Best Science Fiction Movies - Ever! Best Science Fiction Movies - Ever!

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  • 1
    Blade Runner_Film_Award-Nominated Work_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    Ridley Scott
    1982-06-25
    Harrison Ford,Rutger Hauer,Sean Young,Edward James Olmos,Daryl Hannah,William Sanderson,Joanna Cassidy,M. Emmet Walsh,James Hong,Morgan Paull,Brion James,Joe Turkel
    David Peoples,Hampton Fancher,Philip K. Dick
    Bud Yorkin,Michael Deeley
    Cyberpunk,Dystopia,Film noir,Science fiction
    Marsha Nakashima,Les Healey,Terry Rawlings
    Jordan Cronenweth
    United States
    Vangelis
    Blade Runner
    R (USA)
    Bradbury Building
    Identity,Morality,Artificial intelligence
    Warner Bros.
    Philip K. Dick
    Rick Deckard,Roy Batty,Rachael,Gaff,Pris,J.F. Sebastian,Zhora,Bryant,Hannibal Chew,Holden,Leon Kowalski,Eldon Tyrell
    91
  • 2
    Aliens_Film_Award-Nominated Work_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    James Cameron
    1986-07-18
    Sigourney Weaver,Michael Biehn,Lance Henriksen,Carrie Henn,Bill Paxton,Paul Reiser,Mark Rolston
    James Cameron,Walter Hill,David Giler
    Gale Anne Hurd,Gordon Carroll,Walter Hill,David Giler
    Horror,Science fiction,Thriller,Action
    Adrian Biddle
    United Kingdom,United States
    James Horner
    Aliens
    R (USA)
    Alien³
    Alien
    Extraterrestrial life
    20th Century Fox
    Ellen Ripley,PFC M. Drake
    88
  • 3
    The Thing_Film_General
    Christian Nyby,Howard Hawks
    1951-04-06
    Margaret Sheridan,Kenneth Tobey,James Arness,Robert O. Cornthwaite
    Charles Lederer,John W. Campbell,John W. Campbell Jr.
    Horror,Science fiction
    Russell Harlan
    The Thing
    -1
  • 4
    The Running Man_Film_General
    Paul Michael Glaser
    1987-11-13
    Arnold Schwarzenegger,Marvin J. McIntyre,Jim Brown,Jesse Ventura,Richard Dawson,Erland Van Lidth De Jeude,Yaphet Kotto,Mick Fleetwood,Maria Conchita Alonso,Sven-Ole Thorsen,Charles Kalani, Jr.
    Stephen King,Steven E. de Souza
    Dystopia,Science fiction,Thriller
    John Wright
    Thomas Del Ruth
    United States
    Harold Faltermeyer
    R (USA)
    Stephen King
    -1
  • 5
    Alien_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    Ridley Scott
    1979-05-25
    Sigourney Weaver,Tom Skerritt,Veronica Cartwright,Harry Dean Stanton,John Hurt,Ian Holm,Yaphet Kotto
    Dan O'Bannon,Ronald Shusett
    David Giler,Gordon Carroll,Walter Hill
    Horror,Science fiction
    United Kingdom,United States
    Jerry Goldsmith
    Alien
    Aliens
    Extraterrestrial life
    20th Century Fox
    Ellen Ripley,Dallas,Lambert,Brett
    -1
  • 6
    The Matrix_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    The Wachowski brothers
    1999-03-31
    Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne,Carrie-Anne Moss,Hugo Weaving,Joe Pantoliano,Gloria Foster
    The Wachowski brothers
    Joel Silver,The Wachowski brothers
    Doomsday film,Science fiction
    Zach Staenberg
    Bill Pope
    Australia,United States
    Don Davis
    The Matrix: Music from the Motion Picture
    R (USA)
    The Matrix Reloaded
    Cyberspace,Artificial intelligence,Virtual reality
    Warner Bros.
