Top 10 Best Sci-fi Movies
by Year 2010-2019

Criteria: These Top 10 Best Sci-fi Movies for each year 2010 through 2019 are ranked by Impact, Influence, and Popularity in the Sci-Fi movie genre.

Title (Director) (Leading Actors)

Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2019


1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(J.J. Abrams) (Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver)
2. High Life
(Claire Denis) (Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin)
3. Terminator: Dark Fate
(Tim Miller) (Linda Hamilton, Arnold Schwarzenegger)
4. I Am Mother
(Grant Sputore) (Rose Byrne, Maddie Lenton, Luke Hawker)
5. Alita: Battle Angel
(Robert Rodriguez) (Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly)
6. Ad Astra
(James Gray) (Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga)
7. The Wandering Earth
(Frant Gwo) (Jing Wu, Chuxiao Qu, Guangjie Li)
8. Captive State
(Rupert Wyatt) ( John Goodman, Ashton Sanders, Jonathan Majors)
9. Men in Black: International
(F. Gary Gray) (Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson)
10. Project Ithaca
(Nicholas Humphries) (James Gallanders, Deragh Campbell, Daniel Fathers)

Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2018


1. Annihilation
(Alex Garland) (Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tessa Thompson)
2. Venom
(Ruben Fleischer) (Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed)
3. Ready Player One
(Steven Spielberg) (Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Ben Mendelsohn)
4. Upgrade
(Leigh Whannell) (Logan Marshall-Green, Richard Anastasios, Rosco Campbell)
5. Solo: A Star Wars Story
(Ron Howard) (Alden Ehrenreich, Woody Harrelson, Emilia Clarke)
6. Extinction
(Ben Young) (Michael Peña, Lizzy Caplan, Amelia Crouch)
7. Anon
(Andrew Niccol) (Clive Owen, Afiya Bennett, Morgan Allen)
8. The Predator
(Shane Black) (Boyd Holbrook, Trevante Rhodes, Jacob Tremblay)
9. High Life
(Claire Denis) (Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, André Benjamin)
10. Maze Runner: The Death Cure
(Wes Ball) (Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2017


1. Blade Runner 2049
(Denis Villeneuve) (Harrison Ford, Ryan Gosling, Ana de Armas)
2. Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(Rian Johnson) (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Mark Hamill)
3. War for the Planet of the Apes
(Matt Reeves) (Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn)
4. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
(Tommy Wirkola) (Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana)
5. Alien: Covenant
(Ridley Scott) (Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup)
6. Life
(Daniel Espinosa) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds)
7. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
(Luc Besson) (Dane DeHaan, Cara Delevingne)
8. Ghost in the Shell
(Rupert Sanders) (Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk)
9. Rememory
(Mark Palansky) (Peter Dinklage, Matt Ellis, Jordana Largy)
10. The Dark Tower
(Nikolaj Arcel) (Idris Elba, Matthew McConaughey, Tom Taylor)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2016


1. Arrival
(Denis Villeneuve) (Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker)
2. Star Trek Beyond
(Justin Lin) (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban)
3. Passengers
(Morten Tyldum) (Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt)
4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
(Gareth Edwards) (Felicity Jones, Diego Luna)
5. Morgan
(Luke Scott) (Chloë Grace Moretz, Matthew Zuk, Gabriela Lopez)
6. ARQ
(Tony Elliott) (Robbie Amell, Rachael Taylor, Shaun Benson)
7. Ares
(Jean-Patrick Benes) (Ola Rapace, Micha Lescot, Thierry Hancisse)
8. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter
(Paul W.S. Anderson) (Milla Jovovich, Iain Glen)
9. Realive
(Mateo Gil) (Tom Hughes, Charlotte Le Bon, Oona Chaplin, Barry Ward)
10. Kill Command
(Steven Gomez) (Vanessa Kirby, David Ajala, Mike Noble)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2015


1. The Martian
(Ridley Scott) (Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig)
2. Mad Max: Fury Road
(George Miller) (Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult)
3. Snowpiercer
(Bong Joon Ho) (Chris Evans, Song Kang Ho, Jamie Bell, John Hurt)
4. Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens
(J.J. Abrams) (Daisy Ridley, John Boyega)
5. Ex Machina
(Alex Garland) (Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac)
6. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Pt. 2
(F. Lawrence) (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson)
7. Insurgent
(Robert Schwentke) (Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Theo James)
8. Jurassic World
(Colin Trevorrow) (Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins)
9. Ant-Man
(Peyton Reed) (Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Corey Stoll)
10. Z for Zachariah
(Craig Zobel) (Chiwetel Ejiofor, Chris Pine, Margot Robbie)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2014


