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Best Science Fiction Movies of the 1970s

This collection ranks 729 science fiction movies released in the 1970s. 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 Star Wars.

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

  2. 102

    The Black Hole

    1979· 1h 38m· en

    5.8562
  6. 106

    Space Boy

    1973· 6m· en

    8.01
  7. 107

    Baffled!

    1973· 1h 39m· en

    5.221
  17. 117

    Lost in Space

    1973· 1h 0m· en

    —0
  20. 120

    Earth II

    1971· 1h 40m· en

    5.012
  23. 123

    Dead of Night

    1977· 1h 16m· en

    6.242
  28. 128

    It's Alive

    1974· 1h 31m· en

    6.0225
  32. 132

    G.I. Samurai

    1979· 2h 19m· ja

    5.936
  33. 133

    Black Moon

    1975· 1h 41m· en

    6.0163
  34. 134

    God Told Me To

    1976· 1h 30m· en

    5.8161
  37. 137

    Lifespan

    1975· 1h 17m· en

    5.19
  40. 140

    Frankenstein

    1973· 3h 0m· en

    6.914
  43. 143

    Dark Star

    1974· 1h 23m· en

    6.0650
  50. 150

    Dr. Strange

    1978· 1h 33m· en

    6.1122

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Frequently asked questions

How many science fiction movies came out in the 1970s?

729 science fiction movies from the 1970s 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 1970s?

Star Wars holds the top position in this collection.