10 Greatest Meta Sci-Fi Movies Of All Time

11. Honorable Mentions

Here are some films that didn't quite make the top ten list but still deserve some recognition for their meta elements and general greatness.

My Name is Bruce

This is a fun exercise in meta filmmaking, in which Bruce Campbell plays a fictional version himself recruited to fight real monsters. Alas, in spite of being a really good film it just doesn't qualify as sci-fi.

Men In Black 2

Men in Black 2 is a meta narrative because of Mysteries in History, an old In Search Of style UFO documentary series focused on the adventures of the men in black. The hokey conspiracy show opens the movie, providing backstory and returns later to play a key part. Unfortunately this meta element is just one small part of the larger plot

Cloak & Dagger

This is a movie about an apparently mentally ill kid with a spy computer game and an hallucinated spy friend, being chased by real spies. While it sounds cute this kid is in petty serious danger and even straight up shoots a guy. It's got sci-fi elements but leans more heavily into the spy genre.

Naked Lunch

Sure, it's pretty meta but this movie is more of a bad acid trip than sci-fi.