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The Worlds of Science Fiction

28.2k votersThe Most Outrageous Fan Theories About Sci-Fi MoviesFor some fans, their favorite sci-fi movies go much deeper than what happens onscreen. From The Matrix to Mad Max: Fury Road, just...

2.8k voters14 'Stupid' Sci-Fi Movies That Are Secretly BrilliantCheesy sci-fi movies can be great fun to watch. Even more fun is when you discover one that's secretly brilliant underneath. Somet...

1.5k votersThe Best New Sci-Fi Shows Of 2022Science fiction can deliver wonder and horror in equal measure, and the best sci-fi shows of 2022 have it all. From fresh addition...

778 voters15 Sci-Fi Movies That Deserve Second Chances As TV ShowsWe live in the era of peak television with an almost impossible amount of series to stream and binge. Still, as more and more movi...

986 votersSci-Fi Movies People Only Pretend To UnderstandThere are a bevy of beloved science fiction films that are absolutely amazing, but not that hard to follow. Stories about space ma...

3.2k votersGenius Foreshadowing You Never Noticed In Your Favorite Sci-Fi MoviesIn the age of the Internet, there aren’t many “little-known facts” left to uncover, and so most of the examples of foreshadowing i...

7.7k votersPlot Holes That Will Ruin Your Favorite Sci-Fi MoviesThe science fiction genre is possibly one of the most ambitious in all of film. However, because of these complicated subjects, st...

40.4k viewsSci-Fi Movies That Were Inspired By Real Historical EventsWith any timeless sci-fi story, there's always a grain of truth that allows the work to serve as a parable for modern times. Howev...

81k viewsSci-Fi Tech From Movies And TV Subjected To Scientific ScrutinyOne of the best things about living in the 21st century is learning just how realistic some of the sci-fi devices of decades past ...

2.4k votersEmbarrassing Scenes That Were Wisely Cut From Sci-Fi FilmsThe worst deleted scenes in films are simultaneously the best because it shows that the filmmakers had enough awareness to recogni...

4.5k voters18 Awesome Sci-Fi Movies That Got Away Without Explaining Major ThingsIf you’re a film buff, you know there are unexplained things in sci-fi movies all the time. Someone will tech the tech or a robot ...

10.1k voters20 'Bad' Sci-Fi Movies That Are Actually GoodScience fiction has always been something of a gamble for film studios. While there have been some epic films like 2001: A Space O...

25.7k votersThe Greatest Sci-Fi Movies Of All TimeWhat are the greatest sci-fi movies of all time? These good science fiction films are among the most popular movies in cinematic h...

2.2k votersUnderrated Sci-Fi TV Shows That Are Legitimately FunnyIf you're a fan of science fiction, it's possible you've seen every episode of your most beloved sci-fi shows so many times you co...

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22.3k votersSci-Fi Shows You Should Be Watching NowFew TV genres are as tricky to get right as the science-fiction series. However, this also allows for there to be an unlimited num...

71.8k votersThe Best Sci-Fi Television Series Of All TimeHere is a list of the best sci-fi shows and best sci-fi series of all time, as ranked by hundreds of Ranker voters. This list incl...

1.1m viewsThe 14 Most Scientifically Accurate Sci-Fi MoviesThere are two main types of science fiction films. There are the films like Star Wars, which are rooted in fantasy and folklore, a...

528 votersThe Greatest TV Shows Set in the FutureBlast forward in time and help rank the best TV shows set in the future. Since the early days of television, futuristic themes and...

1.3k votersWhat The Year 2020 Should Look Like, According To Science FictionThe year 2020 may sound like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it’s now upon us, and now might be a good time to start looking ...

595 votersThe Best Intelligent Sci-Fi Movies Of All TimeAn intelligent sci-fi movie isn't necessarily hard to come by, but in a sea of thousands of alien-wrangling and space-ship-flying ...