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Best Science Fiction on Max, ranked by IMDb rating

71 science fiction titles on Max rate 6.0+ on IMDb — the top 50 are ranked below.

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Dune: Part Two (2024)
★ 8.4 IMDb   🍅 92%   MC 79   PG-13 · 2h 46m · Science Fiction · Adventure
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of
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2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
★ 8.3 IMDb   🍅 90%   MC 84   G · 2h 29m · Science Fiction · Mystery · Adventure
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
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A Clockwork Orange (1971)
★ 8.2 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 77   R · 2h 16m · Science Fiction · Crime
In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to cr
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Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
★ 8.1 IMDb   🍅 100%   PG-13 · 1h 15m · Animation · Action · Science Fiction
The Flash finds himself in a war-torn alternate timeline and teams up with alternate versions of his fellow heroes to restore the timeline.
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A Trip to the Moon (1902)
★ 8.1 IMDb   🍅 100%   TV-Y · 13m · Adventure · Science Fiction · Comedy
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden
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Dune (2021)
★ 8.0 IMDb   🍅 83%   MC 74   PG-13 · 2h 35m · Science Fiction · Adventure
Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolen
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Stalker (1979)
★ 8.0 IMDb   🍅 100%   MC 85   Not Rated · 2h 42m · Science Fiction · Drama
Near a gray and unnamed city is the Zone, a place guarded by barbed wire and soldiers, and where the normal laws of physics are victim to frequent anomalies. A stalker guides two men into the Zone, specifically to an are
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Solaris (1972)
★ 7.9 IMDb   🍅 92%   MC 93   PG · 2h 47m · Drama · Science Fiction · Mystery
A psychologist is sent to a space station orbiting a planet called Solaris to investigate the death of a doctor and the mental problems of cosmonauts on the station. He soon discovers that the water on the planet is a ty
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Night of the Living Dead (1968)
★ 7.8 IMDb   🍅 95%   MC 89   R · 1h 36m · Horror · Science Fiction
A ragtag group barricade themselves in an old Pennsylvania farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls ravaging the Northeast.
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X-Men: First Class (2011)
★ 7.7 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 65   PG-13 · 2h 11m · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Before they were arch-enemies, they were closest of friends, working to
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Open Your Eyes (1997)
★ 7.7 IMDb   🍅 87%   R · 1h 59m · Drama · Thriller · Science Fiction
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after
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Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012)
★ 7.7 IMDb   TV-MA · 22m · Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction · TV Movie
The Robot Chicken DC Comics Special brings you the awesomeness of the DC Comics universe of characters as only Robot Chicken can, with amazing guest stars and the stop-motion sketch comedy you've come to love.
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Despicable Me (2010)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 80%   MC 72   PG · 1h 35m · Animation · Comedy · Crime · Science Fiction · Family
Determined to prove he's the world's greatest supervillain, Gru hatches an audacious plan to steal the Moon. To pull it off, he adopts three orphaned girls—Margo, Edith, and Agnes—intending to use them as pawns in his sc
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Watchmen (2009)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 64%   MC 56   R · 2h 42m · Mystery · Action · Science Fiction
In a gritty and alternate 1985, the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by a government crackdown. But after one of the masked veterans is brutally murdered, an investigation into the killer is
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Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 82%   MC 68   PG-13 · 1h 45m · Thriller · Action · Drama · Science Fiction
A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him
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The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 87%   MC 66   TV-PG · 1h 38m · Fantasy · Animation · Drama · Science Fiction
When 17-year-old Makoto Konno gains the ability to 'leap' backwards through time, she immediately sets about improving her grades and preventing personal mishaps. However, she soon realises that changing the past isn't a
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Godzilla (1954)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 94%   MC 79   Not Rated · 1h 36m · Thriller · Horror · Science Fiction
Japan is thrown into a panic after several ships are sunk near Odo Island. An expedition to the island led by Dr. Kyohei Yamane soon discover something far more devastating than imagined in the form of a 50 meter tall mo
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
★ 7.6 IMDb   🍅 91%   MC 88   Approved · 1h 38m · Horror · Science Fiction · Drama
Dr. Henry Jekyll believes that there are two distinct sides to men: one that is good and one that is evil. He believes that by separating the two, man can become liberated. He succeeds in his experiments with chemicals t
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Ready Player One (2018)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 71%   MC 64   PG-13 · 2h 20m · Adventure · Action · Science Fiction
When the creator of a popular video game system dies, a virtual contest is created to compete for his fortune.
