What is the best 2020s sci-fi film so far?

By IQ Score on TV Intelligentsia, Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) anchor the decade — Denis Villeneuve's adaptation reshaped what science-fiction can be at scale. Everything Everywhere All at Once and After Yang round out the canonical entries.

How does TVI rank 2020s sci-fi?

Every 2020s sci-fi film is scored on the same rubric: Cognitive Stimulation (40%), Educational Value (35%), Craft & Quality (25%). The decade so far is characterized by auteur sci-fi at scale — Villeneuve, the Daniels, Kogonada, Bong Joon-ho all operating inside the genre.

Will this list change as more 2020s sci-fi releases?

Yes — the page is updated each Monday as new titles are scored. Late-decade entries from Villeneuve (Dune Messiah), Bong Joon-ho (Mickey 17), Yorgos Lanthimos (Bugonia), and other auteurs will reshape the ranking.

Sci-Fi Films · 2020s So Far

Best Sci-Fi Films of the 2020s So Far, Ranked by IQ Score

Half-decade into the 2020s — sci-fi cinema's auteur era continued. Ranked by IQ Score.

The 2020s in sci-fi cinema is the decade Denis Villeneuve's Dune adaptation reshaped what science-fiction can be at scale. Dune (2021) and Dune: Part Two (2024) demonstrate that prestige sci-fi remains commercially viable. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) won 7 Oscars and reset the multiverse-genre register.

Anchor picks: Dune: Part Two is the most-formally-disciplined entry. After Yang (2021) is Kogonada's contemplative-AI canonical entry. Everything Everywhere All at Once is the catalog's most-genre-fluid entry.

10 titles · ranked by IQ Score