Best science fiction from the 60s

The catalogue's science fiction films from 1960–1969, ranked by audience score. We bias against the cinephile-canonical picks (Letterboxd top-250) — if you've already seen the obvious entries, scroll past the first row.

30 films · curated from the catalog · ordered by critical consensus

The Face of Another

1966 · ★ 7.8

foreign gemcerebraloutsider

Planet of the Apes

1968 · ★ 7.7

bittersweetcerebraldread

Night of the Living Dead

1968 · ★ 7.6

dreadslow burn

Seconds

1966 · ★ 7.3

dreadoutsiderparanoid

Village of the Damned

1960 · ★ 7.2

dreadoutsider

The Valley of Gwangi

1969 · ★ 7.1

Fahrenheit 451

1966 · ★ 7.1

dreadslow burn

Mothra

1961 · ★ 7.1

playfultenderuplifting

Mothra vs. Godzilla

1964 · ★ 7.0

cozyplayful

Ghidorah, the Three-Headed Monster

1964 · ★ 7.0

comfort cultepicplayful

The Snails

1966 · ★ 6.9

surrealunhinged

Alphaville

1965 · ★ 6.9

cerebralneon soakedparanoid

King Kong vs. Godzilla

1962 · ★ 6.9

Destroy All Monsters

1968 · ★ 6.9

3am cultplayful

The Human Vapor

1960 · ★ 6.8

3am cultsurreal

Ikarie XB 1

1963 · ★ 6.8

cerebralslow burn

Amphibian Man

1962 · ★ 6.8

bittersweetoutsidersurreal

The Day the Earth Caught Fire

1961 · ★ 6.8

paranoid

Dogora

1964 · ★ 6.8

3am cultsurrealunhinged

Invasion of Astro-Monster

1965 · ★ 6.8

3am cultneon soakedplayful

Frankenstein Conquers the World

1965 · ★ 6.8

epicplayful

Experiment in Evil

1960 · ★ 6.7

Hibernatus

1969 · ★ 6.7

bittersweetplayful

Matango

1963 · ★ 6.7

dreadslow burnsurreal

Fantastic Voyage

1966 · ★ 6.7

neon soakedplayful

Atragon

1963 · ★ 6.7

3am cult

The 10th Victim

1965 · ★ 6.6

X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes

1963 · ★ 6.6

dreadparanoidsurreal

The Last Man on Earth

1964 · ★ 6.6

dreadslow burn

Quatermass and the Pit

1967 · ★ 6.6