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\n\t\tThese films really are out of this world (Picture: Getty\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
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\n\t\tThese films really are out of this world (Picture: Getty\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n
Futuristic cities, advanced technology, and existential horrors beyond our comprehension \u2013 science fiction<\/a> has brought it all to the big screen.<\/p>\n Enthralling viewers for generations after generations, some of the biggest blockbusters in history have come from the fantastical subgenre, so it stands to reason that many of our favourite films are rooted in sci-fi.<\/p>\n But which one reigns supreme?<\/p>\n Letterboxd<\/a>, a social media<\/a> platform designed for film fans, allows users to log and rate films as they watch them.<\/p>\n So, gathering data from the platform by looking at the highest average ratings under science fiction, we have found the top 10 sci-fi films as decided by film fans themselves.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tGet personalised updates on all things Netflix\t\t\t<\/p>\n Wake up to find news on your TV shows in your inbox every morning with Metro\u2019s TV Newsletter.<\/p>\n Sign up to our newsletter<\/a> and then select your show in the link we\u2019ll send you so we can get TV news tailored to you.<\/p>\n From classic flicks to modern hits, these are the best of the best \u2013 and where to stream them.<\/p>\n 10. World of Tomorrow<\/p>\n Where to watch: Not available to stream<\/p>\n Coming in at number 10 is World of Tomorrow, a series of short films stitched together to make one feature-length epic.<\/p>\n It follows a young girl named Emily who is contacted by a clone from her future self from 227 years into the future, who takes her to the Outernet, a futuristic version of the internet which allows them to explore their memories.<\/p>\n 9. La Jet\u00e9e<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent on Apple TV<\/p>\n La Jet\u00e9e is a French sci-fi thriller that you can watch on your lunch break with time to spare.<\/p>\n Clocking in at just half an hour, Chris Marker\u2019s 1966 film is told almost entirely using still photos and explores the time loop story of a post-nuclear war experiment in time travel featuring unnamed characters.<\/p>\n 8. The Thing (1982)<\/p>\n Where to watch: ITVX<\/p>\n Regularly hailed as one of the best sci-fi films ever made<\/a>, The Thing garnered a cult following after its home video release back in the 80s.<\/p>\n John Carpenter\u2019s classic sci-fi film tells the story of a group of American researchers in Antarctica who come across an extraterrestrial life form that can infiltrate the bodies of other living organisms and imitate them to go undetected.<\/p>\n 7. Dune: Part Two<\/p>\n Where to watch: NOW TV and Sky<\/p>\n While Part One<\/a> didn\u2019t break the top 20 on Letterboxd, Denis Villeneuve\u2019s Dune: Part Two<\/a> ranks in number seven of the top sci-fi films.<\/p>\n The 2024 sequel sees Paul Atreides (Timothee Chalamet<\/a>) unite with Chani (Zendaya<\/a>) and the Fremen to hatch a plan for revenge against the Harkonnen and those who killed his family.<\/p>\n 6. Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back<\/p>\n Where to watch: Disney Plus<\/p>\n Despite their legendary status in the world of film, only one Star Wars<\/a> film impressed Letterboxd users enough to enter the top 10.<\/p>\n Set three years after the events of A New Hope, Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher<\/a>) continues to lead the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire, while Luke Skywalker (Luke Hamill<\/a>) trains in the ways of the Jedi.<\/p>\n 5. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse<\/p>\n Where to watch: Netflix<\/p>\n Spider-Man<\/a> swings into the top five with the animated masterpiece Into the Spider-Verse<\/a>, released in 2018.<\/p>\n Miles Morales gains powers after being bitten by a spider and protects the city as Spider-Man, soon meeting alternate versions of himself that recruit him into the task of saving the entire multiverse.<\/p>\n 4. Stalker<\/p>\n Where to watch: Available to rent on Prime Video, Apple TV, and the Sky Store<\/p>\n Released in 1979, Andrei Tarkovsky\u2019s Stalker was ranked number 29 on the BFI\u2019s list of the greatest films of all time \u2013 but it sits at number 4 in Letterboxd\u2019s sci-fi rankings.<\/p>\n It tells the story of an expedition led by a figure known as the Stalkee (Alexander Kaidanovsky), who guides two clients to a mysterious restricted site known simply as the Zone, where there supposedly exists a room that grants a person\u2019s innermost desires.<\/p>\n 3. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse<\/p>\n Where to watch: Netflix<\/p>\n We\u2019re back into the Spider-verse \u2013 or across it, I should say<\/a> \u2013 in our number three spot.<\/p>\n Shameik Moore<\/a> is back as Miles Morales in the 2023 film, as he joined forces with Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld<\/a>) in a bid to stop a new threat in the form of the Spot.<\/p>\n 2. Interstellar<\/p>\n Where to watch: NOW TV and Sky<\/p>\n Christopher Nolan\u2019s<\/a> science fiction magnum opus Interstellar<\/a> is still raved about more than 10 years after its release, but it didn\u2019t quite hit the top spot for Letterboxd users.<\/p>\n Set in a dystopian future where Earth is suffering from a catastrophic famine, a group of astronauts travels through a wormhole near Saturn in a bid to find a new home to inhabit.<\/p>\n 1. Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion<\/p>\n Where to watch: Netflix<\/p>\n Japanese animated apocalyptic science fiction Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion is one of the greatest animated films ever made, nay, one of the greatest films ever made, so it stands to reason it\u2019s here at number one.<\/p>\n Directed by Hideaki Anno and Kazuya Tsurumaki, it serves as an alternate ending to the television series Neon Genesis Evangelion<\/a>, which aired from 1995 to 1996. <\/p>\n It follows the teenagers Shinji Ikari, Rei Ayanami, and Asuka Langley Soryu, who pilot mechas called Evangelion to defeat enemies who threaten humanity, named Angels.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\tThe top 20 sci-fi films of all time according to Letterboxd\t\t\t<\/p>\n Arrow Arrow Arrow\n
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