    Super 35 mm film
    Neo,Morpheus,Trinity,Agent Smith
    -1
  • 7
    Mad Max_Film_Film series_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Miller
    1979-04-12
    Mel Gibson,Hugh Keays-Byrne,Steve Bisley,Joanne Samuel,Tim Burns,Roger Ward,Vince Gil,Lulu Pinkus
    Byron Kennedy,George Miller,James McCausland
    Byron Kennedy,Bill Miller
    Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction,Doomsday film,Action
    Tony Paterson
    David Eggby
    Australia
    Brian May
    Mad Max
    Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
    Mad Max Rockatansky,Toecutter,Jim Goose,Jessie Rockatansky,Johnny the boy,Fifi Macaffee,Nightrider,Nightrider's girl
    -1
  • 8
    2001: A Space Odyssey_Film_Award-Nominated Work_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    Stanley Kubrick
    1968-04-06
    Keir Dullea,Gary Lockwood,William Sylvester,Daniel Richter,Douglas Rain,Vivian Kubrick,Leonard Rossiter,Margaret Tyzack,Robert Beatty,Sean Sullivan,Frank A. Miller,Ed Bishop
    Arthur C. Clarke,Stanley Kubrick
    Stanley Kubrick
    Airplanes and airports,Science fiction,Adventure
    Ray Lovejoy
    Geoffrey Unsworth
    United Kingdom,United States
    Aram Khachaturian,György Ligeti,Johann Strauss II,Richard Strauss
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    G (USA)
    2010: The Year We Make Contact
    Technology,Extraterrestrial life,Artificial intelligence
    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
    Super Panavision 70
    Stanley Kubrick,Arthur C. Clarke
    David Bowman,Frank Poole,Heywood R. Floyd,Moon-Watcher,HAL 9000,Rachael "Squirt" Floyd,Dr. Andrei Smyslov,Elena,Dr. Ralph Halvorsen,Dr. Bill Michaels,Mission Controller
    -1
  • 9
    Starship Troopers_Film_General
    Paul Verhoeven
    1997
    Casper Van Dien,Denise Richards,Dina Meyer,Jake Busey,Neil Patrick Harris,Clancy Brown,Patrick Muldoon,Michael Ironside,Marshall Bell,Rue McClanahan,Seth Gilliam,Lenore Kasdorf
    Edward Neumeier,Robert A. Heinlein
    Alan Marshall,Jon Davison
    Satire,Science fiction,Adventure
    Mark Goldblatt
    Jost Vacano
    United States
    Basil Poledouris
    Starship Troopers
    R (USA)
    Starship Troopers 2: Hero of the Federation
    Touchstone Pictures,TriStar Pictures
    -1
  • 10
    Event Horizon_Film_General
    Paul W. S. Anderson
    1997-08-15
    Laurence Fishburne,Sam Neill,Kathleen Quinlan,Joely Richardson,Sean Pertwee,Jason Isaacs,Richard T. Jones,Jack Noseworthy
    Andrew Kevin Walker,Philip Eisner
    Jeremy Bolt,Lawrence Gordon,Lloyd Levin
    Horror,Science fiction,Supernatural
    Martin Hunter
    Adrian Biddle
    United Kingdom,United States
    Michael Kamen,Orbital
    Event Horizon
    Paramount Pictures
    Lt. Starck
    -1
  • 11
    The Fifth Element_Musical Album_Film_General
    Luc Besson
    1997-05-09
    Milla Jovovich,Bruce Willis,Gary Oldman,Ian Holm,Chris Tucker,Brion James,Charlie Creed-Miles,Jerome Blake,Tommy 'Tiny' Lister,Luke Perry
    Luc Besson
    Patrice Ledoux
    Science fiction,Adventure
    France
    Eric Serra
    The Fifth Element
    PG-13 (USA)
    Jean-Paul Gaultier
    Columbia Pictures
    Super 35 mm film
    Leeloo,Korben Dallas,Jean-Baptiste Emanuel Zorg,Father Vito Cornelius,Ruby Rhod,Billy
    -1
  • 12
