Every once and a while, a film comes around that bends the mind of everyone who watches it, sure to make it a cinematic classic. In 1999, the Wachowskis' sci-fi film The Matrix did just that with its ...

Many of the best sci-fi movies lay their intentions out early with phenomenal opening scenes that grab the audience's attention from the first minute. A good opening scene can introduce the characters ...

Sometimes movies take some time to ease viewers into the show, while others set the tone immediately. The movies on this list are the latter. Whether it's a comedy like Dazed and Confused or an action ...

Great sci-fi films have a way of instantly immersing you in their worlds. They might use striking atmospheric imagery to set the stage, or start with a killing to convey high stakes right off the bat.