Best Sci-Fi of the 2020s

Villeneuve finally cracked the unfilmable novel. This is world-building on a scale that demands the biggest screen you can find — and Zimmer's score will rattle your bones.

The rare sequel that elevates everything. Chalamet fully becomes Paul Atreides, and Villeneuve delivers action sequences that redefine the genre.

The Daniels turned a multiverse concept into the most emotionally devastating film of the decade. Ke Huy Quan's comeback alone is worth celebrating.

Peele's sci-fi western about a mysterious presence above a California ranch is his most ambitious film — a meditation on spectacle and our compulsion to watch.

Gareth Edwards delivers stunning visuals on a fraction of a typical blockbuster budget. A thought-provoking AI war film with genuine emotional depth.

Technically 2016, but its themes of communication and temporal perception feel more relevant every year. Amy Adams gives an all-time great performance.

Nolan's space epic wears its scientific ambition and emotional heart on its sleeve. The docking sequence and the bookshelf scene are peak cinema.

Nolan's temporal inversion thriller rewards those willing to wrestle with its mechanics. The highway sequence plays forwards and backwards simultaneously.

Villeneuve proved you can sequel a masterpiece. Deakins' cinematography is transcendent, and Gosling carries the weight of an existential crisis beautifully.

A Predator prequel set in 1719 among Comanche warriors shouldn't be this good. Amber Midthunder's performance anchors the best entry since the original.

A killer AI doll movie that's smarter than it has any right to be. Equal parts horror, comedy, and surprisingly sharp commentary on tech parenting.

Bong Joon-ho returns with a darkly comic sci-fi about expendable clones on a colonization mission. Robert Pattinson delivers double the chaos.