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Best Science Fiction Movies of the 1930s

This collection ranks 86 science fiction movies released in the 1930s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is Bride of Frankenstein.

86 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Frankenstein

    1931· 1h 10m· en

    7.51.8K
  9. 9

    Gold

    1934· 2h 0m· de

    7.711
  10. 10

    Life Returns

    1935· 1h 3m· en

    4.26
  12. 12

    Deluge

    1933· 1h 10m· en

    5.616
  13. 13

    Flash Gordon

    1936· 4h 5m· en

    6.447
  19. 19

    F.P.1

    1933· 1h 14m· en

    6.37
  24. 24

    Ghost Patrol

    1936· 1h 0m· en

    4.68
  28. 28

    Night Key

    1937· 1h 8m· en

    6.235
  30. 30

    Alraune

    1930· 1h 43m· de

    4.85
  33. 33

    Sky Racket

    1937· 1h 3m· en

    3.33
  35. 35

    Doctor X

    1932· 1h 16m· en

    6.184
  36. 36

    Just Imagine

    1930· 1h 53m· en

    5.826
  41. 41

    Kaguya Hime

    1935· 1h 15m· ja

    —0
  45. 45

    Rocket Ship

    1938· 1h 22m· en

    6.35
  50. 50

    The Last Hour

    1930· 1h 17m· en

    8.01

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Frequently asked questions

How many science fiction movies came out in the 1930s?

86 science fiction movies from the 1930s carry real rating data.

How are these science fiction films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated science fiction movie of the 1930s?

Bride of Frankenstein holds the top position in this collection.