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The Best Sci-Fi Movies Based on Books, Ranked by MovieWeb

Long before there were science fiction films, there was science fiction literature. In fact, many of the greatest science fiction movies that we celebrate today are inspired by or based on novels written years before the films were even dreamed of. From the iconic stories of H. G. Wells, to the pulp and dime-novel yarns of little-known science fiction writers of the '50s and '60s, the film industry is always on the hunt for the next book or short story to adapt into a major blockbuster. Sometimes the novel is immensely popular and a dedicated fanbase hotly anticipates the adaptation, as was the case with Dune, and other times the film version takes audiences by surprise and introduces a generation to a once-forgotten work of fiction. In either case, we see that literature and cinema are very closely intertwined. MovieWeb has ranked the 15 best Sci-Fi movies based on novels or short stories for our viewing pleasure.
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Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
2
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
3
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
4
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Blade Runner (1982)
Blade Runner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
6
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
7
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
The Andromeda Strain (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
8
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
9
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
10
The War of the Worlds (1953)
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
11
Starship Troopers (1997)
Starship Troopers (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
12
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
13
Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
14
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Slaughterhouse-Five (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
15
Dune (2021)
Dune (2021)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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