we’re only halfway through but the
2010’s are already shaping up to be an
exceptional decade for science fiction
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
science fiction movies from the first
half of the 2010s for this list we’re
taking a look at the films that have
continued the tradition of great science
fiction storytelling in today’s brave
new world this is part of a series of
videos spanning the decades of sci-fi
flicks from the 1950s to the 2000s
number ten looper slowly celebratin
Joseph gordon-levitt continues his reign
as one of this decades defining actors
with looper the slickest and smartest
time travel movie in a long time
he plays Joe a hitman who was confronted
by his future self for the present Joe
to survive the future Joe must die
director Ryan Johnson’s sharp screenplay
always keeps the audience on edge as all
the plot points cleverly come together
now you’re gonna tell me who you are and
what the fuck you’re doing on my farm
it’s a positively brilliant story from a
promising up-and-coming filmmaker
just don’t nitpick and deconstruct all
the time travel paradoxes
number nine star trek into darkness once
again JJ Abrams does for Star Trek what
Christopher Nolan did for Batman and
what various other directors have done
for James Bond in recent years he
created a reboot that’s true to a
franchise’s roots and presented in a
fresh light your suggestion that I do
not care about dying is incorrect a
sentient beings optimal chance at
maximizing their utility is a long and
prosperous life
not exactly a lovesong spark star trek
into darkness is a more than worthy
second outing for Abrams with strong
chemistry between the actors high stakes
and in jokes my name is not to mention
that to date it’s the highest-grossing
Star Trek movie of the franchise you
save the crew number 8 Pacific Rim
anybody who spent hours of their
childhood making a Megazord fight a
street shark action figure will feel
like a kid again watching Pacific Rim
the film could have just as easily been
called Godzilla versus transformers
fortunately this movie runs circles
around Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla
remake and Michael Bay’s transformers
saga Viktor attacking us under orders
that’s impossible it might be a man
child’s ultimate dream but if you’re
looking for an old-school Japanese
monster picture with a multi-million
dollar budget Pacific Rim more than gets
the job done let’s finish this number 7
the Hunger Games Catching Fire this is
the revolution and you are the
Mockingjay as excellent as the first
Hunger Games was
Catching Fire improves upon virtually
everything she’s become a beacon of hope
for the rebellion you could even argue
it’s one of the rare adaptations that
approves upon the book I hardly know
anything about you except you you’re
stubborn and good with a bow that about
sums me up Jennifer Lawrence proves once
again that she was the perfect choice to
play Katniss Everdeen a down-to-earth
girl turned overnight celebrity for me
what does that mean here Katniss is
pushed to her limits as she prepares for
the greatest fight of her life with two
films coming after it in the series
Catching Fire was definitely a high
point of this cultural phenomenon what
the 75th Hunger Games number six dawn of
the Planet of the Apes
while Rise of the Planet of the Apes was
an enjoyable sort of pre fool slash
reboot of the 1968 classic it was merely
a dress rehearsal for dawn of the Planet
of the Apes this sequel continues the
story of Caesar the ape leader played by
Andy Serkis in a stunning performance
made possible by motion capture
technology at its heart dawn of the
Planet of the Apes can be considered a
Shakespearean tragedy meets science
fiction war epic it’s all about humanity
and develops everyone as a
three-dimensional character human and
ape alike
number-5 edge up tomorrow 10 minutes
okay and then I’m killing me
although the trailer made it look like
Groundhog Day meets Independence Day
edge of tomorrow turned out to be so
much smarter and more fun than anybody
could have predicted it’s just warm
adapted from a Japanese novel this
exceedingly well written film delivered
all the action humor so this is all just
some theory charisma and originality
that make a first-rate summer
blockbuster when did he die we’re on the
beach tomorrow I’m bill gates you dr.
