Science Fiction Films
Pattern Statistics
227
Movies
7.0
Avg Arcplot
107
Avg Runtime
1950-2023
Year Range
7.2
Avg IMDb
72%
Avg RT
66
Avg Metacritic
$25889M
Total Box Office
22
With Awards
13.7
Avg Plot Points
Science Fiction Films - Narrative Patterns
This catalog of 227 science fiction films demonstrates consistent understanding of narrative structure characteristic of the genre. Covering works from 1950 to 2023, the average Arcplot score of 7.0 indicates careful attention to story structure.
Genre highlights include Chain Reaction (7.9), Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (7.9), and Apollo 18 (7.7).
Length Conventions
Science Fiction films in this sample average 1 hour and 47 minutes, indicating efficient narrative compression.
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1987
10 Cloverfield Lane
2016
2010
1984
2046
2004
24 Hours to Live
2017
28 Days Later
2002
28 Weeks Later
2007
9
2009
A Cure for Wellness
2017
A Quiet Place
2018
A Quiet Place Part II
2021
A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon
2019
A Sound of Thunder
2005
Ad Astra
2019
Æon Flux
2005
After Earth
2013
After Yang
2022
Akira
1988
Alien Nation
1988
Aliens in the Attic
2009
Altered States
1980
Annihilation
2018
Apollo 18
2011
Assassination Classroom: Graduation
2016
Astro Boy
2009
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
2011
Attack on Titan
2015
Attack on Titan II: End of the World
2015
Attraction
2017
Austin Powers in Goldmember
2002
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
1997
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Avalon
2001
Avatar
2009
Avatar: The Way of Water
2022
AVP: Alien vs. Predator
2004
Babylon A.D.
2008
Back to the Future Part II
1989
Back to the Future Part III
1990
Batman & Robin
1997
Battle Beyond the Stars
1980
Battle for Terra
2007
Battle for the Planet of the Apes
1973
Battle: Los Angeles
2011
Battlefield Earth
2000
Battleship
2012
Belle
2021
Bicentennial Man
1999
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
1989
Black Lightning
2009
Blade Runner 2049
2017
Blindness
2008
Blood: The Last Vampire
2009
Boss Level
2021
Brightburn
2019
Capricorn One
1977
Captive State
2019
Carriers
2009
Chain Reaction
1996
Chaos Walking
2021
Chappie
2015
Children of Men
2006
CJ7
2008
Cocoon
1985
Cocoon: The Return
1988
Coneheads
1993
Creature 3D
2014
Crimes of the Future
2022
Damnation Alley
1977
Dark Phoenix
2019
Darkman
1990
Dawn of the Dead
1978
Daybreakers
2010
Death Race
2008
Death Race: Beyond Anarchy
2018
Deep Rising
1998
Destination Moon
1950
Diary of the Dead
2007
District 9
2009
District B13
2004
Disturbing Behavior
1998
Divergent
2014
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
2013
Don't Let Go
2019
Don't Worry Darling
2022
Doom
2005
Doomsday
2008
Double Team
1997
Downsizing
2017
Dragon Ball Super: Broly
2018
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero
2022
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods
2013
Dragon Ball Z: Broly - The Legendary Super Saiyan
1993
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F'
2015
Dragon Wars: D-War
2007
Dragonball Evolution
2009
Dreamcatcher
2003
Dude, Where's My Car?
2000
Dune
1984
Dylan Dog: Dead of Night
2011
Earth to Echo
2014
Elysium
2013
Ender's Game
2013
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
2004
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
2009
Galaxy Quest
1999
Gamer
2009
Gamera 2: Attack of Legion
1996
Geostorm
2017
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
2021
Glass
2019
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
1999
Godzilla Minus One
2023
Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
1995
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
1991
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II
1993
Godzilla vs. Megaguirus
2000
Godzilla vs. Mothra
1992
Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla
1994
Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
2001
Green Lantern
2011
Greenland
2020
Happy Death Day 2U
2019
Hardcore Henry
2015
Hardware
1990
Heavy Metal
1981
Hellraiser: Bloodline
1996
Her
2013
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
1992
Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
1989
Hot Tub Time Machine
2010
Hulk
2003
I, Robot
2004
Iceman
2014
Inception
2010
Infinity Pool
2023
Innerspace
1987
Invaders from Mars
1986
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1978
Mac and Me
1988
Mad Max
1979
Mad Max 2
1981
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul
2020
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha: The Movie 2nd A's
2012
Monkey Shines
1988
Monkeybone
2001
Monster Trucks
2016
Monsters
2010
Moonfall
2022
Moonraker
1979
Morgan
2016
Mortal Engines
2018
Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
1997
Multiplicity
1996
Muppets from Space
1999
Race to Witch Mountain
2009
Real Steel
2011
Saturn 3
1980
Screamers
1995
Self/less
2015
Shanghai Fortress
2019
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
2005
The Animal
2001
The Astronaut Farmer
2007
The Astronaut's Wife
1999
The Avengers
1998
The Avengers
2012
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
The Faculty
1998
The Fifth Element
1997
The Flash
2023
The Flu
2013
The Fly
1986
The Forgotten
2004
The Fourth Kind
2009
The Fury
1978
The Giver
2014
The Handmaid's Tale
1990
The Omega Man
1971
The One
2001
The Postman
1997
The Purge
2013
The Rage: Carrie 2
1999
The Return of Godzilla
1984
The Rocketeer
1991
The Saint
1997
The Stepford Wives
1975
The Thief Lord
2006
The Thing
2011
The Thirteenth Floor
1999
The Time Machine
2002
The Transformers: The Movie
1986
The Tuxedo
2002
The Watch
2012
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion
2018
The Witch: Part 2. The Other One
2022
The X Files: I Want to Believe
2008
Thermae Romae
2012
They Call Me Jeeg
2016
Time Bandits
1981
Timeline
2003
Tomorrowland
2015
Total Recall
1990
Toys
1992
Transcendence
2014
Treasure Planet
2002
Tremors
1990
Tron
1982
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
Underdog
2007
Underworld: Blood Wars
2016
Universal Soldier
1992
Universal Soldier: The Return
1999
Upgrade
2018
Upside Down
2012
Virtuosity
1995
Virus
1999
WarGames
1983
Waterworld
1995
We Are from the Future 2
2010
Wild Wild West
1999
Wing Commander
1999
X-Men
2000
Xanadu
1980
Young Einstein
1988
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005