The best sci-fi films of 1977

7 sci-fi films from 1977, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind Score 84.6 · IMDb 7.6 · Tomatometer 91% · Metascore 90 · Science Fiction, Drama
2. Kingdom of the Spiders Score 31.2 · IMDb 5.7 · Tomatometer 55%
3. Demon Seed Score 29.8 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 57% · Metascore 55
4. Rabid Score 28.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 78% · Metascore 56
5. Damnation Alley Score 19.0 · IMDb 5.3 · Tomatometer 42% · Metascore 30
6. Empire of the Ants Score 9.4 · IMDb 4.4 · Tomatometer 10% · Metascore 26
7. The Incredible Melting Man Score 8.2 · IMDb 4.3 · Tomatometer 7%