Best fantasy & science fiction movies by year
Here’s an update to this list.
| Year | Winner | Runner Ups |
| 2025 | Superman | Captain America: Brave New World |
| The Fantastic Four: First Steps | ||
| The Gorge | ||
| Thunderbolts* | ||
| 2024 | IF | Beetlejuice Beetlejuice |
| Deadpool & Wolverine | ||
| Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire | ||
| The Life of Chuck | ||
| The Watchers | ||
| 2023 | Barbie | 57 Seconds |
| Elemental | 65 | |
| Asteroid City | ||
| Babylon 5: The Road Home | ||
| Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | ||
| The Creator | ||
| Dream Scenario | ||
| Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves | ||
| The Flash | ||
| Godzilla Minus One | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | ||
| Knock at the Cabin | ||
| Landscape with Invisible Hand | ||
| Mars Express | ||
| The Marvels | ||
| Nimona | ||
| The Pod Generation | ||
| Robots | ||
| Shazam! Fury of the Gods | ||
| 2022 | The Adam Project | Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness |
| Black Panther: Wakanda Forever | Dual | |
| Jurassic World Dominion | ||
| League of Super-Pets | ||
| Luck | ||
| Meet Cute | ||
| Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | ||
| The Sea Beast | ||
| Turning Red | ||
| 2021 | Encanto | Batman: The Long Halloween |
| The Mitchells vs. the Machines | Black Widow | |
| Finch | ||
| Free Guy | ||
| Jungle Cruise | ||
| Last Night in Soho | ||
| Luca | ||
| The Map of Tiny Perfect Things | ||
| Oxygen | ||
| Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings | ||
| Sing 2 | ||
| Space Sweepers | ||
| Spider-Man: No Way Home | ||
| The Tomorrow War | ||
| Vivo | ||
| 2020 | Palm Springs | Bill & Ted Face the Music |
| Soul | Birds of Prey | |
| The Croods: A New Age | ||
| The Old Guard | ||
| A Quiet Place Part II | ||
| The Willoughbys | ||
| Wolfwalkers | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | The Addams Family |
| Toy Story 4 | Alita: Battle Angel | |
| Batman: Hush | ||
| Captain Marvel | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | ||
| I Am Mother | ||
| In the Shadow of the Moon | ||
| The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part | ||
| Maleficent: Mistress of Evil | ||
| Ready or Not | ||
| A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon | ||
| Shazam! | ||
| Spider-Man: Far from Home | ||
| Vivarium | ||
| Yesterday | ||
| 2018 | Freaks | Ant-Man and the Wasp |
| A Quiet Place | Aquaman | |
| Avengers: Infinity War | ||
| Bird Box | ||
| Black Panther | ||
| Deadpool 2 | ||
| Every Day | ||
| Incredibles 2 | ||
| Isle of Dogs | ||
| Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom | ||
| Solo: A Star Wars Story | ||
| Sorry to Bother You | ||
| Spectral | ||
| Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | ||
| Venom | ||
| 2017 | Thor: Ragnarok | Blade Runner 2049 |
| Wonder Woman | Coco | |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | ||
| Justice League | ||
| The Lego Batman Movie | ||
| Logan | ||
| The Shape of Water | ||
| Spider-Man: Homecoming | ||
| Split | ||
| Star Wars: The Last Jedi | ||
| War for the Planet of the Apes | ||
| What Happened to Monday | ||
| 2016 | Arrival | Captain America: Civil War |
| Kubo and the Two Strings | Deadpool | |
| Doctor Strange | ||
| Equals | ||
| Finding Dory | ||
| Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children | ||
| Moana | ||
| Passengers | ||
| Rogue One: A Star Wars Story | ||
| Sing | ||
| Star Trek Beyond | ||
| Storks | ||
| X-Men: Apocalypse | ||
| Your Name | ||
| Zootopia | ||
| 2015 | Inside Out | Advantageous |
| Mad Max: Fury Road | The Age of Adaline | |
| Ant-Man | ||
| Ex Machina | ||
| The Good Dinosaur | ||
| Hidden | ||
| Jurassic World | ||
| The Martian | ||
| The One I Love | ||
| Self/less | ||
| Shaun the Sheep Movie | ||
| Star Wars: The Force Awakens | ||
| Tomorrowland | ||
| Welcome to Happiness | ||
| 2014 | The Lego Movie | The Book of Life |
| Predestination | The Boxtrolls | |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | ||
| Dawn of the Planet of the Apes | ||
| Edge of Tomorrow | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy | ||
| How to Train Your Dragon 2 | ||
| I Origins | ||
| In Your Eyes | ||
| Interstellar | ||
| Maleficent | ||
| Snow White and the Huntsman | ||
| X-Men: Days of Future Past | ||
| 2013 | About Time | Anna |
| Warm Bodies | The Croods | |
| Elysium | ||
| Ender’s Game | ||
| Frozen | ||
| Gravity | ||
| Her | ||
| Iron Man 3 | ||
| Man of Steel | ||
| Monsters University | ||
| Oblivion | ||
| Snowpiercer | ||
| Star Trek Into Darkness | ||
| Thor: The Dark World | ||
| World War Z | ||
| 2012 | Cloud Atlas | The Avengers |
| Looper | Brave | |
| Chronicle | ||
| The Lorax | ||
