The best sci-fi film of every year

The highest-scoring sci-fi film from each year, scored 0–100 on IMDb ratings, critics, major awards and box office against every film from the same year. Pick a year for its full list of sci-fi films.

• 2026: Project Hail Mary Score 93.0 · 15 sci-fi films
• 2025: Superman Score 69.8 · 24 sci-fi films
• 2024: The Substance Score 76.6 · 31 sci-fi films
• 2023: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Score 59.2 · 22 sci-fi films
• 2022: Nope Score 67.9 · 24 sci-fi films
• 2021: Black Widow Score 64.8 · 28 sci-fi films
• 2020: Tenet Score 74.3 · 30 sci-fi films
• 2019: Captain Marvel Score 64.3 · 34 sci-fi films
• 2018: Black Panther Score 89.0 · 54 sci-fi films
• 2017: Logan Score 76.0 · 31 sci-fi films
• 2016: Arrival Score 81.0 · 39 sci-fi films
• 2015: Mad Max: Fury Road Score 97.1 · 42 sci-fi films
• 2014: Interstellar Score 79.0 · 31 sci-fi films
• 2013: Gravity Score 97.8 · 42 sci-fi films
• 2012: The Avengers Score 74.7 · 26 sci-fi films
• 2011: Rise of the Planet of the Apes Score 71.9 · 28 sci-fi films
• 2010: Inception Score 90.0 · 18 sci-fi films
• 2009: Star Trek Score 84.1 · 30 sci-fi films
• 2008: Iron Man Score 76.3 · 28 sci-fi films
• 2007: I Am Legend Score 66.7 · 15 sci-fi films
• 2006: Children of Men Score 74.8 · 23 sci-fi films
• 2005: V for Vendetta Score 67.8 · 15 sci-fi films
• 2004: Spider-Man 2 Score 78.4 · 22 sci-fi films
• 2003: X2: X-Men United Score 70.1 · 13 sci-fi films
• 2002: Spider-Man Score 73.8 · 18 sci-fi films
• 2001: A.I. Artificial Intelligence Score 68.8 · 15 sci-fi films
• 2000: X-Men Score 68.7 · 16 sci-fi films
• 1999: The Matrix Score 85.3 · 17 sci-fi films
• 1998: Dark City Score 61.3 · 16 sci-fi films
• 1997: Face/Off Score 72.4 · 19 sci-fi films
• 1996: Independence Day Score 69.0 · 13 sci-fi films
• 1995: 12 Monkeys Score 72.9 · 14 sci-fi films
• 1994: Stargate Score 57.4 · 10 sci-fi films
• 1993: Jurassic Park Score 80.4 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1992: Godzilla and Mothra: The Battle for Earth Score 44.3 · 11 sci-fi films
• 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day Score 89.0 · 8 sci-fi films
• 1990: Total Recall Score 72.1 · 15 sci-fi films
• 1989: Back to the Future Part II Score 68.2 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1988: They Live Score 57.1 · 15 sci-fi films
• 1987: RoboCop Score 71.9 · 12 sci-fi films
• 1986: The Fly Score 75.5 · 15 sci-fi films
• 1985: Back to the Future Score 82.0 · 13 sci-fi films
• 1984: The Terminator Score 73.5 · 17 sci-fi films
• 1983: WarGames Score 72.1 · 11 sci-fi films
• 1982: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Score 89.3 · 15 sci-fi films
• 1981: The Road Warrior Score 66.3 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1980: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back Score 85.8 · 13 sci-fi films
• 1979: Alien Score 78.7 · 14 sci-fi films
• 1978: Superman Score 78.6 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Score 84.6 · 7 sci-fi films
• 1976: Logan's Run Score 42.5 · 5 sci-fi films
• 1975: The Stepford Wives Score 38.5 · 6 sci-fi films
• 1974: Let Sleeping Corpses Lie Score 42.4 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1973: Fantastic Planet Score 54.2 · 9 sci-fi films
• 1972: Slaughterhouse-Five Score 39.3 · 7 sci-fi films
• 1971: A Clockwork Orange Score 73.4 · 6 sci-fi films
• 1970: Colossus: The Forbin Project Score 43.8 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1969: Marooned Score 35.0 · 4 sci-fi films
• 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey Score 80.8 · 4 sci-fi films
• 1967: Five Million Years to Earth Score 40.1 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1966: The Face of Another Score 55.6 · 6 sci-fi films
• 1965: Monster a Go-Go Score 26.6 · 3 sci-fi films
• 1964: Mothra vs. Godzilla Score 42.9 · 5 sci-fi films
• 1963: X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes Score 36.9 · 3 sci-fi films
• 1962: Panic in Year Zero! Score 30.7 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1961: The Day the Earth Caught Fire Score 43.1 · 4 sci-fi films
• 1960: Village of the Damned Score 47.9 · 3 sci-fi films
• 1959: On the Beach Score 36.2 · 6 sci-fi films
• 1958: The Fly Score 41.7 · 8 sci-fi films
• 1957: The Curse of Frankenstein Score 43.4 · 3 sci-fi films
• 1956: Invasion of the Body Snatchers Score 60.6 · 5 sci-fi films
• 1955: The Quatermass Xperiment Score 36.8 · 7 sci-fi films
• 1954: Godzilla Score 53.8 · 3 sci-fi films
• 1953: The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms Score 42.6 · 4 sci-fi films
• 1952: Monkey Business Score 33.0 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1951: The Day the Earth Stood Still Score 56.9 · 4 sci-fi films
• 1950: Destination Moon Score 36.0 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1945: House of Dracula Score 21.4 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1944: House of Frankenstein Score 22.5 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1943: Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man Score 18.5 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1942: The Ghost of Frankenstein Score 26.9 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1941: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Score 25.8 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1939: Son of Frankenstein Score 37.5 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1936: The Devil-Doll Score 38.7 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1935: Bride of Frankenstein Score 68.0 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1933: The Invisible Man Score 52.6 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1932: Island of Lost Souls Score 48.9 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1931: Frankenstein Score 73.5 · 2 sci-fi films
• 1927: Metropolis Score 65.9 · 1 sci-fi film
• 1920: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Score 40.8 · 1 sci-fi film