1. Interstellar (2014)


Interstellar was a massive hit with theater-goers and critics alike, winning an Oscar for visual effects. Director Christopher Nolan delivers another mind-bending spectacle of space travel and survival. Joe Cooper (Matthew McConaughey) is an ex-NASA test pilot and engineer, who is reenlisted for a critical space mission in a bid to save the future of humanity. Cooper and the rest of the team are tasked with traveling to the edge of our solar system, and flying through a wormhole, in order to find a new home for humanity. The results are reminiscent of the mind-bending final scenes of 2001: A Space Odyssey, which require a second watch to fully appreciate what is actually going on. While the story at its core is a simple one, there is an intricate web of space and time travel woven into every moment. This movie is not only a top sci-fi film for this decade, but likely for many decades to come.