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War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 94%   MC 82   PG-13 · 2h 20m · Drama · Science Fiction · War
Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless Colonel. After the apes suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest
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Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 90%   MC 79   R · 2h 28m · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
As the world falls, young Furiosa is snatched from the Green Place of Many Mothers into the hands of a great biker horde led by the warlord Dementus. Sweeping through the wasteland, they encounter the citadel presided ov
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Superman (1978)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 87%   MC 82   PG · 2h 23m · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the nefarious Lex Luthor launches a plan to take over the world.
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Justice League: Doom (2012)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 100%   PG-13 · 1h 15m · Action · Animation · Science Fiction · Fantasy
An adaptation of Mark Waid's "Tower of Babel" story from the JLA comic. Vandal Savage steals confidential files Batman has compiled on the members of the Justice League, and learns all their weaknesses.
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Summer Wars (2009)
★ 7.4 IMDb   🍅 81%   MC 63   PG · 1h 54m · Animation · Science Fiction
Teenage math whiz Kenji Koiso agrees to take a summer job at the Nagano hometown of his crush, Natsuki. When he arrives, he finds that her family have reunited to celebrate the 90th birthday of their matriarch. His job:
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Eraserhead (1977)
★ 7.2 IMDb   🍅 87%   MC 87   Not Rated · 1h 29m · Horror · Science Fiction
First-time father Henry Spencer tries to survive his industrial environment, his angry girlfriend, and the unbearable screams of his newly born mutant child.
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Man of Steel (2013)
★ 7.1 IMDb   🍅 56%   MC 55   PG-13 · 2h 23m · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction
A young boy learns that he has extraordinary powers and is not of this earth. As a young man, he journeys to discover where he came from and what he was sent here to do. But the hero in him must emerge if he is to save t
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Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
★ 7.1 IMDb   🍅 92%   MC 71   R · 1h 23m · Animation · Drama · Science Fiction
In 1985, the murder of a government-sponsored superhero draws his outlawed colleagues out of retirement and into a mystery that threatens to upend their personal lives and the world itself.
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Superman (2025)
★ 7.0 IMDb   🍅 83%   MC 68   PG-13 · 2h 9m · Science Fiction · Adventure · Action
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
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Belle (2021)
★ 7.0 IMDb   🍅 95%   MC 83   PG · 2h 1m · Animation · Science Fiction · Drama · Music
Suzu is a 17-year-old high-school student living in a rural town with her father. Wounded by the loss of her mother at a young age, Suzu one day discovers the massive online world "U" and dives into this alternate realit
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Green Lantern: First Flight (2009)
★ 7.0 IMDb   🍅 63%   PG-13 · 1h 17m · Action · Adventure · Science Fiction · Animation
Test pilot Hal Jordan finds himself recruited as the newest member of the intergalactic police force, The Green Lantern Corps.
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Companion (2025)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 93%   MC 70   R · 1h 37m · Horror · Science Fiction · Thriller
During a weekend getaway at a secluded lakeside estate, a group of friends finds themselves entangled in a web of secrets, deception, and advanced technology. As tensions rise and loyalties are tested, they uncover unset
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Time Bandits (1981)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 92%   MC 79   PG · 1h 50m · Family · Fantasy · Science Fiction · Adventure · Comedy
Young history buff Kevin can scarcely believe it when six dwarfs emerge from his closet one night. Former employees of the Supreme Being, they've purloined a map charting all of the holes in the fabric of time and are us
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Shin Godzilla (2016)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 87%   MC 66   PG-13 · 2h · Action · Science Fiction · Horror
When a massive, gilled monster emerges from the deep and tears through the city, the government scrambles to save its citizens. A rag-tag team of volunteers cuts through a web of red tape to uncover the monster's weaknes
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Justice League vs. Teen Titans (2016)
★ 6.9 IMDb   🍅 80%   PG-13 · 1h 18m · Science Fiction · Action · Animation
Robin is sent by Batman to work with the Teen Titans after his volatile behavior botches up a Justice League mission. The Titans must then step up to face Trigon after he possesses the League and threatens to conquer the
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Contagion (2011)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 85%   MC 70   PG-13 · 1h 46m · Drama · Thriller · Science Fiction
As an epidemic of a lethal airborne virus - that kills within days - rapidly grows, the worldwide medical community races to find a cure and control the panic that spreads faster than the virus itself.
