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Smart Sci-Fi Movies

These are all what I consider "smart" sci-fi according to plot originality, acting and just not being crappy.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
1
99%7.8
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
2
97%8.4
A Quiet Place (2018)
A Quiet Place (2018)
3
96%7.5
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
4
96%8.5
Black Panther (2018)
Black Panther (2018)
5
96%7.3
Gravity (2013)
Gravity (2013)
6
96%7.7
The Iron Giant (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
7
96%8.0
The Lego Movie (2014)
The Lego Movie (2014)
8
96%7.7
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
9
95%8.9
Arrival (2016)
Arrival (2016)
10
94%7.9
Being John Malkovich (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
11
94%7.7
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
12
94%7.6
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
13
94%8.0
Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008)
14
94%7.9
Logan (2017)
Logan (2017)
15
94%8.1
Love and Monsters (2020)
Love and Monsters (2020)
16
94%7.0
Snowpiercer (2013)
Snowpiercer (2013)
17
94%7.1
Superman (1978)
Superman (1978)
18
94%7.3
Godzilla (1954)
Godzilla (1954)
19
93%7.6
Looper (2012)
Looper (2012)
20
93%7.4
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
21
93%7.4
The Fly (1986)
The Fly (1986)
22
93%7.6
Wonder Woman (2017)
Wonder Woman (2017)
23
93%7.4
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
24
92%8.3
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
25
92%8.3
Ex Machina (2015)
Ex Machina (2015)
26
92%7.7
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
27
92%8.0
Men in Black (1997)
Men in Black (1997)
28
92%7.3
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
Shaun of the Dead (2004)
29
92%7.9
Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
30
92%8.6
Watchmen
Watchmen
31
92%7.1
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
A Quiet Place Part II (2020)
32
91%7.3
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
33
91%7.9
I Am Mother (2019)
I Am Mother (2019)
34
91%6.7
The Martian (2015)
The Martian (2015)
35
91%8.0
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Captain America: Civil War (2016)
36
90%7.8
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
37
90%7.7
District 9 (2009)
District 9 (2009)
38
90%7.9
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024)
39
90%7.6
Galaxy Quest (1999)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
40
90%7.3
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