using TMDB popularity, audience rating, and vote count. Streaming availability and ratings can change over time.
1997 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 11,940 votes
In 2257, a taxi driver is unintentionally given the task of saving a young girl who is part of the key that will ensure the survival of humanity. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 5,351 votes
When a new threat capable of destroying the entire planet emerges, Optimus Prime and the Autobots must team up with a powerful faction known as the Maximals. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2026 · TMDB 7.1/10 · 1,538 votes
In the near future, a detective stands on trial accused of murdering his wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 13,918 votes
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2024 · TMDB 7.0/10 · 3,296 votes
Gru and Lucy and their girls—Margo, Edith and Agnes—welcome a new member to the Gru family, Gru Jr., who is intent on tormenting his dad. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 20,710 votes
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1979 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 16,595 votes
During its return to the earth, commercial spaceship Nostromo intercepts a distress signal from a distant planet. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,538 votes
A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind's first encounter with A.I. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2019 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 16,926 votes
The story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between two alien races. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1987 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 9,327 votes
A team of elite commandos on a secret mission in a Central American jungle come to find themselves hunted by an extraterrestrial warrior. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 1,755 votes
In a dystopian 1970s America, fifty teenage boys take part in a deadly annual walking contest, forced to maintain a minimum pace or be executed, until only one survivor remains. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2013 · TMDB 6.7/10 · 16,405 votes
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2025 · TMDB 6.8/10 · 3,748 votes
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2023 · TMDB 6.6/10 · 5,125 votes
When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1986 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 11,006 votes
Ripley, the sole survivor of the Nostromo's deadly encounter with the monstrous Alien, returns to Earth after drifting through space in hypersleep for 57 years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2016 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 19,618 votes
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1968 · TMDB 8.0/10 · 12,760 votes
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2018 · TMDB 6.9/10 · 14,319 votes
Just when his time under house arrest is about to end, Scott Lang once again puts his freedom at risk to help Hope van Dyne and Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
1982 · TMDB 8.1/10 · 8,091 votes
A research team in Antarctica is hunted by a shape-shifting alien that assumes the appearance of its victims. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 16,441 votes
The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war for the survival of the species across two time periods as they join forces with their younger selves in an epic battle that must change the past – to save our future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.