The best science fiction movie of all time, according to IMDb

There are many epic sci-fi movies that have graced the screens over the decades. From box office dystopian sagas like The Matrix to thrilling emotional masterpieces like “Interstellar”, the genre lacks variety, even at the top of its ever-growing content library. But which sci-fi movie is the best? Which movie (not TV show, mind you) has the highest rating? What sci-fi movie rules them all? We took to IMDb to see what their users were saying, and it turns out that Christopher Nolan’s tried and true classic tops the list, but it’s not Interstellar that shines. This is “The Beginning”.

The thriller about dreams and the theft of secrets managed to maintain an 8.8 rating on IMDB despite a staggering 2.6 million votes. This steady support at the top of the charts puts it ahead of other classics including Terminator 2: Judgment Day (8.6), Back to the Future (8.5) and Dune: Part Two (8.5). It’s even pushing the big-screen sci-fi granddaddy Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back , which scored an 8.7 out of 1.4 million ratings.

For context in the wider world of cinema, Inception ranks 14th on IMDB’s list of the 250 best movies of all time, with The Empire Strikes Back at 15th and The Matrix at 16th.

Inception was written and directed by Nolan and features an all-star cast led by Leonardo DiCaprio, including Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliott Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Cillian Murphy, Marion Cotillard and more. The unconventional sci-fi film has a well-balanced plot full of suspense, intrigue and action. Even more impressive is the fact that Nolan doesn’t venture into the exciting regions of space or explore unexplored galaxies to draw a crowd and tell his story. It goes inside, into the deepest, most secret parts of the mind – the places where dreams flourish and people die.

As Cobb (DiCaprio) and his team use their dream-stealing technology to infiltrate corporate targets, the audience discovers that the further the protagonists delve into the mind, the easier it is for them to become lost forever in an endless, almost timeless dreamscape. It makes the stakes in the film’s climactic cognitive stunt a desperate streak that keeps viewers on the edge of their seats with every millisecond. In a way, the whole of the third act happens in one moment—one that leaves him in the pit of his stomach. having to discuss the result with friends and family for hours on end. Unsurprisingly, this film wins, as it expertly combines the complexities of science with the relativity of dreams, all within the context of one of the wildest heists ever filmed.