Collider has published a ranked list of the six best science-fiction films released since 1990, arguing that the genre has maintained exceptional quality and inventiveness over the past three decades. The article credits sci-fi's enduring popularity to its close relationship with technological progress, noting that films from this era are often ranked among the greatest sci-fi movies of all time, not just the best of the modern age.

– WALL·E (2008): Pixar's tale of a lonely robot cleaning up an abandoned Earth, praised for balancing a bleak dystopian premise with heartfelt storytelling and stunning animation
– Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991): James Cameron's action-driven sequel, argued to surpass the original Terminator and rank among the greatest sequels ever made
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