Best sci-fi adventure films - Charts
Best sci-fi adventure films
1. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
France, Short / Sci-fi
Directed by: Georges Méliès
Cast: Georges Méliès, Victor André
2. Aliens (1986)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Thriller
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Carrie Henn
3. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Irvin Kershner
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
4. Back to the Future (1985)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
6. Dune: Part Two (2024)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Denis Villeneuve
Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya
7. La Guerre des étoiles (1977)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
8. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Joaquim Dos Santos, Kemp Powers
Cast: Shameik Moore, Hailee Steinfeld
9. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
10. Journey to the Beginning of Time (1955)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Vladimír Bejval, Petr Herrmann
11. Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford
12. Invention for Destruction (1958)
Czechoslovakia, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Lubor Tokoš, Arnošt Navrátil
13. Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Doug Liman
Cast: Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt
14. Jurassic Park (1993)
USA, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Sam Neill, Laura Dern
15. Back to the Future Part II (1989)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
16. Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth
17. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Bob Persichetti, Peter Ramsey
Cast: Shameik Moore, Jake Johnson
18. Back to the Future Part III (1990)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd
19. Wall-E (2008)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Cast: Ben Burtt, Elissa Knight
20. Interstellar (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway
21. X-Men: First Class (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
Cast: James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender
22. Planet of the Apes (1968)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Cast: Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall
23. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Hayao Miyazaki
Cast: Bin Shimada, Ichirō Nagai
24. The Fabulous Baron Munchausen (1961)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Fantasy
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Miloš Kopecký, Jana Brejchová
26. Star Trek (2009)
USA / Germany, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
27. Avengers: Endgame (2019)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans
28. E.T. l'extraterrestre (1982)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace
29. The Martian (2015)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Ridley Scott
Cast: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain
30. Ghostbusters (1984)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: Ivan Reitman
Cast: Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd
31. On the Comet (1970)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Karel Zeman
Cast: Emil Horváth ml., Magda Vášáryová
32. Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Jonathan Frakes
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes
33. Avatar (2009)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
34. The Avengers (2012)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Joss Whedon
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Jeremy Renner
35. Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
USA / UK, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
36. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy
38. La Montée de la planète des singes (2011)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Rupert Wyatt
Cast: James Franco, Andy Serkis
39. X-Men 2 (2003)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman
40. Animatrix (2003)
USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Andrew R. Jones, Shin'ichirō Watanabe
Cast: Akio Ōtsuka, Dwight Schultz
42. Iron Man (2008)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jon Favreau
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard
43. X-Men (2000)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Bryan Singer
Cast: Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart
44. Thor: Ragnarok (2017)
USA / Australia, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Taika Waititi
Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston
45. Ready Player One (2018)
USA / India, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke
46. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Australia / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Anya Taylor-Joy, Chris Hemsworth
47. Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Jon Watts
Cast: Tom Holland, Zendaya
48. Deadpool (2016)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: Tim Miller
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Morena Baccarin
49. Star Trek into Darkness (2013)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: J.J. Abrams
Cast: Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto
50. Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox (2013)
USA, Animation / Action
Directed by: Jay Oliva, Takuo Tominaga
Cast: Ron Perlman, Nathan Fillion
52. Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Leonard Nimoy
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
53. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Australia / USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron
54. Iron Man 3 (2013)
USA / China, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: Shane Black
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow
55. Deadpool 2 (2018)
USA, Action / Comedy
Directed by: David Leitch
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin
56. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
USA / New Zealand, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana
57. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Cameron
Cast: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana
58. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: James Gunn
Cast: Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista
59. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman
60. Spider-Man: Secret Wars (1997)
USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Bob Richardson
Cast: Iona Morris
61. The Night of the Doctor (2013)
UK, Short / Adventure
Directed by: John Hayes
Cast: Paul McGann, Clare Higgins
62. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
UK / USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Stanley Kubrick
Cast: Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood
63. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
USA, Sci-fi / Fantasy
Directed by: George Lucas
Cast: Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor
64. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024)
USA, Action / Sci-fi
Directed by: Wes Ball
Cast: Freya Allan, Owen Teague
65. Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Czechoslovakia, Sci-fi / Drama
Directed by: Jindřich Polák
Cast: Zdeněk Štěpánek, Radovan Lukavský
66. Captain America: Civil War (2016)
USA / Germany, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr.
67. Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981)
Australia, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: George Miller
Cast: Mel Gibson, Bruce Spence
68. Children of Men (2006)
USA / UK, Sci-fi / Drama
Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón
Cast: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore
69. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Gareth Edwards
Cast: Felicity Jones, Mads Mikkelsen
70. The Mitchells vs. the Machines (2021)
USA, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Michael Rianda, Jeff Rowe
Cast: Abbi Jacobson, Danny McBride
71. Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo
Cast: Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson
72. Sexmission (1983)
Poland, Sci-fi / Comedy
Directed by: Juliusz Machulski
Cast: Olgierd Lukaszewicz, Jerzy Stuhr
73. The Secret of Steel City (1978)
Czechoslovakia, Adventure / Sci-fi
Directed by: Ludvík Ráža
Cast: Jaromír Hanzlík, Martin Růžek
74. Marvel One-Shot: Agent Carter (2013)
USA, Short / Sci-fi
Directed by: Louis D'Esposito
Cast: Hayley Atwell, Bradley Whitford
75. Incredibles 2 (2018)
USA, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter
76. Isle of Dogs (2018)
USA / Germany, Animation / Puppet
Directed by: Wes Anderson
Cast: Bryan Cranston, Koyu Rankin
78. Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut (2006)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Donner, Richard Lester
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman
79. Galaxy Quest (1999)
USA, Adventure / Comedy
Directed by: Dean Parisot
Cast: Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver
80. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
USA, Sci-fi / Drama
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Haley Joel Osment, Jude Law
82. Starship Troopers (1997)
USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Paul Verhoeven
Cast: Casper Van Dien, Dina Meyer
83. Forbidden Planet (1956)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Fred M. Wilcox
Cast: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis
84. Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy
85. Patema Inverted (2013)
Japan, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: Yasuhiro Yoshiura
Cast: Nobuhiko Okamoto, Stephanie Sheh
86. Stargate (1994)
USA / France, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Roland Emmerich
Cast: Kurt Russell, James Spader
88. Despicable Me 2 (2013)
USA / France, Animation / Sci-fi
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
Cast: Steve Carell, Kristen Wiig
89. The Island (2005)
USA, Sci-fi / Action
Directed by: Michael Bay
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson
90. Zombieland (2009)
USA, Comedy / Horror
Directed by: Ruben Fleischer
Cast: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson
91. The Conquest of the Pole (1912)
France, Short / Adventure
Directed by: Georges Méliès
Cast: Georges Méliès, Fernande Albany
92. The Legend of Wisely (1987)
Hong Kong / West Germany, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Teddy Robin Kwan
Cast: Lung Ti, Teddy Robin Kwan
93. Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
USA / Canada, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Robert C. Cooper
Cast: Ben Browder, Michael Shanks
94. Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
USA / Canada, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
Cast: Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz
95. World War Z (2013)
USA / Malta, Horror / Action
Directed by: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos
96. Passagers (2016)
USA, Adventure / Drama
Directed by: Morten Tyldum
Cast: Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence
97. Light Years (1988)
France, Animation / Adventure
Directed by: René Laloux
Cast: John Shea, Terrence Mann
98. Superman (1978)
UK / USA, Action / Adventure
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Marlon Brando
100. Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
USA, Sci-fi / Adventure
Directed by: Nicholas Meyer
Cast: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy