The 30 best Science Fiction movies of the 2000s

1. 1

   The Prestige (2006)

   directed by Christopher Nolan · 130 min · 8.2 18,074 votes

2. 2

   WALL·E (2008)

   directed by Andrew Stanton · 97 min · 8.1 20,805 votes

3. 3

   Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)

   directed by Michel Gondry · 108 min · 8.1 16,690 votes

4. 4

   V for Vendetta (2006)

   directed by James McTeigue · 130 min · 7.9 15,896 votes

5. 5

   Iron Man (2008)

   directed by Jon Favreau · 126 min · 7.7 28,760 votes

6. 6

   Mr. Nobody (2009)

   directed by Jaco Van Dormael · 141 min · 7.8 6,345 votes

7. 7

   Avatar (2009)

   directed by James Cameron · 179 min · 7.6 34,606 votes

8. 8

   Paprika (2006)

   directed by Satoshi Kon · 90 min · 7.8 2,970 votes

9. 9

   The Butterfly Effect (2004)

   directed by Eric Bress · 119 min · 7.6 8,485 votes

10. 10

    Children of Men (2006)

    directed by Alfonso Cuarón · 109 min · 7.6 8,082 votes

11. 11

    Lilo & Stitch (2002)

    directed by Dean DeBlois · 85 min · 7.6 7,227 votes

12. 12

    Moon (2009)

    directed by Duncan Jones · 97 min · 7.6 6,484 votes

13. 13

    The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)

    directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 98 min · 7.8 2,300 votes

14. 14

    Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)

    directed by George Lucas · 140 min · 7.5 15,262 votes

15. 15

    Treasure Planet (2002)

    directed by John Musker · 95 min · 7.6 4,717 votes

16. 16

    District 9 (2009)

    directed by Neill Blomkamp · 112 min · 7.5 10,614 votes

17. 17

    Spider-Man (2002)

    directed by Sam Raimi · 121 min · 7.4 21,357 votes

18. 18

    The Man from Earth (2007)

    directed by Richard Schenkman · 87 min · 7.6 3,022 votes

19. 19

    Star Trek (2009)

    directed by J.J. Abrams · 127 min · 7.4 10,700 votes

20. 20

    Watchmen (2009)

    directed by Zack Snyder · 163 min · 7.4 10,231 votes

21. 21

    Minority Report (2002)

    directed by Steven Spielberg · 148 min · 7.4 9,901 votes

22. 22

    Spider-Man 2 (2004)

    directed by Sam Raimi · 137 min · 7.3 16,858 votes

23. 23

    Serenity (2005)

    directed by Joss Whedon · 118 min · 7.4 3,984 votes

24. 24

    Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)

    directed by Masayuki · 112 min · 7.8 1,042 votes

25. 25

    Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2001)

    directed by Shinichiro Watanabe · 116 min · 7.7 1,077 votes

26. 26

    I Am Legend (2007)

    directed by Francis Lawrence · 101 min · 7.2 17,270 votes

27. 27

    Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)

    directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki · 98 min · 7.6 1,128 votes

28. 28

    28 Days Later (2002)

    directed by Danny Boyle · 112 min · 7.2 8,843 votes

29. 29

    Frequency (2000)

    directed by Gregory Hoblit · 118 min · 7.3 2,093 votes

30. 30

    Summer Wars (2009)

    directed by Mamoru Hosoda · 114 min · 7.5 1,065 votes

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Method: TMDb audience rating weighted by vote count, with a vote floor per list. No position is editorial opinion; it is the catalogue, ordered.

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