Best Scientist Movies

Looking for the best scientist movies? These 278 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Project Hail Mary 2026 ★ 8.7

Interstellar 2014 ★ 8.5

Hidden Figures 2016 ★ 8.0

Young Frankenstein 1974 ★ 7.9

Arrival 2016 ★ 7.6

Avatar 2009 ★ 7.6

Poor Things 2023 ★ 7.6

Racing Extinction 2015 ★ 7.8

Eyes Without a Face 1960 ★ 7.6

The Invisible Man 1933 ★ 7.5

Contact 1997 ★ 7.4

The Fly 1986 ★ 7.4

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 ★ 7.3

Encounters at the End of the World 2007 ★ 7.5

Spider-Man 2 2004 ★ 7.3

The Shape of Water 2017 ★ 7.2

Maze Runner: The Death Cure 2018 ★ 7.1

Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet 2021 ★ 7.5

The Invisible Man 2020 ★ 7.1

The Gods Must Be Crazy II 1989 ★ 7.1

Godzilla: Final Wars 2004 ★ 7.1

The Space Between Us 2017 ★ 7.0

Cave of Forgotten Dreams 2010 ★ 7.1

April and the Extraordinary World 2015 ★ 7.1