The best sci-fi films of 1979

14 sci-fi films from 1979, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office, compared with every film from the same year.

  1. Alien Score 78.7 · IMDb 8.4 · Tomatometer 93% · Metascore 89 · Horror, Science Fiction
  2. Stalker Score 61.7 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 85
  3. Mad Max Score 52.9 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 89% · Metascore 73
  4. Time After Time Score 44.5 · IMDb 7.0 · Tomatometer 88% · Metascore 69
  5. Moonraker Score 41.9 · IMDb 6.3 · Tomatometer 59% · Metascore 66
  6. Star Trek: The Motion Picture Score 39.6 · IMDb 6.4 · Tomatometer 51% · Metascore 50
  7. The Brood Score 36.6 · IMDb 6.8 · Tomatometer 84% · Metascore 63
  8. Phantasm Score 33.2 · IMDb 6.6 · Tomatometer 72% · Metascore 72
  9. Prophecy Score 31.6 · IMDb 5.6 · Tomatometer 35% · Metascore 41
  10. The Visitor Score 31.0 · IMDb 5.2 · Tomatometer 79% · Metascore 65