    A Scanner Darkly_Film_Award-Nominated Work_General
    Richard Linklater
    2006-07-07
    Keanu Reeves,Robert Downey Jr.,Woody Harrelson,Winona Ryder,Rory Cochrane
    Richard Linklater
    Anne Walker-McBay,George Clooney,Jonah Smith,Palmer West,Tommy Pallotta,Erwin Stoff
    Animation,Dystopia,Science fiction
    Sandra Adair
    Shane F. Kelly
    United States
    Graham Reynolds
    A Scanner Darkly
    R (USA)
    Section Eight Productions,Warner Independent Pictures,Thousand Words
    Philip K. Dick
    -1
  • 13
    RoboCop_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Characters_General
    Paul Verhoeven
    1987-07-17
    Peter Weller,Nancy Allen,Kurtwood Smith,Ronny Cox,Miguel Ferrer,Dan O'Herlihy
    Edward Neumeier,Michael Miner
    Jon Davison
    Satire,Superhero
    Jost Vacano
    United States
    Basil Poledouris
    RoboCop
    R (USA)
    RoboCop 2
    -1
  • 14
    The Matrix Reloaded_Film_General
    The Wachowski brothers
    2003-05-15
    Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne,Carrie-Anne Moss,Hugo Weaving,Monica Bellucci,Daniel Bernhardt,Harold Perrineau Jr.,Lambert Wilson,Collin Chou,Randall Duk Kim,Anthony Zerbe,Gloria Foster,Anthony Wong,Jada Pinkett Smith
    The Wachowski brothers
    Joel Silver,The Wachowski brothers
    Science fiction
    Zach Staenberg
    Bill Pope
    United States
    Don Davis
    The Matrix Reloaded: The Album
    R (USA)
    The Matrix Revolutions,The Animatrix
    The Matrix
    Virtual reality
    Warner Bros.
    Super 35 mm film
    Neo,Morpheus,Captain Ballard,Councillor West
    -1
  • 15
    Predator_Film_General
    John McTiernan
    1987
    Arnold Schwarzenegger,Carl Weathers,Bill Duke,Sonny Landham,Shane Black,Jesse Ventura,Kevin Peter Hall,Elpidia Carrillo
    Jim Thomas,John Thomas
    Joel Silver,John Davis,Lawrence Gordon
    Horror,Science fiction,Action
    Mark Helfrich
    Donald McAlpine
    United States
    Alan Silvestri
    R (USA),UK: 18
    Predator 2
    20th Century Fox,Davis Entertainment
    Dutch,Dillon,Mac,Billy,Hawkins,Blain,The Predator,Anna
    -1
  • 16
    United States
    -1
  • 17
    The Terminator_Musical Album_Film_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    James Cameron
    1984-10-26
    Arnold Schwarzenegger,Michael Biehn,Linda Hamilton,Bill Paxton
    Gale Anne Hurd,Harlan Ellison,James Cameron
    Derek Gibson,Gale Anne Hurd,John Daly
    Doomsday film,Indie,Science fiction,Time travel in fiction,Action,Time travel
    Mark Goldblatt
    Adam Greenberg
    United States
    Brad Fiedel
    The Terminator
    R (USA)
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    Cyborg t800,Kyle Reese,Sarah Connor,punk
    -1
  • 18
    Mars Attacks!_Film_General
    Tim Burton
    1996-12-13
    Jack Nicholson,Glenn Close,Annette Bening,Pierce Brosnan,Danny DeVito,Martin Short,Sarah Jessica Parker,Michael J. Fox,Tom Jones,Natalie Portman,Rod Steiger,Lisa Marie,Christina Applegate,Jim Brown,Lukas Haas,Sylvia Sidney,Brandon Hammond,Joe Don Baker,Jack Black
    Jonathan Gems
    Larry J. Franco,Laurie Parker,Tim Burton
    Black comedy,Doomsday film,Parody,Science fiction,Disaster
    Chris Lebenzon
    Peter Suschitzky
    United States
    Danny Elfman
    Mars Attacks!
    PG-13 (USA)
    Warner Bros.
