2015 - 2025

The Best Sci-Fi of
The Past Decade

Ten years of mind-bending stories, stunning visuals, and films that redefined what science fiction can be. No algorithms. Just taste.

The Top 10

Our definitive ranking of the decade's essential sci-fi films

01
Dune: Part Two
2024 · Denis Villeneuve · The culmination of the most ambitious sci-fi adaptation in decades
93% RT
02
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022 · Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert · Multiverse chaos meets the most human story of the decade
94% RT
03
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015 · George Miller · Pure kinetic cinema. A masterclass in visual storytelling with barely any dialogue
97% RT
04
Blade Runner 2049
2017 · Denis Villeneuve · A sequel that matched the original. Roger Deakins' cinematography is otherworldly
88% RT
05
Arrival
2016 · Denis Villeneuve · First contact reimagined through linguistics. The ending rewrites everything you saw
94% RT
06
Annihilation
2018 · Alex Garland · Lovecraftian body horror meets ecological sci-fi. The lighthouse scene is unforgettable
88% RT
07
Ex Machina
2015 · Alex Garland · Three characters, one house, and the most unsettling AI story ever filmed
92% RT
08
Dune
2021 · Denis Villeneuve · The first half of a prophecy. Hans Zimmer's score alone is worth the price of admission
83% RT
09
Nope
2022 · Jordan Peele · A UFO movie disguised as a meditation on spectacle and exploitation
83% RT
10
The Martian
2015 · Ridley Scott · Science as survival. Matt Damon makes botany thrilling
91% RT

Browse by Category

Explore the decade's best through four distinct lenses

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Visionary Epics

Grand-scale world-building and cinematic ambition. Dune, Blade Runner 2049, Arrival, and the films that pushed the boundaries of spectacle.

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Mind-Benders

Reality-warping narratives that demand a second watch. From multiverse madness to the shimmer of Annihilation.

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Dark Futures

Dystopia, survival horror, and futures you hope never arrive. The films that show humanity at its breaking point.

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Cosmic Voyages

The call of the stars. Space exploration, alien encounters, and the terror and beauty of the unknown.

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The Decade in Numbers

3

Denis Villeneuve films in our top 10. The undisputed sci-fi auteur of the decade.

7

Academy Award winners for Best Picture, Director, or Visual Effects on this list.

$4.2B

Combined worldwide box office of our top 10. Proof that smart sci-fi sells.

91%

Average Rotten Tomatoes score across the top 10. Critical and audience darlings.