Do you remember when you saw a sci-fi movie for the first time and it just left your mind blown? This is the power of sci-fi movies, they do not just deliver thrill and entertainment but treat you with overdrive headscratchers. When it comes to great movies, there's no film genre as infinitely creative or original as sci-fi — especially when you consider how expansive the subject matter of science fiction really is. No doubt the sci-fi movies are a perfect combination of all genres that helps them corner the market. To honor this long-beloved genre that's produced a whole lot of spectacular, mind-bending films here we bring you the top 10 astonishing Sci-fi movies produced in Hollywood.
1. The Matrix: From action to marvelous time theories there are tons of reasons that prove why the Matrix is the revolutionary movie in the sci-fi genre. Experiencing this kind of content in the 90s is nothing less than magical.
2. Inception: Helmed by Christopher Nolan, Inception is the winner of 4 academy awards. The 2010 hit explores an inventive, multi-layered dream world that's truly mind-boggling to revel in — and remains jaw-dropping as ever even with every rewatch of the masterful film.
3. Interstellar: There is a reason why Christopher Nolan is known as the god of sci-fi movies and one of those reasons is this movie.
4. Avatar: This movie was fantastic in that it becomes the highest-grossing movie ever. With truly breathtaking visuals and an engaging story of a marine who's dispatched to an alien planet, it's easy to see how Avatar lands a spot in one of the greatest sci-fi films.
5. 2001: A Space Odyssey: Released a full year before Neil Armstrong took one small step for mankind, 2001: A Space Odyssey took one giant leap for cinema. Stanley Kubrick’s seminal epic – an adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s short story the Sentinel – breaks down the barriers between lofty, cerebral sci-fi and more accessible mainstream fare.
6. The Martin: The Martin was a sure-shot cinema marvel. Adaptation of a novel with the same name this compelling sci-fi movie sees Matt Damon as a lone astronaut stranded on Mars. What follows is an awe-inspiring story of survival as a team of scientists back on Earth work to bring him home.
7. Eternal Sunshine of a spotless mind: This movie majorly falls in the genre of romantic but the theory and experiments explored in this movie made it fall under the genre of Sci-fi. This movie follows the story of a man who follows his ex-lover in undergoing an experimental procedure to erase his memories after a painful breakup.
8. Blade Runner: May it be the original Blade Runner or the sequel it never leaves a chance to blow our mind. This time with Ryan Gosling as a new "blade runner" who must find the missing Deckard (Harrison Ford) after uncovering a long-buried secret.
9. Wall E: This movie was an animated masterpiece by Disney. This movie was supposed to be fun content but the robotic life it showed made it a charming sci-fi movie.
10. The Terminator: Who could forget leading man Arnold Schwarzenegger as the ruthless, unstoppable Terminator? This fast-paced '80s flick follows the titular cyborg on a mission to kill a young woman in the past — and though the successful film saw several great sequel movies after its release, it's safe to say that few hold up to the masterpiece that started it all.
