Best sci-fi movies of the 2000s

What are the best sci-fi movies of the 2000s? This is the 2000–2009 ticket: memory-wipe heartbreak, magician rivalries, time-loop paranoia, and alien-refugee chaos. Movies only, no TV, no 2010s blockbusters sneaking in. Start at the top and find out why this decade still owns the rewatch pile.

from the blog · top 34 of 34

#1

E

82.0GRM

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

2004 · 108m · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

★8.3(1.2M)·#105pool

#2

P

79.5GRM

The Prestige (2006)

2006 · 130m · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★8.5(1.6M)·#306pool

#3

D

78.5GRM

Donnie Darko (2001)

2001 · 113m · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★8.0(921k)·#439pool

#4

S

78.0GRM

Star Trek (2009)

2009 · 127m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.9(642k)·#517pool

#5

C

77.9GRM

Children of Men (2006)

2006 · 109m · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.9(573k)·#545pool

#6

I

77.8GRM

Iron Man (2008)

2008 · 126m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.9(1.3M)·#562pool

#7

D

77.4GRM

District 9 (2009)

2009 · 112m · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.9(758k)·#634pool

#8

M

75.3GRM

Moon (2009)

2009 · 97m · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★7.8(399k)·#1,069pool

#9

V

75.2GRM

V for Vendetta (2005)

2005 · 132m · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

★8.1(1.3M)·#1,105pool

#10

S

74.8GRM

Serenity (2005)

2005 · 119m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.8(317k)·#1,183pool

#11

S

74.5GRM

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

2004 · 127m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.5(810k)·#1,263pool

#12

2

72.8GRM

28 Days Later (2002)

2002 · 113m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.5(557k)·#1,722pool

#13

2

72.4GRM

2046 (2004)

2004 · 129m · Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

★7.4(65k)·#1,850pool

#14

S

72.3GRM

Spider-Man (2002)

2002 · 121m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.4(999k)·#1,856pool

#15

H

71.3GRM

The Host (2006)

2006 · 120m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.1(145k)·#2,180pool

#16

X

71.2GRM

X2: X-Men United (2003)

2003 · 134m · Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.4(621k)·#2,193pool

#17

X

69.6GRM

X-Men (2000)

2000 · 104m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.3(706k)·#2,614pool

#18

T

69.5GRM

Timecrimes (2007)

2007 · 92m · Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★7.1(77k)·#2,653pool

#19

D

68.3GRM

District B13 (2004)

2004 · 84m · Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

★7.1(78k)·#2,915pool

#20

S

68.0GRM

Sunshine (2007)

2007 · 107m · Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.2(291k)·#2,997pool

#21

A

68.0GRM

A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)

2001 · 146m · Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi

★7.2(343k)·#3,018pool

#22

U

67.9GRM

Unbreakable (2000)

2000 · 106m · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★7.3(472k)·#3,030pool

#23

M

67.5GRM

The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

2003 · 138m · Action, Sci-Fi

★7.2(678k)·#3,118pool

#24

I

66.8GRM

I Am Legend (2007)

2007 · 101m · Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

★7.2(890k)·#3,236pool

#25

R

66.8GRM

Redline (2009)

2009 · 102m · Action, Animation, Sci-Fi

★7.5(22k)·#3,249pool

#26

M

66.3GRM

The Mist (2007)

2007 · 126m · Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.1(381k)·#3,335pool

#27

G

65.2GRM

G.O.R.A. (2004)

2004 · 127m · Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi

★8.0(73k)·#3,539pool

#28

T

64.0GRM

Transformers (2007)

2007 · 144m · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

★7.1(728k)·#3,777pool

#29

D

63.6GRM

Deja Vu (2006)

2006 · 126m · Action, Crime, Sci-Fi

★7.1(349k)·#3,890pool

#30

K

63.4GRM

K-PAX (2001)

2001 · 120m · Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★7.4(204k)·#3,944pool

#31

B

62.5GRM

The Butterfly Effect (2004)

2004 · 113m · Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller

★7.6(561k)·#4,217pool

#32

E

61.0GRM

Equilibrium (2002)

2002 · 107m · Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

★7.3(366k)·#4,973pool

#33

I

57.6GRM

I, Robot (2004)

2004 · 115m · Action, Mystery, Sci-Fi

★7.1(623k)·#20,640pool

#34

A

56.4GRM

A.R.O.G (2008)

2008 · 127m · Comedy, Sci-Fi

★7.4(50k)·#23,562pool

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