| The Odd Life of Timothy Green | ||
| Robot & Frank | ||
| Ruby Sparks | ||
| Safety Not Guaranteed | ||
| Seeking a Friend for the End of the World | ||
| Wreck-It Ralph | ||
| 2011 | The Adjustment Bureau | Attack the Block |
| Source Code | Captain America: The First Avenger | |
| In Time | ||
| Puss in Boots | ||
| Rango | ||
| Rise of the Planet of the Apes | ||
| X-Men: First Class | ||
| 2010 | How to Train Your Dragon | Batman: Under the Red Hood |
| Inception | Despicable Me | |
| Megamind | ||
| Never Let Me Go | ||
| Scott Pilgrim vs. the World | ||
| Shrek Forever After | ||
| Tangled | ||
| Toy Story 3 | ||
| 2009 | Moon | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs |
| Star Trek | District 9 | |
| Fantastic Mr. Fox | ||
| Frequently Asked Questions About Time Travel | ||
| Knowing | ||
| Push | ||
| Up | ||
| 2008 | WALL-E | The Dark Knight |
| Hancock | ||
| Iron Man | ||
| Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | ||
| Ponyo | ||
| 2007 | Enchanted | Bridge to Terabithia |
| Stardust | I Am Legend | |
| Ratatouille | ||
| 2006 | Pan’s Labyrinth | Children of Men |
| The Prestige | Idiocracy | |
| The Lost Room* | ||
| Stranger Than Fiction | ||
| V for Vendetta | ||
| 2005 | Serenity | Batman Begins |
| Tideland | Corpse Bride | |
| The Island | ||
| Madagascar | ||
| Wallace & Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit | ||
| 2004 | The Incredibles | The Day After Tomorrow |
| Spider-man 2 | Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind | |
| The Final Cut | ||
| Shrek 2 | ||
| The Village | ||
| 2003 | Big Fish | Bruce Almighty |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King | Elf | |
| Finding Nemo | ||
| Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | ||
| X2: X-Men United | ||
| 2002 | Hero | Minority Report |
| The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers | Signs | |
| Spider-man | ||
| Spirited Away | ||
| 2001 | The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring | Donnie Darko |
| Monsters, Inc. | Shrek | |
| 2000 | Chicken Run | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon |
| Unbreakable | The Family Man | |
| Possible Worlds | ||
| 1999 | Being John Malkovich | Galaxy Quest |
| The Matrix | The Green Mile | |
| The Sixth Sense | ||
| Toy Story 2 | ||
| 1998 | Dark City | Antz |
| The Truman Show | Last Night | |
| Pleasantville | ||
| Star Trek: Insurrection | ||
| The X-Files: Fight the Future | ||
| 1997 | Gattaca | Alien Resurrection |
| Contact | ||
| The Fifth Element | ||
| Liar Liar | ||
| Men in Black | ||
| 1996 | Star Trek: First Contact | Gulliver’s Travels* |
| James and the Giant Peach | ||
| 1995 | 12 Monkeys | Babe |
| Toy Story | The City of Lost Children | |
| 1994 | Interview With the Vampire | Star Trek Generations |
| Wolf | ||
| 1993 | Groundhog Day | Addams Family Values |
| Jurassic Park | ||
| The Nightmare Before Christmas | ||
| 1992 | Death Becomes Her | Aladdin |
| Alien3 | ||
| 1991 | The Addams Family | Dead Again |
| Delicatessen | Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country | |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | ||
| 1990 | Edward Scissorhands | Back to the Future Part III |
| Tremors | ||
| 1989 | Field of Dreams | The Abyss |
| The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | ||
| Back to the Future Part II | ||
| Batman | ||
| Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | ||
| Star Trek V: The Final Frontier | ||
| 1988 | Beetlejuice | Big |
| 1987 | The Princess Bride | |
| 1986 | Aliens | |
| Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home | ||
| 1985 | Back to the Future | Cocoon |
| Brazil | Ladyhawke | |
| 1984 | The Brother From Another Planet | 2010: The Year We Make Contact |
| Star Trek III: The Search for Spock | ||
| 1983 | Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi | The Dead Zone |
| 1982 | Blade Runner | WarGames |
| Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan | ||
| 1981 | Time Bandits | The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to the Galaxy* |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark | ||
| 1980 | Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back | |
| 1979 | Star Trek: The Motion Picture | Alien |
| 1978 | Capricorn One | |
| 1977 | Star Wars IV: A New Hope | |
| 1976 | ||
| 1975 | Dark Star | A Boy and His Dog |
| 1974 | ||
| 1973 | Soylent Green | |
| 1972 | Slaughterhouse-Five | |
| 1971 | THX 1138 | A Clockwork Orange |
| Escape From the Planet of the Apes | ||
| 1970 | Beneath the Planet of the Apes | |
| 1969 | ||
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey | Charly |
| Planet of the Apes | Yellow Submarine | |
| 1967 | ||
| 1966 | Fahrenheit 451 | |
| 1965 | ||
| 1964 | Dr. Strangelove | |
| Mary Poppins |