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Superman II (1980)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 88%   MC 83   PG · 2h 7m · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop them.
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DC League of Super-Pets (2022)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 72%   MC 56   PG · 1h 45m · Family · Comedy · Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction · Action
When Superman and the rest of the Justice League are kidnapped, Krypto the Super-Dog must convince a rag-tag shelter pack - Ace the hound, PB the potbellied pig, Merton the turtle and Chip the squirrel - to master their
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The Brood (1979)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 82%   MC 63   R · 1h 32m · Horror · Science Fiction
A man tries to uncover an unconventional psychologist's therapy techniques on his institutionalised wife, amidst a series of brutal murders.
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Teen Titans Go! vs. Teen Titans (2019)
★ 6.8 IMDb   🍅 100%   Not Rated · 1h 17m · Action · Animation · Comedy · Family · Fantasy · Science Fiction
The comedic modern-day quintet takes on their 2003 counterparts when villains from each of their worlds join forces to pit the two Titan teams against each other. They'll need to set aside their differences and work toge
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The Return of Godzilla (1984)
★ 6.8 IMDb   1h 43m · Science Fiction · Action · Horror
After a fishing boat is attacked, the sole surviving crew member realizes it is none other than a resurrected Godzilla. However, efforts to bring the story to light are suppressed by the Japanese government amid growing
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The Wolverine (2013)
★ 6.7 IMDb   🍅 71%   MC 61   PG-13 · 2h 6m · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
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Mickey 17 (2025)
★ 6.7 IMDb   🍅 78%   MC 72   R · 2h 17m · Science Fiction · Comedy · Adventure
Unlikely hero Mickey Barnes finds himself in the extraordinary circumstance of working for an employer who demands the ultimate commitment to the job… to die, for a living.
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Backrooms (2026)
★ 6.7 IMDb   🍅 87%   MC 76   R · 1h 50m · Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction
A strange doorway appears in the basement of a furniture showroom.
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Scanners (1981)
★ 6.7 IMDb   🍅 69%   MC 60   R · 1h 43m · Science Fiction · Horror
A scientist trains a man with an advanced telepathic ability called 'scanning' to stop a dangerous Scanner with extraordinary psychic powers from waging war against non-Scanners.
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2024)
★ 6.7 IMDb   🍅 86%   MC 68   PG · 1h 31m · Family · Comedy · Adventure · Animation · Science Fiction
Porky and Daffy, the classic animated odd couple, turn into unlikely heroes when their antics at the local bubble gum factory uncover a secret alien mind control plot. Against all odds, the two are determined to save the
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The Flash (2023)
★ 6.6 IMDb   🍅 63%   MC 55   PG-13 · 2h 24m · Action · Science Fiction · Adventure
When his attempt to save his family inadvertently alters the future, Barry Allen becomes trapped in a reality in which General Zod has returned and there are no Super Heroes to turn to. In order to save the world that he
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Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015)
★ 6.6 IMDb   🍅 63%   PG-13 · 1h 12m · Science Fiction · Action · Animation · Adventure
After the events of Justice League: War, Ocean Master and Black Manta have declared a war against the surface in retaliation of the aftermath of Apokoliptian-tyrant Darkseid's planetary invasion. Queen Atlanna seeks out
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The Heroic Trio (1993)
★ 6.6 IMDb   🍅 81%   R · 1h 28m · Science Fiction · Action · Adventure · Fantasy · Thriller
While one tough woman with an invisible robe has stolen 18 babies for her powerful master, two other tough women and the cops try to stop her.
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The Walking Dead (1936)
★ 6.6 IMDb   Approved · 1h 6m · Crime · Horror · Science Fiction
Down-on-his-luck John Ellman is framed for a judge's murder. After he's convicted and sentenced to death, witnesses come forth and prove his innocence. But it was too late for a stay to be granted and Ellman is executed.
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Space Jam (1996)
★ 6.5 IMDb   🍅 46%   MC 57   PG · 1h 28m · Family · Science Fiction · Fantasy · Comedy · Animation
With their freedom on the line, the Looney Tunes seek the help of NBA superstar Michael Jordan to win a basketball game against a team of moronic aliens.

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