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Best Sci-Fi Movies of the 2010s, Ranked by IMDb, Rotten Tomatoes, Metacritic and TMDB
174 sci-fi films from the 2010s are in our catalog; the 50 best are ranked below. Top of the list is Inception (2010), at 8.8 on IMDb. The average IMDb score across this list is 7.7. Biggest split between audiences and critics: Alita: Battle Angel, 7.3 on IMDb against 53 on Metacritic.
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| # | Movie | Genre | IMDb | Tomato | Meta | TMDB | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inception '2010 | Action / Sci-Fi / Crime | 8.8 | 86% | 74 | 8.4 | Christopher Nolan |
| 2 | Interstellar '2014 | Drama / Sci-Fi | 8.7 | 73% | 74 | 8.5 | Christopher Nolan |
| 3 | Avengers: Infinity War '2018 | Action / Sci-Fi | 8.4 | 85% | 68 | 8.2 | Anthony Russo |
| 4 | Avengers: Endgame '2019 | Sci-Fi / Action | 8.4 | 94% | 78 | 8.2 | Anthony Russo |
| 5 | Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse '2018 | Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 8.4 | 97% | 87 | 8.4 | Bob Persichetti |
| 6 | Mad Max: Fury Road '2015 | Action / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | 97% | 90 | 7.6 | George Miller |
| 7 | Logan '2017 | Action / Drama / Sci-Fi | 8.1 | 93% | 77 | 7.8 | James Mangold |
| 8 | Guardians of the Galaxy '2014 | Action / Sci-Fi | 8.0 | 91% | 76 | 7.9 | James Gunn |
| 9 | The Avengers '2012 | Sci-Fi / Action | 8.0 | 91% | 69 | 8.1 | Joss Whedon |
| 10 | The Martian '2015 | Sci-Fi / Drama | 8.0 | 91% | 80 | 7.7 | Ridley Scott |
| 11 | Blade Runner 2049 '2017 | Sci-Fi / Drama | 8.0 | 88% | 81 | 7.6 | Denis Villeneuve |
| 12 | Arrival '2016 | Drama / Sci-Fi / Mystery | 7.9 | 94% | 81 | 7.6 | Denis Villeneuve |
| 13 | Thor: Ragnarok '2017 | Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | 93% | 74 | 7.6 | Taika Waititi |
| 14 | Edge of Tomorrow '2014 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | 91% | 71 | 7.6 | Doug Liman |
| 15 | X-Men: Days of Future Past '2014 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.9 | 90% | 75 | 7.5 | Bryan Singer |
| 16 | Captain America: Civil War '2016 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.8 | 90% | 75 | 7.5 | Joe Russo |
| 17 | Her '2013 | Romance / Sci-Fi / Drama | 7.9 | 95% | 91 | 7.8 | Spike Jonze |
| 18 | Rogue One: A Star Wars Story '2016 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.8 | 84% | 65 | 7.5 | Gareth Edwards |
| 19 | Captain America: The Winter Soldier '2014 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | 90% | 70 | 7.7 | Joe Russo |
| 20 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens '2015 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | 93% | 80 | 7.2 | J.J. Abrams |
| 21 | Gravity '2013 | Sci-Fi / Thriller / Drama | 7.7 | 96% | 96 | 7.2 | Alfonso Cuarón |
| 22 | X-Men: First Class '2011 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | 86% | 65 | 7.3 | Matthew Vaughn |
| 23 | Ex Machina '2015 | Drama / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | 92% | 78 | 7.6 | Alex Garland |
| 24 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 '2017 | Sci-Fi / Action | 7.6 | 85% | 67 | 7.6 | James Gunn |
| 25 | Star Trek Into Darkness '2013 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.7 | 84% | 72 | 7.3 | J.J. Abrams |
| 26 | Despicable Me '2010 | Animation / Comedy / Crime / Sci-Fi | 7.6 | 80% | 72 | 7.3 | Pierre Coffin |
| 27 | Dawn of the Planet of the Apes '2014 | Sci-Fi / Action / Drama / Thriller | 7.6 | 91% | 79 | 7.3 | Matt Reeves |
| 28 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes '2011 | Thriller / Action / Drama / Sci-Fi | 7.6 | 82% | 68 | 7.4 | Rupert Wyatt |
| 29 | A Quiet Place '2018 | Horror / Drama / Sci-Fi | 7.5 | 96% | 82 | 7.4 | John Krasinski |
| 30 | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire '2013 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.5 | 90% | 76 | 7.4 | Francis Lawrence |
| 31 | Source Code '2011 | Thriller / Sci-Fi / Mystery | 7.5 | 92% | 74 | 7.3 | Duncan Jones |
| 32 | Spider-Man: Homecoming '2017 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.4 | 92% | 73 | 7.3 | Jon Watts |
| 33 | Looper '2012 | Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi | 7.4 | 93% | 84 | 6.9 | Rian Johnson |
| 34 | Ready Player One '2018 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.4 | 71% | 64 | 7.6 | Steven Spielberg |
| 35 | Limitless '2011 | Thriller / Mystery / Sci-Fi | 7.4 | 68% | 59 | 7.2 | Neil Burger |
| 36 | Avengers: Age of Ultron '2015 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 75% | 66 | 7.3 | Joss Whedon |
| 37 | Black Panther '2018 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 96% | 88 | 7.4 | Ryan Coogler |
| 38 | Spider-Man: Far From Home '2019 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 91% | 69 | 7.4 | Jon Watts |
| 39 | Predestination '2014 | Sci-Fi / Thriller | 7.4 | 84% | 69 | 7.4 | Michael Spierig |
| 40 | Upgrade '2018 | Action / Thriller / Sci-Fi | 7.5 | 88% | 67 | 7.5 | Leigh Whannell |
| 41 | War for the Planet of the Apes '2017 | Drama / Sci-Fi / War | 7.4 | 94% | 82 | 7.2 | Matt Reeves |
| 42 | The Hunger Games '2012 | Sci-Fi / Action / Thriller | 7.2 | 84% | 68 | 7.2 | Gary Ross |
| 43 | Cloud Atlas '2012 | Drama / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 65% | 55 | 6.9 | Lana Wachowski |
| 44 | Despicable Me 2 '2013 | Animation / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 75% | 62 | 7.0 | Pierre Coffin |
| 45 | Ant-Man '2015 | Sci-Fi / Action | 7.2 | 83% | 64 | 7.1 | Peyton Reed |
| 46 | Alita: Battle Angel '2019 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 61% | 53 | 7.3 | Robert Rodriguez |
| 47 | Megamind '2010 | Animation / Action / Comedy / Sci-Fi | 7.3 | 73% | 63 | 7.0 | Tom McGrath |
| 48 | 10 Cloverfield Lane '2016 | Thriller / Sci-Fi / Drama / Horror | 7.2 | 91% | 76 | 7.0 | Dan Trachtenberg |
| 49 | Iron Man 3 '2013 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.1 | 79% | 62 | 6.9 | Shane Black |
| 50 | Man of Steel '2013 | Action / Sci-Fi | 7.1 | 57% | 55 | 6.7 | Zack Snyder |
Our catalog covers roughly the 8,800 most-rated films on TMDB, so lesser-known titles may be missing. Order uses a confidence-weighted IMDb score so a perfect score from a handful of votes does not beat a well-established classic; the scores shown are the raw ones.
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Directors on this list
Christopher Nolan George Miller James Mangold James Gunn Ridley Scott Denis Villeneuve Doug Liman Bryan Singer Joe Russo Spike Jonze Gareth Edwards J.J. Abrams
Actors on this list
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