8 Overrated Sci-Fi Movies Everyone Pretends to Love

Sci-fi fans rate with their hearts. movie.guru blends critics and audiences, and it says these eight are fine, not legendary. Put the lightsabers down.

Number one is your smartest friend's favorite movie, and that's the problem.

1. 8
   Limitless (2011)6.1

   Unlimited brainpower, and the big dream is stock trading.

   7.4 on IMDb from 656,252 votes, but critics rank it above only 48% of notable movies. Bradley Cooper unlocks his entire brain and uses it to day trade.
2. 7
   Cloverfield (2008)5.6

   The mystery marketing was better than the actual movie.

   $172.4 million worldwide on a $25 to $30 million budget, so the teaser trailers did their job. Audiences rank it above just 43% of notable movies. Turns out mystery beats monster.
3. 6
   I, Robot (2004)5.9

   A buddy cop movie with an Isaac Asimov sticker slapped on.

   $353.1 million worldwide on a $105 to $120 million budget, and critics rank it above just 44% of notable movies. Sonny the robot has more personality than any human in it.
4. 5
   Oblivion (2013)4.7

   The prettiest movie Tom Cruise probably forgot he made.

   7.0 on IMDb from 592,214 votes, but critics rank it above just 37% of notable movies. The sky house and drones look incredible. The plot borrows from every sci-fi movie on your shelf.
5. 4
   Prometheus (2012)5.9

   They hired Guy Pearce, then buried him under old-man makeup.

   $403.4 million worldwide and 7.0 on IMDb from 708,753 votes, but Guru's Take is a 5.6. Ridley Scott's visuals are stunning. The dialogue sounds like a late night dorm room debate.
6. 3
   Man of Steel (2013)5.9

   A Superman movie that's allergic to smiling.

   $670.1 million worldwide on a $225 million budget, and a 5.1 Guru's Take. Henry Cavill is perfectly cast. Then Zack Snyder flattens whole city blocks and nobody seems bothered.
7. 2
   Back to the Future Part II (1989)6.6

   Doc puts Jennifer to sleep in act one. Then forgets her.

   Audiences rank it above 82% of notable movies, critics 44%. Biff gets more to do than Marty, and the plot boils down to chasing a sports almanac.
8. 1
   Interstellar (2014)7.5

   Really good movie. Absolutely not an 8.7.

   8.7 on IMDb from 2.62 million votes, and Metacritic gives it a 74. The dusty farm opening drags, and the pipe organ cues your tears like a stage manager.

$10.65 says you've poked a pencil through a folded napkin to explain wormholes.

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