10 Best Sci-Fi War Films

While Avatar at its core is little more than space Pocahontas, the sheer scale of the work that went into the film is impressive enough alone to earn it a spot on the list.

The world of Pandora was so meticulously crafted and so beautifully executed, that Avatar is a genuine pleasure to watch, even if the plot was somewhat predictable.

Seeking the incredibly rare and aptly named "unobtanium", Jake Sully is put into his dead twin brother's 'Avatar', a genetically engineered body of one of the Na'vi, the proud indigenous species of Pandora.

Avatar brought a whole new audience into the world of Sci-Fi, and was a massive mainstream success with both audiences and critics. Its stunning 3-D visuals and special effects made the film an impressive spectacle that was deemed by many worthy of multiple cinema trips.

With sequels a long time in the works finally seeming to be going ahead, there will soon be even more Avatar to get excited about.