Most Popular Sci-Fi Feature Films
1. Doctor Strange (2016)
PG-13 | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A former neurosurgeon embarks on a journey of healing only to be drawn into the world of the mystic arts.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong
Votes: 117,810 | Gross: $161.78M
2. Arrival (II) (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A linguist is recruited by the military to assist in translating alien communications.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg
Votes: 32,604 | Gross: $30.09M
3. Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
129 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Time-traveling agent Valerian is sent to investigate a galactic empire, along with his partner Laureline.
Director: Luc Besson | Stars: Cara Delevingne, Dane DeHaan, Ethan Hawke, Rihanna
4. Wonder Woman (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
An Amazonian princess leaves her island home to explore the world and, in doing so, becomes one of the world's greatest heroes.
Director: Patty Jenkins | Stars: Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Robin Wright, Connie Nielsen
5. Star Trek Beyond (2016)
PG-13 | 122 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test.
Director: Justin Lin | Stars: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana
Votes: 117,629 | Gross: $158.80M
6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
133 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production
The Rebellion makes a risky move to steal the plans to the Death Star, setting up the epic saga to follow.
Director: Gareth Edwards | Stars: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn, Forest Whitaker
7. Suicide Squad (2016)
PG-13 | 123 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A secret government agency recruits some of the most dangerous incarcerated super-villains to form a defensive task force. Their first mission: save the world from the apocalypse.
Director: David Ayer | Stars: Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Viola Davis
Votes: 259,504 | Gross: $325.02M
8. Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging superhero.
Director: Jon Watts | Stars: Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Donald Glover, Martin Starr
9. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
The plot is unknown.
Director: Taika Waititi | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Tessa Thompson, Idris Elba, Chris Hemsworth
10. Justice League (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gal Gadot, Amy Adams, Ben Affleck, Jason Momoa
11. X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
PG-13 | 144 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
After the re-emergence of the world's first mutant, world-destroyer Apocalypse, the X-Men must unite to defeat his extinction level plan.
Director: Bryan Singer | Stars: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Nicholas Hoult
Votes: 215,483 | Gross: $155.33M
12. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Action, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Set to the backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' continues the team's adventures as they unravel the mystery of Peter Quill's true parentage.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Aaron Schwartz, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana, Chris Pratt
13. Logan (2017)
Action, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Set in the future, Logan and Professor Charles Xavier must cope with the loss of the X-Men when a corporation led by Nathaniel Essex is destroying the world leaving it to destruction, with ... See full summary »
Director: James Mangold | Stars: Doris Morgado, Hugh Jackman, Boyd Holbrook, Patrick Stewart
14. Power Rangers (2017)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production
A group of high-school kids, who are infused with unique superpowers, harness their abilities in order to save the world.
Director: Dean Israelite | Stars: Bryan Cranston, Dacre Montgomery, Elizabeth Banks, Bill Hader
15. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
PG-13 | 121 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A group of intergalactic criminals are forced to work together to stop a fanatical warrior from taking control of the universe.
Director: James Gunn | Stars: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana
Votes: 707,617 | Gross: $333.13M
16. Ghostbusters (2016)
PG-13 | 116 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Following a ghost invasion of Manhattan, paranormal enthusiasts Erin Gilbert and Abby Yates, nuclear engineer Jillian Holtzmann, and subway worker Patty Tolan band together to stop the otherworldly threat.
Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones
Votes: 114,830 | Gross: $128.34M
17. Deadpool (2016)
R | 108 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A fast-talking mercenary with a morbid sense of humor is subjected to a rogue experiment that leaves him with accelerated healing powers and a quest for revenge.
Director: Tim Miller | Stars: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Ed Skrein
Votes: 539,095 | Gross: $363.02M
18. Passengers (I) (2016)
PG-13 | Adventure, Drama, Romance | Completed
A spacecraft traveling to a distant colony planet and transporting thousands of people has a malfunction in its sleep chambers. As a result, two passengers are awakened 90 years early.
Director: Morten Tyldum | Stars: Jennifer Lawrence, Chris Pratt, Michael Sheen, Andy Garcia
19. Transformers: The Last Knight (2017)
Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi | Post-production
Plot is unknown.
Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Mark Wahlberg, Laura Haddock, Stanley Tucci
20. Westworld (1973)
PG | 88 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
In 1983, a robot malfunction creates havoc and terror for unsuspecting vacationers at a futuristic, adult-themed amusement park.
Director: Michael Crichton | Stars: Yul Brynner, Richard Benjamin, James Brolin, Norman Bartold
Votes: 32,498
21. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
PG-13 | 147 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Political interference in the Avengers' activities causes a rift between former allies Captain America and Iron Man.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan
Votes: 345,475 | Gross: $408.08M
22. Independence Day: Resurgence (2016)
PG-13 | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Two decades after the first Independence Day invasion, Earth is faced with a new extra-Solar threat. But will mankind's new space defenses be enough?
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Liam Hemsworth, Jeff Goldblum, Bill Pullman, Maika Monroe
Votes: 97,233 | Gross: $103.14M
23. Idiocracy (2006)
R | 84 min | Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Private Joe Bauers, the definition of "average American", is selected by the Pentagon to be the guinea pig for a top-secret hibernation program. Forgotten, he awakes five centuries in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive.
Director: Mike Judge | Stars: Luke Wilson, Maya Rudolph, Dax Shepard, Terry Crews
Votes: 110,863 | Gross: $0.44M
24. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015)
PG-13 | 138 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Three decades after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, a new threat arises. The First Order attempts to rule the galaxy and only a ragtag group of heroes can stop them, along with the help of the Resistance.
Director: J.J. Abrams | Stars: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson
Votes: 598,138 | Gross: $936.63M
25. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Fearing that the actions of Superman are left unchecked, Batman takes on the Man of Steel, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Jesse Eisenberg
Votes: 418,751 | Gross: $330.25M
26. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
Action, Sci-Fi | Pre-production
Plot is unknown.
Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo | Stars: Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Karen Gillan, Zoe Saldana
27. Life (2017)
Sci-Fi, Thriller | Post-production
An international space crew discovers life on Mars.
Director: Daniel Espinosa | Stars: Rebecca Ferguson, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ryan Reynolds, Hiroyuki Sanada
28. Assassin's Creed (2016)
PG-13 | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Completed
When Callum Lynch explores the memories of his ancestor Aguilar and gains the skills of a Master Assassin, he discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society.
Director: Justin Kurzel | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Essie Davis, Jeremy Irons
29. Interstellar (2014)
PG-13 | 169 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Mackenzie Foy
Votes: 966,646 | Gross: $187.99M
30. Alien: Covenant (2017)
Action, Adventure, Horror | Post-production
The crew of the colony ship Covenant discover what they think is an uncharted paradise, but it is actually a dark, dangerous world, whose sole inhabitant is the synthetic David, survivor of the doomed Prometheus expedition.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Michael Fassbender, Katherine Waterston, Noomi Rapace, Guy Pearce
31. Sky High (2005)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Set in an era where superheroes are commonly known and accepted, young William Stronghold, the son of the Commander and Jetstream, tries to find a balance between being a normal teenager and an extraordinary being.
Director: Mike Mitchell | Stars: Kurt Russell, Kelly Preston, Michael Angarano, Danielle Panabaker
Votes: 62,644 | Gross: $63.94M
32. The Purge: Election Year (2016)
R | 109 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Years after sparing the man who killed his son, former police sergeant Barnes has become head of security for Senator Charlie Roan, a Presidential candidate targeted for death on Purge night due to her vow to eliminate the Purge.
Director: James DeMonaco | Stars: Frank Grillo, Elizabeth Mitchell, Mykelti Williamson, Joseph Julian Soria
Votes: 40,667 | Gross: $79.00M
33. Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
PG | 94 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Manny, Diego, and Sid join up with Buck to fend off a meteor strike that would destroy the world.
Directors: Mike Thurmeier, Galen T. Chu | Stars: Ray Romano, Denis Leary, John Leguizamo, Chris Wedge
Votes: 23,458 | Gross: $64.06M
34. Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
An action/adventure story centered on King Kong's origins.
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts | Stars: Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Toby Kebbell, Samuel L. Jackson
35. Star Wars: Episode VIII (2017)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Post-production
Having taken her first steps into a larger world in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Rey continues her epic journey with Finn, Poe and Luke Skywalker in the next chapter of the saga.
Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Daisy Ridley, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Simon Pegg
36. Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Sci-Fi | Filming
The plot is unknown.
Director: Denis Villeneuve | Stars: Ana de Armas, Mackenzie Davis, Jared Leto, Ryan Gosling
37. The Guest (I) (2014)
R | 100 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A soldier introduces himself to the Peterson family, claiming to be a friend of their son who died in action. After the young man is welcomed into their home, a series of accidental deaths seem to be connected to his presence.
Director: Adam Wingard | Stars: Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe, Joel David Moore
Votes: 66,082 | Gross: $0.32M
38. Inception (2010)
PG-13 | 148 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A thief, who steals corporate secrets through use of dream-sharing technology, is given the inverse task of planting an idea into the mind of a CEO.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Ken Watanabe
Votes: 1,505,041 | Gross: $292.57M
39. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
R | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Zoë Kravitz
Votes: 581,229 | Gross: $153.63M
40. The Martian (2015)
PG-13 | 144 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Kate Mara
Votes: 511,141 | Gross: $228.43M
41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)
PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After facing Shredder, who has joined forces with mad scientist Baxter Stockman and henchmen Bebop and Rocksteady to take over the world, the Turtles must confront an even greater nemesis: the notorious Krang.
Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney
Votes: 46,497 | Gross: $0.54M
42. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)
PG-13 | 141 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
When Tony Stark and Bruce Banner try to jump-start a dormant peacekeeping program called Ultron, things go horribly wrong and it's up to Earth's Mightiest Heroes to stop the villainous Ultron from enacting his terrible plans.
Director: Joss Whedon | Stars: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth
Votes: 481,768 | Gross: $458.99M
43. The Dark Tower (2017)
Adventure, Fantasy, Horror | Post-production
Gunslinger Roland Deschain roams an Old West-like landscape in search of the dark tower, in the hopes that reaching it will preserve his dying world.
Director: Nikolaj Arcel | Stars: Idris Elba, Katheryn Winnick, Matthew McConaughey, Abbey Lee
44. 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
After getting in a car accident, a woman is held in a shelter with two men, who claim the outside world is affected by a widespread chemical attack.
Director: Dan Trachtenberg | Stars: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin
Votes: 151,453 | Gross: $71.90M
45. Ghost in the Shell (2017)
Action, Drama, Sci-Fi | Post-production
A cyborg policewoman attempts to bring down a nefarious computer hacker.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Scarlett Johansson, Michael Wincott, Michael Pitt, Juliette Binoche
46. Alien (1979)
R | 117 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
After a space merchant vessel perceives an unknown transmission as distress call, their landing on the source moon finds one of the crew attacked by a mysterious lifeform. Continuing their journey back to Earth with the attacked crew having recovered and the critter deceased, they soon realize that its life cycle has merely begun.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Tom Skerritt, John Hurt, Veronica Cartwright
Votes: 577,569 | Gross: $78.90M
47. Watchmen (2009)
R | 162 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
In 1985 where former superheroes exist, the murder of a colleague sends active vigilante Rorschach into his own sprawling investigation, uncovering something that could completely change the course of history as we know it.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Carla Gugino, Malin Akerman
Votes: 398,521 | Gross: $107.50M
48. Ex Machina (2015)
R | 108 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A young programmer is selected to participate in a ground-breaking experiment in synthetic intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breath-taking humanoid A.I.
Director: Alex Garland | Stars: Alicia Vikander, Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Sonoya Mizuno
Votes: 306,491 | Gross: $25.44M
49. Independence Day (1996)
PG-13 | 145 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The aliens are coming and their goal is to invade and destroy Earth. Fighting superior technology, mankind's best weapon is the will to survive.
Director: Roland Emmerich | Stars: Will Smith, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum, Mary McDonnell
Votes: 438,557 | Gross: $306.12M
50. Aliens (1986)
R | 137 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
The moon from Alien (1979) has been colonized, but contact is lost. This time, the rescue team has impressive firepower, but will it be enough?
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Michael Biehn, Carrie Henn, Paul Reiser
Votes: 498,417 | Gross: $85.20M