HomeEntertainment NewsBest Science Fiction Movies to Watch

Best Science Fiction Movies to Watch

Published:

|

HIGHLIGHTS

  • This article will give you an overview of some cool Sci-Fi movies to binge-watch.
  • These movies are super exciting, with an excellent storyline and outstanding cast. They even have high viewer ratings.
  • Although the movie’s main genre is Sci-Fi, fans may expect several other subgenres including adventure, epic, action and more!

best science fiction movies

Science fiction movies are super cool to watch! They take you to amazing places with robots, aliens, and futuristic worlds. You can see things that don’t happen in real life, like flying cars and space adventures. 

Additionally, they make you think about the future and what could happen if we invent new things. If you like watching Sci-Fi, here’s a list of the best science fiction movies in Hollywood that you shouldn’t miss at all.

Best Science Fiction Movies Hollywood 

Interstellar 

  • Release Date: November 2014.
  • Genre: Sci–Fi, Adventure Epic, Quest, Drama.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.7/10.
  • Written By: Jonathan Nolan, Christopher Nolan.
  • Direction by: Christopher Nolan.
  • Top Cast Includes: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain.

Interstellar movie shows that in a future where Earth is dying, Cooper, a former pilot, is asked to join a space mission to find a new habitable planet. He must now choose between staying with his children or risking never seeing them again to save humanity.

Also Read : Movies Better than Interstellar

The Matrix

  • Release Date: March 1999.
  • Genre: Action Epic, Dystopian Sci-Fi, Artificial Intelligence, Action.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.7/10.
  • Written By: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski.
  • Direction by: Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski.
  • Top Cast Includes: Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, Carrie-Anne Moss.

The Matrix is another popular Sci-Fi that follows the life of Thomas Anderson. Anderson is a regular guy who works with computers and has a secret life as a hacker called Neo. One day, a strange person tells him that everything he knows is fake, created by a powerful computer, leaving him completely lost.

Alien

  • Release Date: June 1979.
  • Genre: Cyberpunk, Monster Horror, Space Sci-Fi, Horror.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.5/10.
  • Written By: Dan O’Bannon, Ronald Shusett.
  • Direction by: Ridley Scott.
  • Top Cast Includes: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt.

The Alien movie is next on our list of best sci-fi flicks. The story follows the spaceship “Nostromo” receiving a distress call while returning home. Upon landing on a small moon, part of the crew investigates, only to discover they are not alone on the ship, leading to unexpected dangers.

Back to the Future

  • Release Date: July 1985.
  • Genre: Family, Sci-Fi.
  • IMDb Rating: 8.5/10.
  • Written By: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale.
  • Direction by: Robert Zemeckis.
  • Top Cast Includes: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson.

Back to the Future is an interesting tale of Marty McFly, who is a typical teenager from the 1980s. He accidentally travels back to 1955 in a time machine made from a DeLorean car by a quirky scientist. While in the past, he must ensure that his future parents meet and fall in love so he can return to his own time.

Contact

  • Release Date: July 1997.
  • Genre: Space Sci-Fi, Psychological Drama, Psychological Thriller, Mystery.
  • IMDb Rating: 7.5/10.
  • Written By: James V. Hart, Michael Goldenberg, Carl Sagan.
  • Direction by: Robert Zemeckis.
  • Top Cast Includes: Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Skerritt.

The last one in our list of Sci-Fi movies is Contact. Dr. Ellie is trying to figure out a message from the stars, especially from Vega. When she finds out that aliens might be trying to talk to us, some people get really worried and oppose the idea. Ellie finds a secret message in the signal, and now she’s wondering if she should answer it.

Related Articles

Weekly Hits

Tablets

Trending Now

AI

Wearables

Offer News

Entertainment News

Fintech News