Sci-Fi Films
Pattern Statistics
254
Movies
5.7
Avg Arcplot
114
Avg Runtime
1916-2025
Year Range
NaN
Avg IMDb
59%
Avg RT
57
Avg Metacritic
$63408M
Total Box Office
227
With Awards
15.0
Avg Plot Points
Sci-Fi Films - Story Architecture Study
This catalog of 254 sci-fi films exhibits varied approaches to narrative structure representative of the genre. Covering works from 1916 to 2025, the average Arcplot score of 6.9 suggests a balance between convention and innovation.
Within this genre, 2% of films achieve scores above 8.0, demonstrating that innovation and experimentation are valued. Notable examples include The Lost World: Jurassic Park (8.3), Inception (8.1), and Interstellar (8.1).
Duration Characteristics
Sci-Fi films in this collection average 1 hour and 54 minutes, reflecting efficient narrative compression.
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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1916
2001: A Space Odyssey
1968
2012
2009
65
2023
A Boy and His Dog
1975
A Clockwork Orange
1971
A Quiet Place: Day One
2024
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Absolutely Anything
2015
Afraid
2024
Airplane II: The Sequel
1982
Alien
1979
Alien Resurrection
1997
Alien: Romulus
2024
Alien³
1992
Aliens vs Predator: Requiem
2007
Alita: Battle Angel
2019
All Together
2012
Alone in the Dark
2005
Ant-Man
2015
Apocalypse Z: The Beginning of the End
2024
Arena Wars
2024
Armageddon
1998
Arrival
2016
Automata
2014
Avengers: Endgame
2019
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Back to the Future
1985
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Bats
1999
Black Panther
2018
Black Widow
2021
Blade
1998
Blade II
2002
Blade Runner
1982
Bloodshot
2020
Bloody Escape: Bats Out of Hell
2024
Blue Beetle
2023
Brainstorm
1983
Brazil
1985
Breathe
2024
Captain America: Civil War
2016
Captain America: The First Avenger
2011
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
2014
Captain Marvel
2019
Chronicle
2012
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Cloud Atlas
2012
Cloverfield
2008
Colossal
2017
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
1972
Contact
1997
Criminal
2016
Critters
1986
Cube
1998
Cyborg
1989
D.A.R.Y.L.
1985
Dark City
1998
Dark Skies
2013
Deadly Friend
1986
Deadpool
2016
Death Race 2000
1975
Deep Blue Sea
1999
Deep Impact
1998
DeepStar Six
1989
Demolition Man
1993
Donnie Darko
2001
Dredd
2012
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Edge of Tomorrow
2014
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
1971
Fantastic Four
2015
Fantastic Voyage
1966
Finch
2021
Firestarter
2022
Flash Gordon
1980
Flubber
1997
Fortress
1992
Frankenstein
1931
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga
2024
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013
Gattaca
1997
Gemini Man
2019
Ghosts of Mars
2001
Godzilla
2014
Gravity
2013
Halloween III: Season of the Witch
1982
Hollow Man
2000
I Am Legend
2007
I Am Number Four
2011
In Time
2011
Inception
2010
Independence Day
1996
Independence Day: Resurgence
2016
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Interstellar
2014
Iron Man
2008
Iron Man 2
2010
Iron Man 3
2013
It's Alive
1974
It's What's Inside
2024
Jexi
2019
Jupiter Ascending
2015
Jurassic Park
1993
Jurassic Park III
2001
Jurassic World Dominion
2022
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
2018
Juvenile
2000
Kin
2018
Knowing
2009
Limitless
2011
Logan
2017
Long Distance
2024
Lost in Space
1998
Lucy
2014
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
1985
Mad Max: Fury Road
2015
Man of Steel
2013
Man's Best Friend
1993
Megalopolis
2024
Melancholia
2011
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1992
Meteor
1979
Metropolis
1927
Midnight Special
2016
Moon
2009
My Favorite Martian
1999
My Stepmother Is an Alien
1988
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
1984
Night of the Comet
1984
Nightmares
1983
No Escape
1994
Nope
2022
Omni Loop
2024
Outlander
2008
Overlord
2018
Pacific Rim
2013
Parasite
1982
Phantasm
1979
Phantasm II
1988
Piranha
1978
Piranha 3DD
2012
Planet Hulk
2010
Planet of the Apes
2001
Possessor
2020
Prometheus
2012
Rampage
2018
Ready Player One
2018
Real Genius
1985
Replicas
2018
Rise of the Planet of the Apes
2011
RocketMan
1997
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
Rollerball
1975
Scanners
1981
Serenity
2005
Signs
2002
Slingshot
2024
Slither
2006
Soldier
1998
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
Spaceballs
1987
SpaceCamp
1986
Spaced Invaders
1990
Sphere
1998
Spider-Man
2002
Spider-Man 3
2007
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Star Kid
1997
Star Trek
2009
Star Trek Into Darkness
2013
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
1979
Stargate
1994
Stargate: The Ark of Truth
2008
Starman
1984
Strange Days
1995
Subservience
2024
Suburban Commando
1991
Superbabies: Baby Geniuses 2
2004
Superman
1978
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
1987
Superman Returns
2006
Supernova
2000
Tenet
2020
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003
Terminator Genisys
2015
Terminator Salvation
2009
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984
The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
2014
The Ambushers
1967
The Andromeda Strain
1971
The Arrival
1996
The Black Hole
1979
The Blob
1988
The Blob
1958
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
The Day After Tomorrow
2004
The First Purge
2018
The Fly
1958
The Fly II
1989
The Giant Spider Invasion
1975
The Happening
2008
The Hidden
1987
The Hunger Games
2012
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
2013
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
2015
The Invisible Man
1933
The Island
2005
The Lobster
2015
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
The Martian
2015
The Matrix Reloaded
2003
The Matrix Resurrections
2021
The Matrix Revolutions
2003
The Maze Runner
2014
The Meg
2018
The Nutty Professor
1963
The Predator
2018
The Prestige
2006
The Puppet Masters
1994
The Return of the Living Dead
1985
The Running Man
1987
The Shift
2023
The Space Between Us
2017
The Substance
2024
The Thing
1982
The World's End
2013
They Live
1988
Time After Time
1979
Timecop
1994
Total Recall
2012
Transformers
2007
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2009
TRON: Ares
2025
TRON: Legacy
2010
UHF
1989
V for Vendetta
2005
Venom
2018
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
2021
Village of the Damned
1995
Visit to a Small Planet
1960
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea
1961
War of the Worlds
2005
Weird Science
1985
Westworld
1973
What Planet Are You From?
2000
X-Men: Apocalypse
2016
X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014
X-Men: First Class
2011
X-Men: The Last Stand
2006
X2
2003