# The best sci-fi movies of the 90s

From Terminator 2 to The Matrix: the 90s science fiction that still holds up (Univision, Guioteca, Cinemascomics).

- 56 votes · 12 items
- Jun 11, 2023 · Mariana Rodríguez
- https://even.best/en/l/2006/the-best-sci-fi-movies-of-the-90s

## Top 12

1. **The Matrix (1999)** (7 · ▲7 ▼0) — A unique visual style and the question of what reality is.
2. **Jurassic Park (1993)** (5 · ▲6 ▼1) — Spielberg brings the dinosaurs back to life.
3. **Total Recall (1990)** (4 · ▲5 ▼1) — Schwarzenegger, Mars and implanted memories.
4. **Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — James Cameron takes the saga to new heights with groundbreaking effects.
5. **Dark City (1998)** (3 · ▲5 ▼2) — A city where the sun never rises.
6. **Gattaca (1997)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Biopunk: a world of chosen genes.
7. **Starship Troopers (1997)** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — Paul Verhoeven's war satire against giant bugs.
8. **12 Monkeys (1995)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Bruce Willis travels to the past to stop a virus.
9. **Contact (1997)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Jodie Foster and Carl Sagan's novel.
10. **Open Your Eyes (1997)** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — Alejandro Amenábar, Eduardo Noriega and a dream that never ends.
11. **Independence Day (1996)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — The highest-grossing alien invasion of the decade.
12. **The Fifth Element (1997)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Luc Besson's colourful, outlandish future.

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