10 Campy Sci-Fi Movies Worth Watching, Ranked

There have been many exceptional sci-fi movies that lean into their campy, over-the-top nature, such as Mars Attacks, Xadadu, and M3GAN.

March 16, 2025 · 1 min · 50 words · Monica Saunders

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Boxer Santaros in Southland Tales pointing a gun at his own head

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Flash Gordon 3A

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M3GAN walking down the corridor with a blade in hand in ‘M3GAN’

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M3GAN Movie Poster

A group of women posing at a supermarket in The Wives of Stepford

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Sting as Feyd-Rautha holding a knife in Dune 1984

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Dune Movie Poster

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Casper Van Dien, as Johnny RIco, running from a giant alien bug in Starship Troopers

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Starship Troopers Movie Poster

Kira singing while surrounded by a purple neon light in Xanadu

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magenta, frank n furter, and columbia stand together in the rocky horror picture show

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Jane Fonda as Barbarella, on her hands and knees looking concerned in Barbarella

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