Top rated intellectually stimulating movies on Syfy

Check out today’s highest ranked intellectually stimulating movies on Syfy! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best intellectually stimulating movies on Syfy, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Invisible Man (2020)

When Cecilia's abusive ex takes his own life and leaves her his fortune, she suspects his death was a hoax. As a series of coincidences turn lethal, Cecilia works to prove that she is being hunted by someone nobody can see.

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2020-02-26 | Thriller / Science Fiction

Cast

Elisabeth Moss, Aldis Hodge

Rating

rating icon 7.118
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #1 for
    futuristic society
  2. Ranked #2 for
    psychologically thrilling
  3. Ranked #3 for
    with WTF moments

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The Invisible Man trailer
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2 Annihilation (2018)

A biologist signs up for a dangerous, secret expedition into a mysterious zone where the laws of nature don't apply.

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2018-02-22 | Science Fiction / Horror

Cast

Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh

Rating

rating icon 6.407
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #121 for
    mind bending
  2. Ranked #141 for
    intellectually stimulating
  3. Ranked #152 for
    Space Opera

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Annihilation trailer
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3 Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)

A highly intelligent chimpanzee named Caesar has been living a peaceful suburban life ever since he was born. But when he gets taken to a cruel primate facility, Caesar decides to revolt against those who have harmed him.

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2011-08-03 | Thriller / Action

Cast

James Franco, Andy Serkis

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #121 for
    crowd-pleaser
  2. Ranked #137 for
    cash grab
  3. Ranked #192 for
    tent-pole film

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes trailer
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4 Back to the Future (1985)

Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his parents' romance and - with the help of his eccentric inventor friend Doc Brown - return to 1985.

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1985-07-03 | Adventure / Comedy

Cast

Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd

Rating

rating icon 8.317
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #68 for
    multiverse
  2. Ranked #70 for
    time-loop
  3. Ranked #106 for
    punching bag

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Back to the Future trailer
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5 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014)

Katniss Everdeen reluctantly becomes the symbol of a mass rebellion against the autocratic Capitol.

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2014-11-19 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson

Rating

rating icon 6.807
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #144 for
    stopgap
  2. Ranked #170 for
    cash grab
  3. Ranked #170 for
    orwellian

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 trailer
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6 The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) - a competition that could change Panem forever.

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2013-11-15 | Adventure / Action

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson

Rating

rating icon 7.428
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #77 for
    orwellian
  2. Ranked #202 for
    feeling motion sickness
  3. Ranked #239 for
    exciting

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire trailer
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7 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)

The Guardians must fight to keep their newfound family together as they unravel the mysteries of Peter Quill's true parentage.

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2017-04-19 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña

Rating

rating icon 7.621
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #74 for
    interplanetary
  2. Ranked #106 for
    with daddy issue
  3. Ranked #173 for
    great sound effects

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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer
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8 The Hunger Games (2012)

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

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2012-03-12 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson

Rating

rating icon 7.206
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #52 for
    orwellian
  2. Ranked #84 for
    futuristic society
  3. Ranked #117 for
    jittery

Trailer

The Hunger Games trailer
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9 I, Robot (2004)

In 2035, where robots are commonplace and abide by the three laws of robotics, a technophobic cop investigates an apparent suicide. Suspecting that a robot may be responsible for the death, his investigation leads him to believe that humanity may be in danger.

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2004-07-15 | Action / Science Fiction

Cast

Will Smith, Bridget Moynahan

Rating

rating icon 6.946
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #69 for
    cyborg
  2. Ranked #82 for
    crowd-pleaser
  3. Ranked #101 for
    futuristic society

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I, Robot trailer
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10 2012 (2009)

Dr. Adrian Helmsley, part of a worldwide geophysical team investigating the effect on the earth of radiation from unprecedented solar storms, learns that the earth's core is heating up. He warns U.S. President Thomas Wilson that the crust of the earth is becoming unstable and that without proper preparations for saving a fraction of the world's population, the entire race is doomed. Meanwhile, writer Jackson Curtis stumbles on the same information. While the world's leaders race to build "arks" to escape the impending cataclysm, Curtis struggles to find a way to save his family. Meanwhile, volcanic eruptions and earthquakes of unprecedented strength wreak havoc around the world.

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2009-10-10 | Action / Adventure

Cast

John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor

Rating

rating icon 5.838
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #93 for
    Apocalypse Film
  2. Ranked #136 for
    unrealistic
  3. Ranked #178 for
    turn your brain off

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2012 trailer
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