Best Science Fiction Plot in Film — Rated 4/4 on Quartile

Quartile rates every film 1–4 across Plot, Acting, Cinematography, Novelty and Ending. These science fiction films earned a 4 — Well Above Average — for Plot, ranked by their overall Q score.

  1. Arrival (2016) — Q 9.5
  2. Dune: Part Two (2024) — Q 9.5
  3. Interstellar (2014) — Q 9.5
  4. Tenet (2020) — Q 9.5
  5. Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) — Q 9.5
  6. Dune (2021) — Q 9
  7. Inception (2010) — Q 9
  8. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) — Q 9
  9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) — Q 9
  10. The Matrix (1999) — Q 9
  11. Jurassic Park (1993) — Q 9
  12. WALL·E (2008) — Q 8.5
  13. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Q 8.5
  14. Aliens (1986) — Q 8.5
  15. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) — Q 8.5
  16. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) — Q 8.5
  17. Total Recall (2012) — Q 8.5
  18. The Prestige (2006) — Q 8.5
  19. V for Vendetta (2006) — Q 8.5
  20. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) — Q 8.5
  21. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) — Q 8.5
  22. Return of the Jedi (1983) — Q 8.5
  23. Back to the Future (1985) — Q 8.5
  24. Divergent (2014) — Q 8
  25. Predestination (2014) — Q 8
  26. Nope (2022) — Q 8
  27. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) — Q 8
  28. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) — Q 8
  29. Anon (2018) — Q 8
  30. Lightyear (2022) — Q 8

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