1. Interstellar
(Christopher Nolan) (Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain)
2. Guardians of the Galaxy
(James Gunn) (Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper)
3. Edge of Tomorrow
(Doug Liman) (Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Bill Paxton)
4. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1
(F. Lawrence) (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson)
5. Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
(Matt Reeves) (Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Andy Serkis)
6. The Maze Runner
(Wes Ball) (Dylan O'Brien, Kaya Scodelario, Will Poulter)
7. Time Lapse
(Bradley King) (Danielle Panabaker, Matt O'Leary, George Finn)
8. Divergent
(Neil Burger) (Shailene Woodley, Theo James, Kate Winslet)
9. The Signal
(William Eubank) (Brenton Thwaites, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp)
10. Predestination
(Peter Spierig, Michael Spierig) (Ethan Hawke, Sarah Snook, Noah Taylor)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2013


1. Gravity
(Alfonso Cuarón) (Sandra Bullock, George Clooney)
2. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
(Francis Lawrence) (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson)
3. Star Trek Into Darkness
(J.J. Abrams) (Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto)
4. Pacific Rim
(Guillermo del Toro) (Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam)
5. Europa Report
(Sebastián Cordero) (Sharlto Copley, Michael Nyqvist)
6. Mr. Nobody
(Jaco Van Dormael) (Jared Leto, Sarah Polley)
7. Elysium
(Neill Blomkamp) (Matt Damon, Jodie Foster)
8. Ender's Game
(Gavin Hood) (Harrison Ford, Asa Butterfield)
9. Oblivion
(Joseph Kosinski) (Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman)
10. Riddick
(David Twohy) (Vin Diesel, Karl Urban)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2012


1. Looper
(Rian Johnson) (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis)
2. The Hunger Games
(Gary Ross) (Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson)
3. Chronicle
(Josh Trank) (Dane DeHaan, Alex Russell)
4. Prometheus
(Ridley Scott) (Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron)
5. Cloud Atlas
(Tom Tykwer) (Tom Hanks, Halle Berry)
6. Dredd 3D
(Pete Travis) (Karl Urban, Olivia Thirlby)
7. Men In Black 3
(Barry Sonnenfeld) (Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones)
8. John Carter
(Andrew Stanton) (Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins)
9. Total Recall
(Len Wiseman) (Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale)
10. Battleship
(Peter Berg) (Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2011


1. Source Code
(Duncan Jones) (Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monaghan)
2. Super 8
(J.J. Abrams) (Elle Fanning, AJ Michalka, Kyle Chandler)
3. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
(Rupert Wyatt) (James Franco, Andy Serkis)
4. The Adjustment Bureau
(George Nolfi) (Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Michael Kelly)
5. Limitless
(Neil Burger) (Bradley Cooper, Anna Friel, Abbie Cornish)
6. Perfect Sense
(David Mackenzie) (Ewan McGregor, Eva Green, Connie Nielsen)
7. In Time
(Andrew Niccol) (Justin Timberlake, Amanda Seyfried, Cillian Murphy)
8. Cowboys & Aliens
(Jon Favreau) (Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde)
9. Eva
(Kike Maíllo) (Claudia Vega, Daniel Brühl, Marta Etura)
10. I Am Number Four
(D.J. Caruso) (Alex Pettyfer, Timothy Olyphant, Dianna Agron)

10 Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2010


1. Inception
(Christopher Nolan) (Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page)
2. Monsters
(Gareth Edwards) (Scoot McNairy, Whitney Able, Annalee Jefferies)
3. The Book of Eli
(Albert & Allen Hughes) (Denzel Washington, Mila Kunis, Gary Oldman)
4. Predators
(Nimród Antal) (Adrien Brody, Laurence Fishburne, Topher Grace)
5. Tron: Legacy
(Joseph Kosinski) (Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde)
6. Womb
(Benedek Fliegauf) (Eva Green, Matt Smith, Lesley Manville)
7. Repo Men
(Miguel Sapochnik) (Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga)
8. Skyline
(Colin Strause, Greg Strause) (Eric Balfour, Donald Faison, Scottie Thompson)
9. Downstream
(Simone Bartesaghi, Philip Kim, Neil Kinsella) (Jonathon Trent, Elizabeth Roberts)
10. Future X-Cops
(Jing Wong) (Andy Lau, Barbie Hsu, Bingbing Fan)

Last Updated: 2021-11-30