Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Sci-Fi Movie Tier List

How do some of the most revered sci-fi classics hold up against Neil’s judgement? You think you know how Neil will rank movies like Interstellar? Armageddon? Think again. Neil deGrasse Tyson takes us through a catalog of some of the most important sci-fi films of the last century, ranks them against each other. Who will end up on the top of the pile? There’s only one way to find out... Get the NEW StarTalk book, ’To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: Support us on Patreon: FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: 0:00 - Introduction 0:09 - The Black Hole 0:58 - The Matrix 2:27 - The Martian 4:09 - The Blob 5:55 - Contact 6:48 - Interstellar 9:19 - Gravity 12:54 - Back to the Future 14:39 - A Quiet Earth 16:48 - Arrival 19:44 - The Europa Report 21:10 - Armageddon 22:20 - Close Encounters of The Third Kind 24:54 - Deep Impact 26:02 - The Day the Earth Stood Still 26:55 - Independence Day 28:58 - The Terminator 32:03 - 2001: A Space Odyssey 33:25 - Closing Notes