Carter we’ve had this conversation
before you have two fingers behind your
back
sadly edge of tomorrow wasn’t the
box-office sensation it deserved to be
but it has received loads of critical
praise we have to go this is about to
explode we have to go now number for her
that’s really weird
Spike Jonze her isn’t just one of the
best sci-fi films of recent times but
also a film that’s ahead of its own time
the world is being unfair to us
Joaquin Phoenix hits just the right note
as Theodore a man who falls in love with
an operating system I don’t know if you
believe me but it doesn’t change the way
I feel about you it doesn’t take away at
all from how madly in love I am with you
the OS names herself Samantha and is
voiced by the wonderfully affectionate
Scarlett Johansson feel real to me
Samantha Jones screenplay tackles its
subject matter with great intelligence
great humor and great sincerity
providing a fascinating commentary on
the state of artificial emotion human
emotion artificial connections and human
connections relationship but the hearts
not like a box that gets filter
it expands in size the more you look
number three guardians of the galaxy
hey as silly as it might seem
guardians of the galaxy manages to be
more than just another run-of-the-mill
action picture hey you know what there’s
another name you might know me by
star-lord who star-lord man legendary
outlaw it’s an effective funny sci-fi
adventure about people or aliens we
legitimately care about I am Groot
even if you took out all the space
battles this woody ensemble would be
just as interesting if they had a
conversation in a room for two hours I
got one plan and that plan requires it’s
frickin quarnyx battery so figure it out
plus having a kick-ass soundtrack
doesn’t hurt either
in an age of so many gritty science
fiction films guardians of the galaxy is
the life of the party number 2 gravity
while most of the films on this list
lean more towards the fictional side of
science fiction gravity feels all too
authentic that one thing can’t be the
view the film is so visually astounding
that you’ll be half convinced director
Alfonso Cuaron shot on location in outer
space America just lost their Facebook
the effective use of sounds sets effects
and 3d photography only makes gravity
more horrifying as an astronaut played
by Sandra Bullock is set adrift
from beginning to end
the audience feels olive Bullock’s dread
excitement denial loss regret and hope
in her pursuit to survive before we
bring our top pick in for a landing here
are a few honorable mentions what is the
source code quantum mechanics pair about
calculus it’s it’s very complicated
your stomach roll thank you Frank
it’s time for your enema we’ve got a
rope signal in print three senator you
see mr. that’s how it hums
this is its jungle it’s game number one
inception this is your first lesson in
sharing topping our list is Christopher
Nolan’s mesmerizing passion project
about dream infiltration inception this
is a movie that works on every
conceivable level I’m asking you to take
me as a sci-fi thriller it earns
comparisons to the works of Spielberg
and Kubrick so what is this idea that
you need to play as a mystery it will
both fascinate and frustrate you from
beginning to end your world is not real
in terms of visuals it’s an
unforgettable Marvel that convinces you
every illusion is the real deal
while it looks spectacular inception is
driven by its complex ideas and plot
proving that smart science-fiction still
exists in film who are the people
projections of my subconscious remember
you are the dreamer you build this world
I am the subject my mind populates do
you agree with our list logical what’s
your favorite sci-fi movie from the
first half of the 2010s for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
2010’s are already shaping up to be an
exceptional decade for science fiction
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top ten
science fiction movies from the first
half of the 2010s for this list we’re
taking a look at the films that have
continued the tradition of great science
fiction storytelling in today’s brave
new world this is part of a series of
videos spanning the decades of sci-fi
flicks from the 1950s to the 2000s
number ten looper slowly celebratin
Joseph gordon-levitt continues his reign
as one of this decades defining actors
with looper the slickest and smartest
time travel movie in a long time
he plays Joe a hitman who was confronted
by his future self for the present Joe
to survive the future Joe must die
director Ryan Johnson’s sharp screenplay
always keeps the audience on edge as all
the plot points cleverly come together
now you’re gonna tell me who you are and
what the fuck you’re doing on my farm
it’s a positively brilliant story from a
promising up-and-coming filmmaker
just don’t nitpick and deconstruct all
the time travel paradoxes
number nine star trek into darkness once
again JJ Abrams does for Star Trek what
Christopher Nolan did for Batman and
what various other directors have done
for James Bond in recent years he
created a reboot that’s true to a
franchise’s roots and presented in a
fresh light your suggestion that I do
not care about dying is incorrect a
sentient beings optimal chance at
maximizing their utility is a long and
prosperous life
not exactly a lovesong spark star trek
into darkness is a more than worthy
second outing for Abrams with strong
chemistry between the actors high stakes
and in jokes my name is not to mention
that to date it’s the highest-grossing
Star Trek movie of the franchise you
save the crew number 8 Pacific Rim
anybody who spent hours of their
childhood making a Megazord fight a
street shark action figure will feel
like a kid again watching Pacific Rim
the film could have just as easily been
called Godzilla versus transformers
fortunately this movie runs circles
around Roland Emmerich’s 1998 Godzilla
remake and Michael Bay’s transformers
saga Viktor attacking us under orders
