Neil deGrasse Tyson's Sci-Fi Movie Tier List

A tier list by Posof · filed under Entertainment & Media · published 28 September 2026

Ranking by Neil deGrasse Tyson on YouTube. Full credit to the original video, which you can watch below.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Sci-Fi Movie Tier List
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Sci-Fi Movie Tier List · StarTalk Plus

S tier

  1. The Matrix
  2. Back to the Future
  3. The Day the Earth Stood Still
  4. 2001: A Space Odyssey

A tier

  1. The Martian
  2. Contact
  3. The Quiet Earth
  4. Deep Impact
  5. The Terminator

B tier

  1. The Blob
  2. Interstellar
  3. Gravity

C tier

  1. The Matrix Reloaded
  2. Back to the Future Part II
  3. Arrival
  4. Europa Report
  5. Armageddon

D tier

  1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  2. Independence Day

E tier

  1. The Matrix Revolutions
  2. Back to the Future Part III

F tier

  1. The Black Hole

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