    Nathalie Lake
    -1
  • 19
    Dark City_Musical Album_Film_General
    Alex Proyas
    1998-02-27
    Rufus Sewell,William Hurt,Kiefer Sutherland,Jennifer Connelly,Colin Friels
    Alex Proyas,David S. Goyer,Lem Dobbs
    Alex Proyas,Andrew Mason,Brian Witten,Michael De Luca
    Dystopia
    Dov Hoenig
    Dariusz Wolski
    Australia,United States
    Ben Weisman,Trevor Jones,Pablo Beltrán Ruiz,François Perchat
    Dark City
    New Line Cinema
    Super 35 mm film
    -1
  • 20
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back_Film_Award-Winning Work_General
    Irvin Kershner
    1980-05-21
    Kenny Baker,Billy Dee Williams,David Prowse,Carrie Fisher,Harrison Ford,Mark Hamill,James Earl Jones,Frank Oz,Ian McDiarmid,Clive Revill,Temuera Morrison,Jason Wingreen,Jeremy Bulloch,Peter Mayhew,John Ratzenberger,Anthony Daniels
    George Lucas,Lawrence Kasdan,Leigh Brackett
    Gary Kurtz,George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Fantasy,Science fiction
    Marcia Lucas,George Lucas,Paul Hirsch,T.M. Christopher
    Peter Suschitzky
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    PG (USA)
    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    R2-D2,Lando Calrissian,Darth Vader,Leia Organa,Han Solo,Luke Skywalker,Yoda
    -1
  • 21
    Johnny Mnemonic_Film_Musical Groups & Artists_General
    Robert Longo
    1995-05-26
    Keanu Reeves,Dina Meyer,Ice T,Takeshi Kitano,Dolph Lundgren,Henry Rollins,Udo Kier
    William Gibson
    Don Carmody,Robert Lantos
    Cyberpunk,Science fiction,Action
    Canada,United States
    Johnny Mnemonic
    R (USA)
    Cyberspace
    TriStar Pictures
    William Gibson
    Johnny Mnemonic,Jane,J-Bone,Takahashi,Street Preacher,Spider,Ralphi
    -1
  • 22
    Star Wars_Film_Film series_Award-Nominated Work_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Lucas,Irvin Kershner,Richard Marquand
    Gary Kurtz,George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Ben Burtt
    -1
  • 23
    Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. - The Laughing Man_Film_General
    Kenji Kamiyama
    Takashi Onozuka,Taro Yamaguchi,Osamu Saka,Toru Ohkawa,Atsuko Tanaka,Akio Ohtsuka
    Production I.G.
    Japan
    Yoko Kanno
    -1
  • 24
    Serenity_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    Joss Whedon
    2005-09-29
    Chiwetel Ejiofor,David Krumholtz,Nathan Fillion,Gina Torres,Alan Tudyk,Morena Baccarin,Adam Baldwin,Jewel Staite,Sean Maher,Summer Glau,Ron Glass
    Joss Whedon
    Alisa Tager,Barry Mendel,Christopher Buchanan,David V. Lester
    Comedy,Drama,Science fiction,Space opera,Western,Adventure,Dystopia
    Lisa Lassek
    Jack N. Green
    United States
    David Newman
    Serenity
    PG-13 (USA)
    Barry Mendel Productions,Mutant Enemy Productions,Universal Studios
    The Operative,Mr. Universe,Malcolm Reynolds,Zoë Washburne,Hoban Washburne,Inara Serra,Jayne Cobb,Kaylee Frye,Simon Tam,River Tam,Derrial Book
    -1
  • 25
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Lucas
    1999-05-19
    Ewan McGregor,Natalie Portman,Liam Neeson,Ian McDiarmid,Samuel L. Jackson,Kenny Baker,Jake Lloyd,Frank Oz,Keira Knightley,Ray Park,Terence Stamp,Pernilla August
    George Lucas
    George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Fantasy,Science fiction
    Ben Burtt
    David Tattersall
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    PG (USA)
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    Obi-Wan Kenobi,Padmé Amidala,Qui-Gon Jinn,Mace Windu,R2-D2,Anakin Skywalker,Yoda,Sabé (Decoy Queen),Darth Maul
    -1
  • 26
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Lucas
    1977-05-25
    Mark Hamill,Harrison Ford,Carrie Fisher,Peter Cushing,Alec Guinness,Peter Mayhew,Anthony Daniels,David Prowse,Kenny Baker,James Earl Jones,Paul Blake,William Katt
    George Lucas
    Gary Kurtz,George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Coming of age,Fantasy,Science fiction
