15 Most Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Movies

You already knew from the article title that ET helmer Steven Spielberg had to show up here somewhere, since even the questionable Spielberg/ Kubrick hybrid AI can boast some stunning visuals (if almost nothing else impressive).

But we’ll be damned if we’re giving a spot to that loveable little raisin (ET, not Spielberg) when the lower budget, visually impressive Close Encounters Of The Third Kind was released a mere half decade earlier and offers an even more stunning visual sci-fi treat.

Utilizing a colourful array of special effects to recapture the feel of his own childhood serials, Spielberg uses a palette of deep orange hues and contrasting cool blues to make a visually arresting vision of alien contact which remains jaw dropping decades on, despite endless advances in filmmaking technology.