that’s impossible it might be a man
child’s ultimate dream but if you’re
looking for an old-school Japanese
monster picture with a multi-million
dollar budget Pacific Rim more than gets
the job done let’s finish this number 7
the Hunger Games Catching Fire this is
the revolution and you are the
Mockingjay as excellent as the first
Hunger Games was
Catching Fire improves upon virtually
everything she’s become a beacon of hope
for the rebellion you could even argue
it’s one of the rare adaptations that
approves upon the book I hardly know
anything about you except you you’re
stubborn and good with a bow that about
sums me up Jennifer Lawrence proves once
again that she was the perfect choice to
play Katniss Everdeen a down-to-earth
girl turned overnight celebrity for me
what does that mean here Katniss is
pushed to her limits as she prepares for
the greatest fight of her life with two
films coming after it in the series
Catching Fire was definitely a high
point of this cultural phenomenon what
the 75th Hunger Games number six dawn of
the Planet of the Apes
while Rise of the Planet of the Apes was
an enjoyable sort of pre fool slash
reboot of the 1968 classic it was merely
a dress rehearsal for dawn of the Planet
of the Apes this sequel continues the
story of Caesar the ape leader played by
Andy Serkis in a stunning performance
made possible by motion capture
technology at its heart dawn of the
Planet of the Apes can be considered a
Shakespearean tragedy meets science
fiction war epic it’s all about humanity
and develops everyone as a
three-dimensional character human and
ape alike
number-5 edge up tomorrow 10 minutes
okay and then I’m killing me
although the trailer made it look like
Groundhog Day meets Independence Day
edge of tomorrow turned out to be so
much smarter and more fun than anybody
could have predicted it’s just warm
adapted from a Japanese novel this
exceedingly well written film delivered
all the action humor so this is all just
some theory charisma and originality
that make a first-rate summer
blockbuster when did he die we’re on the
beach tomorrow I’m bill gates you dr.
Carter we’ve had this conversation
before you have two fingers behind your
back
sadly edge of tomorrow wasn’t the
box-office sensation it deserved to be
but it has received loads of critical
praise we have to go this is about to
explode we have to go now number for her
that’s really weird
Spike Jonze her isn’t just one of the
best sci-fi films of recent times but
also a film that’s ahead of its own time
the world is being unfair to us
Joaquin Phoenix hits just the right note
as Theodore a man who falls in love with
an operating system I don’t know if you
believe me but it doesn’t change the way
I feel about you it doesn’t take away at
all from how madly in love I am with you
the OS names herself Samantha and is
voiced by the wonderfully affectionate
Scarlett Johansson feel real to me
Samantha Jones screenplay tackles its
subject matter with great intelligence
great humor and great sincerity
providing a fascinating commentary on
the state of artificial emotion human
emotion artificial connections and human
connections relationship but the hearts
not like a box that gets filter
it expands in size the more you look
number three guardians of the galaxy
hey as silly as it might seem
guardians of the galaxy manages to be
more than just another run-of-the-mill
action picture hey you know what there’s
another name you might know me by
star-lord who star-lord man legendary
outlaw it’s an effective funny sci-fi
adventure about people or aliens we
legitimately care about I am Groot
even if you took out all the space
battles this woody ensemble would be
just as interesting if they had a
conversation in a room for two hours I
got one plan and that plan requires it’s
frickin quarnyx battery so figure it out
plus having a kick-ass soundtrack
doesn’t hurt either
in an age of so many gritty science
fiction films guardians of the galaxy is
the life of the party number 2 gravity
while most of the films on this list
lean more towards the fictional side of
science fiction gravity feels all too
authentic that one thing can’t be the
view the film is so visually astounding
that you’ll be half convinced director
Alfonso Cuaron shot on location in outer
space America just lost their Facebook
the effective use of sounds sets effects
and 3d photography only makes gravity
more horrifying as an astronaut played
by Sandra Bullock is set adrift
from beginning to end
the audience feels olive Bullock’s dread
excitement denial loss regret and hope
in her pursuit to survive before we
bring our top pick in for a landing here
are a few honorable mentions what is the
source code quantum mechanics pair about
calculus it’s it’s very complicated
your stomach roll thank you Frank
it’s time for your enema we’ve got a
rope signal in print three senator you
see mr. that’s how it hums
this is its jungle it’s game number one
inception this is your first lesson in
sharing topping our list is Christopher
Nolan’s mesmerizing passion project
about dream infiltration inception this
is a movie that works on every
conceivable level I’m asking you to take
me as a sci-fi thriller it earns
comparisons to the works of Spielberg
and Kubrick so what is this idea that
you need to play as a mystery it will
both fascinate and frustrate you from
beginning to end your world is not real
in terms of visuals it’s an
unforgettable Marvel that convinces you
every illusion is the real deal
while it looks spectacular inception is
driven by its complex ideas and plot
proving that smart science-fiction still
exists in film who are the people
projections of my subconscious remember
you are the dreamer you build this world
I am the subject my mind populates do
you agree with our list logical what’s
your favorite sci-fi movie from the
first half of the 2010s for more
entertaining top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
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