IMDb Curator's 84-Film Sci-Fi List Yields a Top 10 Spanning 1984 to 2024
An IMDb collection curated by users, titled "Best Sci-Fi Movies!", showcases 84 films ranked by user preference and has attracted over 646,000 visits. The top 10 features classics like The Terminator (1984) and the upcoming Dune: Part Two (2024). Leading the list is Interstellar, boasting an 8.7 rating from 2.6 million voters and a Metascore of 74, sharing second place with The Matrix, which also has an 8.7 rating but a slightly lower Metascore of 73. Following closely is Blade Runner 2049 at 8.0 (772,000 votes, 81 Metascore). Dune: Part Two holds an 8.4 from 799,000 voters (79 Metascore), while Inception ranks fifth with an 8.8 (2.9 million votes, 74 Metascore). Terminator 2: Judgment Day has an 8.6 rating (1.3 million votes, 75 Metascore). This compilation reflects 40 years of sci-fi filmmaking.
Key facts
- An IMDb user's "Best Sci-Fi Movies!" list collects 84 titles ordered by personal preference, not an automatic sort
- The top 10 span 1984's The Terminator to 2024's Dune: Part Two, a 40-year range
- The collection has attracted more than 646,000 visits
- Denis Villeneuve directs four of the 10 films; Christopher Nolan and James Cameron have two each
- Inception holds the highest user rating at 8.8 from 2.9 million votes but is placed fifth
- The Terminator holds the top Metascore at 84 and the strictest certificate, 18
- The Matrix pairs the lowest Metascore, 73, with 8.7 from 2.3 million voters
- Minority Report has the smallest voting pool at 629,000, while Arrival has the lowest user score at 7.9
Entities
Artists
- Christopher Nolan
- Matthew McConaughey
- Anne Hathaway
- Jessica Chastain
- Denis Villeneuve
- Ryan Gosling
- Harrison Ford
- Ana de Armas
- Timothée Chalamet
- Zendaya
- Rebecca Ferguson
- Lana Wachowski
- Lilly Wachowski
- Keanu Reeves
- Laurence Fishburne
- Carrie-Anne Moss
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Elliot Page
- James Cameron
- Arnold Schwarzenegger
- Linda Hamilton
- Edward Furlong
- Sarah Connor
- John Connor
- Amy Adams
- Jeremy Renner
- Forest Whitaker
- Steven Spielberg
- Tom Cruise
- Colin Farrell
- Samantha Morton
- Michael Biehn
- Paul Atreides
- Louise Banks
- Rick Deckard
Institutions
- IMDb
- Quartz
Locations
- Arrakis
Sources
- Quartz —