    Paul Hirsch,T.M. Christopher,Richard Chew,Marcia Lucas
    Gilbert Taylor
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
    PG (USA)
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars,Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    George Lucas
    Luke Skywalker,Han Solo,Leia Organa,Grand Moff Tarkin,Obi-Wan Kenobi,Chewbacca,C-3PO,Darth Vader,R2-D2,Greedo
    -1
  • 27
    Predator 2_Film_General
    Stephen Hopkins
    1990-11-21
    Danny Glover,Gary Busey,Rubén Blades,Maria Conchita Alonso,Bill Paxton,Elpidia Carrillo,Kevin Peter Hall,Calvin Lockhart
    Jim Thomas,John Thomas
    Joel Silver,John Davis,Lawrence Gordon
    Horror,Science fiction
    United States
    Predator 2
    R (USA)
    AVP: Alien vs. Predator
    Predator
    20th Century Fox
    Peter Keyes
    -1
  • 28
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Lucas
    2005-05-19
    Ewan McGregor,Natalie Portman,Ian McDiarmid,George Lucas,Kenny Baker,Samuel L. Jackson,Hayden Christensen,Frank Oz,Jimmy Smits,Rebecca Jackson Mendoza,Christopher Lee,Ahmed Best,Anthony Daniels,Temuera Morrison,Peter Mayhew,Silas Carson
    George Lucas
    George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Fantasy,Science fiction
    Roger Barton,Ben Burtt
    David Tattersall
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    PG-13 (USA)
    Star Wars: The Clone Wars,Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    Padmé Amidala,Baron Papanoida,R2-D2,Mace Windu,Anakin Skywalker,Yoda,Bail Organa,Breha Organa
    -1
  • 29
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones_Film_Award-Nominated Work_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    George Lucas
    2002-05-16
    Ewan McGregor,Natalie Portman,Christopher Lee,Kenny Baker,Samuel L. Jackson,Hayden Christensen,Frank Oz,Ian McDiarmid,Jimmy Smits
    George Lucas,Jonathan Hales
    George Lucas,Rick McCallum
    Fantasy,Romance film,Science fiction,Space opera,Movies About Gladiators
    Ben Burtt
    David Tattersall
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones
    PG (USA)
    Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    Padmé Amidala,R2-D2,Mace Windu,Anakin Skywalker,Yoda,Bail Organa
    -1
  • 30
    Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi_Film_Award-Winning Work_Fictional Universe & Fictional Works_General
    Richard Marquand
    1983-05-25
    Mark Hamill,Carrie Fisher,Billy Dee Williams,David Prowse,Kenny Baker,James Earl Jones,Harrison Ford,Frank Oz,Sebastian Shaw,Kenneth Colley,Peter Mayhew,Ian McDiarmid,Jeremy Bulloch,Hayden Christensen,Anthony Daniels
    George Lucas,Lawrence Kasdan
    George Lucas,Howard Kazanjian,Rick McCallum,Robert Watts
    Fantasy,Science fiction
    Marcia Lucas
    Alan Hume
    United States
    John Williams
    Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
    PG (USA)
    Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
    Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
    Jedi
    20th Century Fox,Lucasfilm
    Luke Skywalker,Leia Organa,Lando Calrissian,Darth Vader,R2-D2,Han Solo,Yoda,Anakin Skywalker
    -1
  • 31
    The Matrix Revisited_Film_General
    Josh Oreck
    2001-11-20
    The Wachowski brothers,Joel Silver,Keanu Reeves
    Eric Matthies
    Neo
    -1
  • 32
    The Matrix Revolutions_Film_General
    The Wachowski brothers
    2003-11-05
    Keanu Reeves,Laurence Fishburne,Carrie-Anne Moss,Hugo Weaving,Monica Bellucci,Mary Alice,Anthony Wong,Collin Chou,Anthony Zerbe,Nathaniel Lees,Harold Perrineau Jr.,Gina Torres,Lambert Wilson,Jada Pinkett Smith,Harry J. Lennix,Clayton Watson
    The Wachowski brothers
    Joel Silver,The Wachowski brothers
    Science fiction
    Zach Staenberg
    Bill Pope
    United States
    Don Davis
    The Matrix Revolutions,The Matrix
    R (USA)
    The Matrix Reloaded,The Animatrix
    Virtual reality
    Warner Bros.
    Super 35 mm film
    Neo,Morpheus,Councillor West
    -1

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