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. Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor (2013) · Q 9.5
5. Tenet (2020) · Q 9.5
6. Dune (2021) · Q 9
7. Inception (2010) · Q 9
8. The Matrix (1999) · Q 9
9. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) · Q 9
10. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) · Q 9
11. Jurassic Park (1993) · Q 9
12. WALL·E (2008) · Q 8.5
13. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) · Q 8.5
14. Aliens (1986) · Q 8.5
15. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) · Q 8.5
16. Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, Part 2 (2013) · Q 8.5
17. Clayface (2026) · Q 8.5
18. Total Recall (2012) · Q 8.5
19. The Prestige (2006) · Q 8.5
20. V for Vendetta (2006) · Q 8.5
21. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) · Q 8.5
22. War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) · Q 8.5
23. Return of the Jedi (1983) · Q 8.5
24. Back to the Future (1985) · Q 8.5
25. Divergent (2014) · Q 8
26. Predestination (2014) · Q 8
27. Nope (2022) · Q 8
28. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) · Q 8
29. X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) · Q 8
30. Anon (2018) · Q 8

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