Paste's the Best Sci-Fi Movies of 2020

The havoc wreaked upon studios by the pandemic pileup of 2020 has landed on some genres harder than others. After all, the bigger the budget, the more relied upon the traditional box office return. Warner Bros.' controversial "to HBO Max we go!" decision aside, that's meant many a likely blockbuster involving secret agents and superheroes have been delayed until 2021. Science fiction movies are up there when it comes to production and promotion outlays, so it shouldn't come as a surprise that a roundup of the best sci-fi of 2020 comes in rather sparse and indie-centric. That's especially the case if one excludes movies that technically could be argued as sci-fi when they're really pretty much not. (We see you, Palm Springs.) That doesn't mean there aren't a few movies on this list that might be excluded on core genre grounds in other years, but, in general, if you want to make sure you've supped on the best sci-fi movies 2020 had to offer, we've got you covered.