11 standout sci‑fi films of the 2020s, from indie inventiveness to award winners

Movieweb has compiled a list of the 11 greatest sci‑fi movies of the 2020s, saying the film at #1 is "a total masterpiece."

The roundup highlights a wide range of titles and tones. It notes Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) as A24’s highest‑grossing film, with a $14–25 million budget, $143 million at the box office and seven Academy Awards, and it points to Poor Things (2023), which grossed over $117 million and won four Oscars including Best Actress for Emma Stone.

Other entries include Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024), Mickey 17 (2025), Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (2020), Nope (2022), The Beast (2023), Frankenstein (2025), They Cloned Tyrone (2023) and The Substance (2024), with descriptions ranging from micro‑budget ingenuity to Gothic revival and bold body‑horror satire.

The piece frames the 2020s as a decade in which sci‑fi has become more reflective and character‑driven, asking questions about AI, climate change and identity, and argues these 11 films show the genre is "defining the moment."

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